| 单词 | laggard |
| 例句 | By the late innings of the game the rest of the room—a few laggard coals glowed orange beneath the fireplace grate—lay sleeping in soft, quiescent shadows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I hear fifty . . . sixty-five . . . seventy . . the bidding was laggardly, nobody seemed really to want Babe, and the man who got her, a Mennonite farmer who said he might use her for plowing, paid seventy-five dollars. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in January he had warned the boys, “We can’t tarry with scholastic laggards . . . any who fall behind are just out, that’s all.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The streets—now swamps of muck and mud—were all but deserted save for a few laggards. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He was less often a laggard, less often beaten, more often a snitch. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Hundreds. Thousands. Some sick, some burned, some wounded. The Cats and the Windblown are swarming through the hills with lance and lash, driving them north and cutting down the laggards.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The heat, which had turned him laggard in the first half, no longer seemed to affect him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The iron captain had no time to wait for laggards. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the last three moves, Bull had swaggered among the movers shouting out commands as though they were laggard corporals in need of KP. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Earl Percy and his laggard brigade were gone. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Washington, D.C., and Chicago both instituted handgun bans well before crime began to fall across the country in the 1990s, and yet those two cities were laggards, not leaders, in the national reduction in crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps propelled by nervous energy in his Met debut, he drove the orchestra hard in the overture and elsewhere, and it didn’t always keep up; attacks were often laggard in rhythm and imprecise in pitch. Music Review: An Underworld Rescue With Dancers and Chorus 2011-05-01T21:23:02Z The entire back nine earned less than $35 million this weekend, underlining the laggard state of the box office so far this year. Stark Love: Iron Man Three Grabs the Global Gold 2013-05-05T19:09:45Z After a laggard Labor Day frame and last week's tepid, no-contest victory for the fourth Resident Evil horror film, Hollywood could finally cheer the onset of the fall season. Box Office: Affleck's The Town Gets an Easy A 2010-09-19T13:15:00Z It began with a study to learn which features separate the best performers from the laggards. Why do my new faucets produce less water? 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Most of the region’s other governments are laggards, though. In need of a green revolution 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z I tried to stay in the middle, as there seemed enough shadow in the vaults to hide a wraith or two waiting to clutch a laggard in its cold embrace. A Gothic Tour of Italy 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z Japanese firms are not technological laggards, but most consumers don't want to wait to pay more for all the bells and whistles. 2010-02-07T23:00:00Z History has arrived, laggard as usual but unmistakable. A critic's take: Why 'Hamilton's' Tony Award record ushers in a new era for theater 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z But “True Grit” was something of a laggard in this year’s awards race — at least, until the audience spoke. ?True Grit? Popularity May Generate Awards as Well as Dollars 2011-01-05T00:04:15Z ‘A Fable’ This saggy, perplexing parable by David Van Asselt concerns an angel and a devil fighting for the soul of a laggard soldier. Theater Listings for June 6-12 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The good news: You can still save more than the laggards who will continue to procrastinate. It’s Not Too Late to Save on Holiday Airfares 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z “I think in this case, the T.S.A. is happy to be the laggard rather than the early adopter,” he said. In Transit Blog: E.U. Eases Rules on Liquids on Planes 2013-11-29T15:39:28Z A little laggard in other action-picture techniques, the director allows Bryan to win one battle of fisticuffs strictly through frantic montage. Taken 2: Liam Neeson Proves Age and Body Count Are Just Numbers 2012-10-05T14:00:18Z Those words from Confucius seem to offer a cultural explanation for why China is an innovation laggard. Out of the Master’s shadow 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Our laggardly renewal will sidle up to us on its own time, sleepy and shy, still clad in the scrubs it slept in, unable to remember which syllable in party gets the stress. How to make a perfect French 75, the gin cocktail with the welcome effervescence of sparkling wine 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z This laggardly scripting also obscures performances that might otherwise win over the audience. Netflix's "Dracula": Put a stake in it – it's not well done 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Let’s say the whole world finally wakes up to the idea that we night owls are more than laggards and sleepyheads. Maybe Your Sleep Problem Isn’t a Problem 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Voice of the Seven Thunders: Voice of the Seven Thunders Britain has been rather laggardly in producing new psychedelic rock bands in comparison to the currently flourishing American underground. Mercury prize 2010: A dozen of the best 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z But even “12 Years a Slave” is a laggard compared to art house successes from previous Oscar seasons. The Oscar Hunt: Oscar’s Best-Picture Candidates Seek Box-Office Bumps 2014-02-20T23:04:53Z “You laggards there on guard, look to your arms,” he says, behind the bench, as the camera surveys the room. Reciting Walt Whitman at a Drug Court in