And Canada did not even see a rise in business bankruptcies during the economic downturn.
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Of course, Texas has faced its share of state revenue decline during the economic downturn.
Moreover, small-business owners became even less accurate at predicting their own layoffs during the economic downturn.
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The retailer has also shut a number of stores in Europe as sales fall during the economic downturn.
Meanwhile, Zale Corp. suffered during the economic downturn under several leadership and ownership changes closing more than 100 underperforming stores.
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They sold their homes at a loss during the economic downturn and moved to a high end assisted living facility.
Many states resorted to the gimmick during the economic downturn, including Arizona, which decided to sell its state capitol building in 2009.
Entrepreneurial activity and new business formation in the United States dropped sharply during the economic downturn and has not fully rebounded.
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This being an Italian fashion company, it tends toward luxury rather than prescription glasses, and that hurt it during the economic downturn.
The district, which avoided teacher layoffs during the economic downturn, sees the plan as an opportunity to make more money without raising taxes.
Consider the following case: A premier financial services firm that struggled during the economic downturn brought in a new CEO to turn things around.
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The government's budget deficit the gap between revenue and spending spiked during the economic downturn and now is shrinking, though it remains large by historic standards.
Many law firms laid off lawyers during the economic downturn, when demand for legal services cratered, and competition for what jobs are left remains fierce.
Mr Paranjpe has said that the ability to discuss difficult decisions with Mr Vaswani during the economic downturn has given Wipro's bosses an advantage over sole supremos.
The Maloofs have also been struggling with their casino business during the economic downturn, and were recently trying to restructure debt on the Palms Casino Resort.
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During the economic downturn, many commercial-mortgage REITs were hit hard.
As lending from banks and venture capitalists has tightened during the economic downturn, crowdfunding presents an opportunity for small-businesses and entrepreneurs to receive capital needed to enter the marketplace.
The Wealth Management Americas operating margin decreased from 10% in 2006 to -13% in 2008, largely due to a fall in revenues from the Americas region during the economic downturn.
Plenty of employees are finding themselves in this predicament, because many recession-wary companies that stopped handing out raises during the economic downturn are still hesitant to open their wallets today.
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This growth took a major detour during the economic downturn as recession-related cut backs in spending by both businesses and consumers resulted in weak demand for memory products in fiscal 2009.
The adventure also showed how hungry airlines are for frequent fliers during the economic downturn and underscored the power of social media and Internet networks to organize and rally a group of powerful customers.
Executive emails went on to blame the increase in the Social Security tax that started on January 1, when temporary rollbacks in the rate that were put in place during the economic downturn expired.
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The total amount of coal sold to utility customers was not significantly impacted during the economic downturn as utility coal is used in power plants for generating electricity, the demand for which is largely inelastic.
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Ms White said "as budgets tighten we're seeing austerity measures that discriminate against migrant workers" and that during the economic downturn it was "worth remembering that whole sectors of the economy depend on migrant workers".
Steve Krupp, CEO of consulting group Decision Strategies International, says one of his clients, a financial-services firm, dubbed its portfolio managers the "walking wounded" because they remain traumatized by losses their portfolios sustained during the economic downturn.
Investors who stayed fully invested during the economic downturn from September 2008 to July 2011 realized a 50% return on their investments while those who moved to what they perceived as safety realized a 2% return during that time period.
During the economic downturn, these numbers changed dramatically, with reports of past difficulties accessing credit peaking at 37 percent of small business owners in the first quarter of 2010 and expected future difficulties peaking at 43 percent in the third quarter of 2009.
Obama said steps have already been taken to increase coverage by extending quality health care to millions of children of working families who lack coverage and providing a COBRA subsidy for 7 million Americans who have lost their jobs during the economic downturn.
They remained almost constant in 2008 and then declined by 16% in 2009 primarily due to reduced shipments of products resulting from decreased consumer spending during the economic downturn as well as from the discontinuation of the Nine West sportswear line due to the performance of these products at retail.
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