News tagged with sluggish economy

America hits the brakes on health care spending

Is health-care relief finally in sight? Health spending stabilized as a share of the nation's economy in 2010 after two back-to-back years of historically low growth, the government reported Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gartner lowers 2012 tech spending growth forecast

Research firm Gartner Inc. has lowered its global technology spending growth forecast because of the sluggish economy and the euro crisis.

Technology / Business

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US health insurance costs up 9% in year: study

Company-provided health insurance, one of the largest costs of US businesses and households alike, rose nine percent over the past year despite the sluggish economy, according to a new study released Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Economy and weather put the squeeze on wine grape supply, survey finds

The sluggish economy and unusually cool weather this season have dramatically tightened the supply of wine grapes, a situation that will likely continue for several years, reports Robert Smiley, dean and professor ...

Biology / Other

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers predict click-through behavior in Web searches

In the world of search engines, clicks mean cash, and in a sluggish economy, companies can benefit by maximizing click-throughs to their Web sites from search engines.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0