Alabama 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z "With the laggard impact of interest rates still to be felt, economic activity will likely remain weak in the months to come, leading to incremental eases on price pressures," he added. World stocks rise to 2-month high as inflation eases 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z For laggards, he said, "we believe that an underweight or some tactical change would be appropriate." CalPERS to double climate investments, consider asset sales 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z He shuffles his feet and wanders laggardly across the stage. How Trump’s Verbal Slips Could Weaken His Attacks on Biden’s Age 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Both scores place Amazon in an “average” ranking, above “laggard” companies but not quite a “leader” in MSCI’s eyes. Does Amazon's sputtering push to be a better, greener employer matter? 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Long considered a laggard, Australia would now cut emissions, become a renewable energy powerhouse and force the biggest polluters to clean up their act, the new leader declared. Has Australia cleaned up its act on climate? 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Yellow, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, had for years been an industry laggard. A Trucking Giant Is Bankrupt, and Finger-Pointing Begins 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z However, there are plenty of laggards especially in cyclical sectors such as financials and consumer discretionary, which are available at attractive valuations, analysts say. Bumper earnings will broaden a narrow tech-led stocks rally, analysts say 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z While some commodity currencies have enjoyed strong runs against the dollar this year, many bullish investors are looking for winners among the laggards. Dollar’s decline throws spotlight on battered commodity currencies 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Now the S&P 500 has broken free from the bear market, but the energy sector is among the biggest laggards with a 7.4% dip. Energy sector left behind as Wall Street exits bear market 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z For these reasons, it concluded the UK health service was neither a "leader nor a laggard". UK's high rate of avoidable deaths linked to NHS woes 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Jindel said Yellow was a laggard “largely because of mismanagement.” A Trucking Giant Is Bankrupt, and Finger-Pointing Begins 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Small caps and industrial shares - long-time laggards - have outperformed so far this month, for example, while the number of S&P 500 stocks trading above their 200-day moving average rose to two-month highs this week. Wall St Week Ahead Investor skepticism turns to optimism as U.S. stock rally rolls on 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The Philippines, a regional laggard in attracting foreign direct investment, is trying to entice electric vehicle manufacturers and export-oriented industries through tax perks and faster processing of permits. Philippines says China's Yadea to invest $1 bln in EV battery plant 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Japan is seen as a laggard in the types of AI services currently generating enthusiasm among consumers even as its manufacturing heavyweights invest in automation technology. OpenAI CEO says 'optimistic' on global AI coordination 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Despite the progress, disclosure remains a problem in high-emitting sectors and getting laggards to submit data will prove tricky, she acknowledged. Environmental platform urges more than 1,600 high-emitting firms to disclose data 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z America’s holiday travel quagmire is a reminder that we are a global laggard when it comes to high-speed rail. High-speed rail can curb America’s summer travel woes | Ray LaHood 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z As it’s always done: by adapting — laggardly, reluctantly at times, but doing what it must. King Charles inherits a changed Britain — and public apathy about the crown 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Podesta told Reuters reporters and editors in a roundtable meeting on Tuesday the Japanese automaker “had been the laggard” but was now committed to electric vehicles. White House says Toyota 'fully committed' to electrifying auto fleet 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The company is not impressing sustainability advocates, with Lead the Charge rating it as a laggard on sourcing for steel and battery components. Analysis | Which electric vehicle is right for you? Check out our guide. But don’t feel too bad for the laggards. Analysis | As MLB teams light up scoreboards, late-arriving fans are missing out 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Moreover, when it comes to renewable energy, ConocoPhillips is a laggard. Fallout from Willow oil project lands hard on Harvard climate expert 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z It’s full of headlong zip-zoom action in keeping with the pace of the game, and yet it seems somehow laggardly. ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ review: These characters could use a power-up 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z But in the last decade, the company has gone from an industry leader to a laggard. Norfolk Southern’s Push for Profits Compromised Safety, Workers Say 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z But GM ranks as a laggard in the Lead the Charge ratings, with significant work to do in finding sustainable materials and disclosing how it is going about it. Analysis | Which electric vehicle is right for you? Check out our guide. Faced with criticism of dwindling cultural relevance and a laggardly product compared to other major sports, Major League Baseball introduced a set of new rules this year to speed up games and attract younger fans. Baseball’s new rules to speed up games get mixed reception 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Morrisons was again the laggard, with a sales decline of 0.9%. UK grocery price inflation hits record 17.1% 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z More Turks became prosperous, the middle class expanded and Turkey overcame its status as an emerging market laggard. Turkey’s Reeling Economy Is an Added Challenge for Erdogan 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z However the country remains "very much a laggard" in green steel circles, according to Chris McDonald, chief executive of the UK's national innovation centre for steel and metals, the Materials Processing Institute. The race across Europe to build green steel plants 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z While many environmentalists say BlackRock has been a laggard in decarbonizing its portfolio, Fink has called for a shift toward clean energy. This group is sharpening the GOP attack on ‘woke’ Wall Street 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Boric's trajectory from rising star to poll laggard could serve as a warning to other leftist leaders in the region that have ascended to power in a new 'pink tide'. Crime, inflation hammer support for Chile's Boric in tough first year 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z That achievement is all the more remarkable given that the U.S. educational system is, in many respects, a laggard. Opinion | U.S. politics is awful — but our science and technology offer hope for the future 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z And so is it unfair to categorize the Japanese automakers as green laggards? Toyota pushes zero-emission goals by converting old models 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z And which are the laggards of the skies? These were the world’s most punctual airlines in 2022 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z A Politico investigation last year found the FDA’s food-safety operations are a “global laggard” and a “joke,” according to officials and industry professionals. Opinion | For the nation’s health, break up the Food and Drug Administration 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z “While the leading companies offering flexibility will benefit the most, laggards will be forced to catch up to prevent the drift of talent.” Here are the 5 benefits U.S. employees want most 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Normally, rebalancing is about pruning back your winners and reinvesting the proceeds into your laggards to get back to your intended asset allocation. Tough times don’t have to derail financial goals 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Once they have locked in some votes by mail, they can focus turnout operations on the laggards and get them to vote by Election Day. After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Today, sadly, the United States is a laggard in democratic innovations. Opinion | The U.S. is lagging in democratic institutions 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z By selling some of your laggards at a loss – rather than just moving money – you offset the gains and can pick new investments to rebuild the portfolio. ’Tis the season for getting a win out of your losers 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z “As the largest public power company in the country, the TVA has a responsibility to be a leader, not a laggard, in delivering clean, affordable power to its customers.” Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z This could embolden campaigners to launch more legal cases against climate-action laggards. Factbox: The newest fronts in climate-change-related legal battles 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z "Costco is no longer a laggard among its peers," she added. Costco to set new emission cut targets in deal with activist firm 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The United States has been a global laggard in linking major cities to the airports that serve them. Opinion | Decades in the making, the Silver Line reaches its destination 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z But publicly there has been a clear shift and they don’t want to be seen as “climate-change laggards”, she says. The Middle East Is Going Green while Supplying Oil to Others 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Euro zone banks still largely fail to meet the European Central Bank's climate disclosure and management expectations, and laggards who keep failing deadlines could be forced to hold more capital, the ECB said on Wednesday. Credit Suisse to use repurchased shares for employee plans 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The data is also crucial for climate negotiators, including at next month's United Nations climate summit, COP27, to assess progress and spot laggards. Corporate climate disclosures jump again in 2022 - CDP data 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Australia - one of the world's biggest emitters per capita - has long been considered a climate policy laggard. Australia's most-polluting coal plant to shut decade earlier than planned 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The case was filed when the former conservative government, seen as a laggard in the battle against climate change, was in power. Australia climate inaction violated Torres Strait Islanders' rights, UN says 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z But the state has been something of a laggard in sports betting, which has been spreading across the country. Bettor up! Record spending on California gambling question 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Norway’s fund said it would sell companies it deemed to be laggards, saying that it would “divest from companies with unmitigated climate risks, especially where engagement has failed or is unlikely to succeed.” Norway’s $1.2 Trillion Investment Fund Sets 2050 Climate Target 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Under the