11. Now, with travel disrupted and some consumers postponing big purchases, like homes and cars, analysts expect the economy to struggle for at least several months. 12. Separate reports provided more indications that the German economy is struggling under the twin burdens of a high-priced currency and a reluctant consumer. 13. Size does not necessarily confer advantages when the economy is struggling. 14. Similar conditions presaged the slump in Thailand, where the economy is struggling with a mountain of bad real estate debts and the slowest growth in a decade. 15. Since then, the economy has struggled through four recessions, which are punctuated by periods of weak growth and hopes of a full-fledged recovery. 16. Stock investors snapped up shares in exporters because the strength of the dollar will mean higher profits even as economies struggle to grow, analysts said. 17. Stocks have fallen in recent days amid signs the economy is struggling. 18. The Argentine economy is struggling to overcome two core problems -- a rising budget deficit and sluggish economic growth. 19. The comments about the booming economy were themselves softened in venues such as Cudahy, Calif., and Buffalo, where the local economies are struggling. 20. The economy has been struggling since late last year. |