weigh on
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Executives also said that weaker activity in what they called “4,000-plus calorie” jobs — or energy-intensive jobs like construction — had weighed on beer demand.
From MarketWatch
A run-up in gold, silver and copper prices stalled, weighing on global mining shares.
That gap could widen if capital controls weigh on investor sentiment and earnings growth.
From Barron's
Because foreign-born women tend to have more babies than U.S.-born women, the decline in projected immigration flows has also weighed on the CBO’s forecasts for the fertility rate.
So far, investors have proven wary, and that has weighed on the stock.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