previous conservative government, Australia had been branded a laggard on climate action over its target to reduce emissions by only 26%-28% by 2030. Australian miner Fortescue reveals $6.2 billion carbon plan 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The law marked a first step on climate action since the Labor Party won power in May, defeating a conservative government that was scorned as a global laggard in the battle against climate change. Australia passes a law for net zero emissions by 2050 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z In emerging markets, Asian central banks - which had been laggards in the cycle - upped rates, with Indonesia, India, South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines all lifting benchmarks. Global central banks ease off hiking cycle in August 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Still, the country remains an economic “laggard” compared with other wealthy nations, Ms. Devalier said, adding that consumers, especially older people, “are still sensitive to Covid risks.” Japan Bounces Back to Economic Growth as Coronavirus Fears Recede 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z “Tesla is a notable laggard when it comes to environmental, social, and governance-related disclosure,” said the resolution, which was submitted by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Green Century Equity Fund. Tesla faces a pressure campaign from activist investors. 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z “We don’t want to be a laggard in history,” Fisher said. Forget those Tesla crashes: GM says you can trust its autonomous vehicles 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The watchdog will shift to more testing and resolution 'dry runs' at laggard banks to close their "capability gaps" over the coming 12 months. EU edges closer to ending 'too-big-to-fail' banks by 2024 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z “And instead, we are a laggard, and an outlier even in our own region.” Montgomery County super PAC launches attack ad against Marc Elrich 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z “The absence of a change in stance could risk BI being perceived as the standout regional laggard and intensify pressure on the IDR.” Bank Indonesia to hold rates in June but start hiking next quarter 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The previous government was widely considered a laggard among wealthy countries in combating climate change. Australia commits to reducing greenhouse emissions by 43% 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Prominent Maryland politicians now running for top statewide offices would make it harder for the big suburban employment laggards, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, to climb out of that hole. Opinion | By opposing highway expansions, Maryland politicians risk more than gridlock 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The list of laggards includes some very significant countries such as India, and the hosts of COP27, Egypt. Bonn climate conference: Ukraine war no excuse for prolonging coal, Kerry warns 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z It calls out “leaders and laggards” in how close countries are to meeting global targets. Report: Denmark, U.K. on track for net-zero emissions by 2050 as U.S. lags 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The U.S., however, has been a notable laggard on this front, in large part because the Republican Party has worked hand in hand with the gun lobby to prevent meaningful reform. Ted Cruz scurries away from interview about gun reform, calls journalist a "propagandist" 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z And finally, while U.S. rate hikes will still outpace those in other major economies, there are signs that rate-hike laggards in the euro zone and Switzerland are readying their own policy-tightening campaigns. Analysis: As U.S. economy's exceptionalism fades, so does the dollar 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z This might be the election that ends more than a decade of climate wars in a country seen as an international laggard on climate action, with business facing a gradual tightening of allowed carbon emissions. Australia's new government: What you need to know 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z He has promised to rehabilitate Australia’s international reputation as a climate change laggard with steeper cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. Australia’s next prime minister came from humble beginnings 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z “But the flip side of that is very few companies want to be E.S.G. laggards in the current environment.” Sustainability Index Drops Tesla, Prompting Insult from Musk 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z If elected, they could form a crucial swing bloc in Parliament, demand steeper emissions cuts and change Australia’s reputation as an international climate laggard. In Australia’s quiet climate election, independents could make noise 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z When Australia - long considered a climate policy laggard - heads to the polls on 21 May, the outcome could be significant for the planet's future. Australia election 2022: What will the vote mean for climate policies? 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Stocks of semiconductor companies have also been big laggards this year, partly on worries that demand for smartphones, personal computers and other hardware will flag after sales exploded during the pandemic. Tanking tech stocks drag down Wall Street 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Twitter has been a laggard because the company has struggled to consistently post profits while generating lackluster revenue growth compared to the two dominant forces in digital advertising, Google and Facebook. EXPLAINER: What’s next now that Twitter agreed to Musk bid? 