One set of athletes that could see more commercial action in a struggling economy: retired legends.
But in a struggling economy that equilibrium point, beyond which an increased cost of hiring unquestionably kills jobs, is always lower.
In a struggling economy, this disaster has just added what might be years to a recovery process for the Gulf of Mexico.
Although taxes of so-called fatty foots appeals to some politicians as a stealth way to raise government revenue in a struggling economy, there are some signs of pushback from a public weary of the tax-regulation-litigation cycle.
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Avian flu in Asia, price pressures in the U.S. and a struggling economy in Europe doesn't bode real well for even the yummiest fast food.
It's easy to see why investors think fewer dollars will flow to start-ups--73% of venture capitalists expect fund-raising among venture firms to stay the same or decline, as limited partners such as pension funds and university endowments proceed cautiously in a still-struggling economy and remain wary of the venture industry after more than a decade of generally lackluster returns.
But being cheap is making a comeback, especially with voters who have to make their own sacrifices in the face of a struggling economy.
Why would a graduate from a top university pursue a job in the private sector (in which jobs are now even more scarce) when, after nine years of pay hikes and benefits in the context of a struggling economy, the compensation of federal civil servants is now, on average, twice that of private sector workers?
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Chief of Staff William Daley, who was brought in to help smooth relations with business, and Cass Sunstein, who heads the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, are said to have been sympathetic to the industry point of view that the rule was unnecessary and could impose too many costs in the midst of a struggling economy, according to people familiar with the matter.
The second rate cut in five weeks was a modest one, but signals the intent of European policy makers to help the struggling economy in the face of a mounting debt crisis.
The deputy research director at Hecsu, Charlie Ball, says that in a "difficult jobs market" and a struggling economy "over 166, 000 of last year's graduates were known to be working in the UK six months after leaving university - nearly 8, 000 more than the previous year".
Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged to veto the bill on the grounds that it is an unnecessary hardship on businesses struggling to survive in a difficult economy.
Meanwhile demand for places continues to climb, driven, in the short-term, by a lack of jobs for school-leavers in the struggling economy and, in the long-term, by the growth of the aspirational middle class.
McCain hopes, through his acceptance speech followed by the nine-week sprint to Election Day, to make the case that Obama is not up to the challenge of being commander in chief and that Americans, dealing with a struggling economy, would suffer higher taxes if they give the Democrats control of the White House and Congress.
Bad loans are a particular problem in Germany, Europe's largest economy, which is still struggling with the effects of unification more than a decade ago.
Tourism is struggling in a part of the former East Germany whose economy was shrinking even before the latest downturn.
Those issues and a struggling economy gave Republicans a House majority and wins in a number of state legislative and gubernatorial elections.
The preparations come amidst a backdrop of optimism in the retail sector, despite an economy still struggling.
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It surely has the right to be called a digital art work, even if it is then embedded in a commercial model that is struggling to adapt to the realities of the network economy.
At a time when the economy is in dire straits and many working Americans are struggling to put food on their table, food producers who now pay less for their commodities are reporting profit increases and their shares, while down like everybody else's, have outperformed most other sectors.
During a "jobs tour" across Ohio, he unveiled a plan to help rescue small-business owners struggling to stay afloat in the sinking economy.
Much of the nervousness in the markets comes from what might happen with Greece and its struggling economy and many believe a default for the southern European nation is a foregone conclusion.
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It has a population of a mere 2.5m, and it is struggling to reconstruct its economy after half a century of Soviet occupation that ended only in 1990.
But with a struggling economy and unstable politics, Ecuador has fallen behind rivals such as Peru and Costa Rica in environmental conservation.
But to double the fuel efficiency in about a decade is going to mean pressure to their bottom line at a time when the economy is still struggling.
The U.S. economy is still struggling, so such a large export order is very welcome news, particularly in an election year.
Romney also stressed his business know-how as a cure for Michigan's struggling economy, and he continued to hammer away at that economic theme in that hotly contested Florida primary.
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