The industry has struggled for years with big bankruptcies, terrorism, labor unrest and fuel cost volatility.
Expect increased labor unrest as higher prices eat away at the purchasing power of paychecks.
Any large-scale labor unrest in these crucial sectors could create a dire economic emergency.
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And now, analysts said, there are worries about labor unrest spreading to other companies.
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If that materializes and causes labor unrest, it could be bad news for business.
But recessions, depressions, labor unrest and the ups and downs of the coal industry eventually dissipated most of the fortunes.
It has had to contend with a greedy middleman, unskilled workers, labor unrest, bad press and threatened suits.
While stock prices for miners might fall during labor unrest, prices for the metals usually rise, Brooks said.
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Metals analysts said labor unrest will likely be an issue for a while.
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The government probably will not allow labor unrest to spread to Chinese firms.
The latest labor unrest is happening as U.S. regulators launch an open-ended review of the 787's design and construction.
In 1993 labor unrest in Communist-dominated Kerala sent Ramachandran scurrying to Pondicherry to take advantage of the tax holiday offered there.
Hon Hai also has tried to install robotic arms at its factories dotted across China to boost efficiency and address labor unrest.
Hon Hai has also tried to install robotic arms at its factories dotted across China to boost efficiency and address labor unrest.
Activists say that raises the risk of more disasters or labor unrest.
Forward bookings have continued to progress despite the labor unrest and management plans to return a 747 to service later this year.
You have high labor costs and the constant threat of labor unrest.
Labor unrest and work shutdowns have since spread to other mining companies as well, including No. 1 producer Anglo American Platinum this week.
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There are, of course, many reasons for labor unrest in China.
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Finally, the political landscape within the USSR is highly volatile, fueled by increasing labor unrest, ethnic strife, consumer shortages, huge pent-up inflation, and division at leadership levels.
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The firm said platinum and palladium markets would be in supply deficits this year, in part because of the reduced output in South Africa due to labor unrest.
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To reap the long-term benefits of financial reform, China must endure the short-term pain of a severe credit crunch--just as it needs to support industry to curb labor unrest.
It is not Apple-bashing , or China-bashing, to suggest that significant labor unrest in China would be a big issue for Apple and its ability to deliver its products.
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Notably, raising prices, holding down wages and similar measures provoked large-scale labor unrest but not measurable improvement in economic performance under the regimes of Gierek, Kania and Jaruzelski.
The deal will lift GMAC's ratings above parent GM's, which have been sinking deeper into junk territory in light of ongoing accounting issues and the possible hit from labor unrest at Delphi.
In Indonesia labor unrest is a part of that country's newly flowering democracy: during the 32-year rule of Suharto, labor activists were jailed and only one government-run union was allowed to operate.
Since then, the Chinese government has supported higher wages in part to address labor unrest, but also as way to boost domestic consumption and reduce reliance on exports to expand the economy.
The company locked out employees at its plant in Manesar for about a month after a senior manager was killed and a part of the facility was damaged in labor unrest in July.
The labor unrest had left many analysts forecasting a smaller-than-expected market surplus for platinum this year, with some saying the market could even become balanced if the labor disruptions lasted for long enough.
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