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Most experts say the shift back to the office will likely take years, meaning even laggards like Seattle could see a much higher ultimate occupancy rate. Lagging behind national trend, Seattle workers not in hurry to return to the office 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, Chinese stocks were the biggest laggards in Asia as inflation data spiked higher, denting hopes for aggressive policy easing from Beijing. Marketmind: Pressure points 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The Southeast Asian nation has been a regional laggard in attracting foreign investors, in part due to caps on ownership of firms in key sectors and its reputation for red tape. Philippines to allow full foreign ownership in telecoms, airlines, shipping 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Many others, like Northeastern University, are laggards, on purpose. Colleges Can Avoid Shutting the Door on Financial Aid Knowledge 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Still, Koch Industries is not the only laggard. Koch Industries refuses to break ties with Russia despite Corporate America's mass exodus 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Why are cities like Seattle and San Jose such laggards? Lagging behind national trend, Seattle workers not in hurry to return to the office 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Sonnenfeld said the “laggards” followed this week, when the public relations arms of more than two dozen consumer products, fashion, fast food and packaged goods companies contacted him in a single day to be included. How a Yale professor’s viral list pressured companies to pull out of Russia 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Oracle, a business software behemoth, is still a laggard in the cloud industry and has been transitioning its business to focus on this high-margin, key growth area over some time. Oracle quarterly profit halves, shares fall 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Amazon shares fell to levels not seen since mid-2020 earlier this week, the only laggard among trillion-dollar tech companies in the past year. Amazon stock split and buyback could deliver much needed liftoff 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z A total of 355,000 jobs were unfilled in state and local government education, a major laggard in the pandemic recovery. Employers still scrambling to fill vacancies after 4.3 million Americans quit in January 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Through all of that, rebalancing — the act of culling your leaders and using the proceeds to seed your laggards in order to put an asset allocation back on track — is emotionally hard. Don’t cut investment ‘flowers’ without looking at the whole garden 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z But even among its peers, such as Canada and New Zealand, Australia is a laggard on campaign finance regulation. An Old Problem Suddenly Dominates Australia’s Election: ‘Dark Money’ 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z “I am deeply dissatisfied, in fact downright upset, with the lagging, laggard efforts in evacuating at-risk Afghan allies from that country,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, said just before the hearing. Republicans fume after closed-door hearing on Afghan pullout 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Neither is Australia, even though it is considered a climate laggard. John Kerry, U.S. Climate Envoy, Tells Top Polluters ‘We Must All Move Faster’ 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z A climate laggard among rich nations, Australia is often criticised for not doing more to prevent coral bleaching caused by warmer seas. Great Barrier Reef: Australia pledges A$1bn but draws renewed climate criticism 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The trick is that I don’t consider it “investing in laggards” so much as strategically beefing up the portfolio’s weaknesses. Don’t cut investment ‘flowers’ without looking at the whole garden 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z When a company’s stock starts to drag, activist investors often swoop in to shake things up, pressuring the laggard to cut costs, shed poorly performing assets or even consider selling itself altogether. Why Unilever, Peloton and Kohl’s are attracting activist investors’ ire. 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Last month, UBS Asset Management announced that it was selling its shares in Exxon as part of a divestment from oil and gas companies it considered laggards on climate change policy. Exxon Sets a 2050 Goal for Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z “The deniers and the laggards are engaging in magical thinking,” Quarles said in June. Libor, long the most important number in finance, dies at 52 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z One of the major levers the government used was to warn laggard states that their funding would be shifted to other states if they did not quickly improve their distribution and anti-eviction efforts. Federal Rental Assistance Is Running Out, With Tenants Still in Need 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Only then can you determine if the market should have you culling your winners, supporting your laggards and feeling certain that the plan can achieve your financial goals. Don’t cut investment ‘flowers’ without looking at the whole garden 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z "It's not terribly surprising after a really good year for stocks to see some of the laggard sectors … do a little bit better," Hill said. Wall St Week Ahead Defensive stocks may be ripe for reversal after stellar December 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z He implemented a report card for all subcontractors, and since then, the laggards have upped their game, he said. In California, layers of subcontracted services frustrate Medi-Cal patients 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Not all jobs statistics are flashing bright green, but some are natural laggards. Column: The Biden economy is booming. Why aren't Americans happier with it? 