Robert Half expects weak quarterly revenue on sluggish hiring activity, shares slip
(Reuters) – Recruitment services firm Robert Half forecast first-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, hit by sluggish hiring activity. Shares of the Menlo Park, California-based company fell more than…
Euro zone consumers expect lower inflation, sluggish housing prices – ECB poll
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone consumers expect inflation to keep slowing in the next months and years but remain pessimistic about their purchasing power and house prices, a European Central Bank survey…
US banker bonuses to sink as much as 25% on sluggish deals -consultant
By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. investment bankers who advise companies on deals can expect their bonuses to sink 20% to 25% this year as markets stay subdued, according to…
Hong Kong quarterly GDP growth slows on sluggish global economy
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter from a year earlier, advance government data showed on Monday, with the momentum softening after a strong rebound in…
South Korea export recovery to be sluggish compared with past – central bank
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports are expected to recover going forward, but at a sluggish pace compared with the past due to a narrower gap in competitiveness against China, the central…
Analysis-StanChart’s sluggish stock makes for FAB attraction
By Lawrence White and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) – Reports of renewed interest from First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) in acquiring Standard Chartered could breathe new life into its stock, which has…
Gulf economies to slow this year on sluggish oil demand – Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – Economies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will grow this year at half the rate of 2022 as oil revenues take a hit from an…
Pandemic may have worsened trends towards sluggish U.S. labor supply
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir U.S. labor markets are even more constrained than the current 3.5% unemployment rate indicates, according to new economic research that argues declines in the number of…
China’s fiscal revenue growth slows slightly amid sluggish economic recovery
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s fiscal revenue growth slowed slightly in the January-July period compared to the first six months of the year, finance ministry data showed on Wednesday, as the economy was…
Big sub-Saharan economies set for sluggish growth in 2022
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG – The recovery in sub-Saharan Africa’s major economies will gain little traction this year as weak local currencies undermine a boost to export earnings from high commodity prices,…
Euro zone industry output flat in sluggish start to 2022
BRUSSELS – Euro zone industrial production was unchanged in January from December, data showed on Tuesday, indicating a sluggish start to 2022 even before any impact from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which…
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