Its seems the worst slump in recent business history is behind us now, and the we begin to see the start of a new upturn in the business cycle, ... We are encouraged by the improved performance in many of our businesses, especially in semiconductors and components.
Quotes about upturn (16 Quotes)
Fed officials will remain watchful for a reacceleration in unit labor costs, especially with anecdotal evidence and an upturn in average hourly earnings growth suggesting that wage pressures may be picking up.
I think we've anticipated that the economy's not getting worse, ... But in order to see the next leg up, we need to see a significant upturn in (2002 profit) numbers.
Historically, job advertising drops off in the months of November and December. This online series does not have a long enough history to seasonally adjust the data. However, we know from The Conference Board's long running Help-Wanted Index for print ads, as well as the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' job vacancy index (JOLTS) that businesses typically decrease their recruitment in the last two months of the year. This seasonal November decline typically reflects the Thanksgiving holiday and a slowdown in recruitments after a seasonal upturn in the late summerearly fall. Year-end budget constraints may also play a role if funds are short for paid advertisements. Nationally, the downturn in new online ad volume the week before and the week of Thanksgiving more than offset the modest increases in the other weeks in November.
After the pre-Christmas upturn, we are now back to the reality of a tough, discount driven retail market.
While the economy has not turned around yet, the worst may well be over. The upturn in confidence is being driven by growing confidence about the business outlook and job prospects. Consumer expectations for the future are now higher than they have been in more than a year.
Today's data unveiled the solid nature of domestic demand, which buoyed imports, as well as stable recovery in exports in line with the steady upturn in demand in China and the US.
I don't think the average person is seeing the economy in such great shape. They are seeing it in terms of what they pay for gas, they're seeing it in terms of what they pay for health care. Bush can talk about an upturn. There are indicators that show there is an upturn. But these aren't things that people deal with every day.
(This) suggests a sustainable upturn with firms becoming increasingly keen to take on more staff and bear the extra cost burden.
We attribute the upturn in the '90s to a generally more conservative attitude throughout the country and increasing interest in religion.
And this is one way to do technology forecasting; get a sense of where technology is, and then anticipate the next upturn.
Business conditions remain weak with little visibility. An upturn is not viewed as likely before year-end.
These results underline yet again the continuing squeeze on consumer spending and, contrary to the Bank of England's expectations, there is no sign of an upturn.
We've seen a big upturn in visitors to these sites for a couple of years now, since the book was published, and we hope to capitalize on that, particularly as we approach the opening of the film.
I think Hitachi has really done so many things well, ... I think they're going to benefit from the upturn in semiconductors and electronics. Also the company makes a lot of money in alternative energy, hydroelectric, nuclear power. It's a Japanese stock, obviously, so it has been down with the Japanese market, but it looks like it broke out recently.
The chip industry is on fire now. It looks pretty apparent we're in the early stages of an upturn in the entire semiconductor industry.