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z His comments underscore the company’s determination to reverse its reputation as a laggard in the industry’s shift toward electric vehicles. Japan’s Toyota promises more electric models, investment 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z These two measures, which help laggards catch up, along with contracts baking in "fallback" alternative rates, mean that few expect any widespread disruption, though Asia is behind Europe and the United States in switching. Libor limbers up for 'Y2K' walk into a $265 trillion sunset 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z CalRecycle has signaled that it wants to promote voluntary cooperation and avoid fines, though it will have the power to go after laggards on Jan. 1. California goes to war with food waste. Composting is its next climate crusade 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Steel, chemicals, cement and power companies in Europe with top-rated carbon reduction plans have an average valuation premium of 62% to peers who are climate action laggards, the Kearney analysis found. Analysis: Company valuations and climate strategies are poles apart 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Increasingly, they will lean on the boards of corporate climate laggards. Analysis: COP26 message to business: clean up to cash in 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z The Southeast Asian country, a regional laggard in 5G rollout, unveiled a plan for a single shared network in February, hoping it would help accelerate nationwide infrastructure buildup. EXCLUSIVE No takers for Malaysia's 5G plan as major telcos balk over pricing, transparency 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Sensing political opportunity, Mr. Erdogan had recently made a startling climate conversion after years in which Turkey stood out as an environmental laggard. As Turkey Chafes at Erdogan, He Gets Spikier Abroad 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Lloyd’s has long been seen as a laggard on climate action, leaving decisions on whether to underwrite activities in a range of heavy-emitting sectors to its 100-odd syndicate members amid sharp criticism from activists. Exclusive-Lloyd's of London ups climate pledge, to push members on net zero 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z In Europe they trade at a 27% discount on average to environmental laggards, the analysis found. Analysis: Company valuations and climate strategies are poles apart 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z “We’ve got to do an awful lot more immediately, which makes 2030 incredibly important,” he said, adding that today’s announcement would do little to change the international perception of Australia as a climate laggard. Australia pivots on climate with 2050 net zero target, but won’t adopt steeper 2030 commitment 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z “Sunak can thus focus on the government’s longer run economic objective — to lift U.K. growth potential by ‘levelling up’ laggard regions,” he added. UK budget to mark shift away from pandemic firefighting 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Trading divisions, which were predicted to be laggards, fared better than expected across the board as a lively stock market helped offset a poorer showing from bond trading. The big banks are bullish about the recovery. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z In the meantime, money pouring into developing cleaner technology such as battery storage will be spurring the advances that will make it easier for laggard countries to catch up, he contended. The AP Interview: Kerry says climate talks may miss target 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z In Australia, a drop in employment figures and remarks from a central bank official about laggardly wages haven’t derailed a buildup of recent market bets on rate hikes beginning next year. Stocks up, dollar squeezed as inflation pulls forward rate hike bets 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The Kremlin has attributed the mounting contagion and deaths to a laggard vaccination rate. Russia sets another daily COVID-19 deaths record 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z After Mr. Chaillan posted his resignation letter criticizing government “laggards” in September, Sen. Mike Rounds, South Dakota Republican, spotlighted Mr. Chaillan’s exit from the government during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last week. ‘Wake up’: Ex-Air Force software officer warns China is winning AI battle 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The euro remains a laggard among G10 currencies, weighed down by the European Central bank’s dovish stance. U.S. dollar net long bets jump to largest since mid-June 2019 -CFTC, Reuters data 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z And a huge share of these laggards and anti-vaxxers are from rural areas of the state. Denial is deadly 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Now, many of those laggards are speeding ahead, lifting hopes of a return to normality in nations resigned to repeated lockdowns and onerous restrictions. How Asia, Once a Vaccination Laggard, Is Revving Up Inoculations 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z More broadly, Germany remains a laggard in the digital age. Opinion | The U.S. economy continues to soar while American politics craters 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Samuel Tombs, chief U.K. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the upgrades mean the British economy is “no longer the laggard” among the Group of Seven leading industrial nations. UK ‘no longer the laggard’ of G-7 economies after upgrades 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Aviation fuel has been the key laggard in the global recovery of oil demand, so a pickup in air travel would be an important factor in bolstering the market. Oil prices near a three-year high as an energy crunch looms. 