doldrums
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A lower GDP target for 2026 reflects a level of tolerance for weaker growth as China’s economy contends with muted household spending, dampened investment and a real-estate market in the doldrums.
WPP slashed dividends and said it would overhaul its operations, opening the door to selling some businesses, as new boss Cindy Rose outlined her plan to lift the U.K. advertising group out of the doldrums.
Yet while consumer sentiment has been in the doldrums since 2020, it has inched even lower in the past 12 months.
From Barron's
That suggests that until the broader AI questions can be answered, or at the very least better understood, stocks will struggle can escape their current spell in the doldrums.
From Barron's
But I hope Fennell, and other hedonistic filmmakers like her, get to keep whipping blockbusters out of their doldrums.
From Los Angeles Times
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