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z “Given they are the economic laggards of the E.U., it is compounding poverty and inequality within the European Union.” Hope collides with doubt, while COVID deaths soar, in the E.U.’s least-vaccinated country 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z The UK and Canada are slightly behind them - but the two big laggards are the United States and, in particular, Italy. COP 26: How much is the developing world getting to fight climate change? 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The UK and Canada are slightly behind them - but the United States and, in particular, Italy, are regarded as the main two laggards. Rich nations must increase climate support funds, says Boris Johnson 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Alabama’s defense did start to look haggard and then laggard. No. 1 Alabama did it again but just barely, beating No. 11 Florida, 31-29 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z It also would require the federal government to set targets for transportation emissions reductions and reward states that make the most progress, while ensuring laggards face “consequences.” E-bike buyers would get new tax credit under budget plan as lawmakers seek ways to curb climate change 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z When it comes to embracing new ideas and practices, research has identified five categories of people: innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority and laggards. Forceful vaccine messages backfire with holdouts — how can it be done better? 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The EU executive also wants to spur European Union countries to achieve ambitious digital targets with yearly reports that could expose who the laggards are. EU Commission wants to know when spectrum is available in digital push 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z It also threatened laggard states, saying that those failing to distribute rental aid quickly may lose their funding next month. Opinion | Even now, it’s not too late to avoid a tsunami of evictions 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z D.C. should be a leader, not a laggard, when it comes to protecting public health, the environment and the climate. Opinion | D.C. should lead on clean buses 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z However, with a population of just above 1.3 billion, Africa is still a laggard in internet connectivity, with average mobile internet users at around 26% against a world average of 51%. Facebook, telcos to extend subsea cable to four countries 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Favourable readings were evident in Europe too with banks, historically laggards, posting impressive results. Marketmind: Muddied Waters 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Too often, investors are so satisfied to see progress that they fail to see that their holding is, relatively speaking, a laggard. Adding more controls to your investment process 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z “This does put pressure on some of the more laggardly companies.” How Biden’s E.V. Plan Could Help Tesla and Squeeze Toyota 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z “I didn’t go into the aerospace business to be the laggard. … I expect us to lead in this space as an industry, and make bold bets.” Hydrogen-powered aviation will be tested on turboprops at new Moses Lake venture 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z The UK and Canada are slightly behind them - but the two big laggards are the United States and, particularly, Italy. COP 26: How much is the developing world getting to fight climate change? 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Typically, simplifying finances boils down to the investments, to cleaning up a portfolio by getting rid of laggards, non-performers and disappointments. Simplifying your financial life has real benefits 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z From being the laggard in most investment banks, traders took center stage last year, generating bumper revenue and profits as clients scrambled to reposition their portfolios in highly volatile markets. End of trading boom casts cloud over Wall Street bank earnings 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z It has been a laggard on developing low-carbon fuels for years and has promoted misinformation about the human impact on climate change for decades. Engine No. 1’s big win over Exxon shows activist hedge funds joining fight against climate change 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The only laggards were energy stocks and banks, which fell as Treasury yields headed lower. Asian shares mixed, US markets closed for Independence Day 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z “If we don’t set ambitious goals, we will always be the laggard and not the leader in the region,” he said. Metro is phasing out diesel-powered buses, with plans to transform its fleet to electric by 2045 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Hopefully, the laggard states will catch up for a summer of recovery and renewal. Opinion | Celebrate reopening. But don’t lose sight of the forever virus. 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z “Every kind of propaganda is used to bring in the laggards,” including signs, slogans, fliers — and entry into a drawing for a new car, a newsreel recounted at the time. Lotteries as public health incentives began before covid-19 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z At the other end of the ladder, the New Zealand dollar was a laggard, down 0.2%. Asia shares off 3-month highs, caution ahead of U.S. payrolls 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The chief executives of 10 leading UK green groups, including Sustain and the WWF, recently wrote to the government describing Australia as a "laggard" on global climate action. Farmers opposition to UK-Australia trade deal grows 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z “Germany used to be one of the laggards in Europe and now it is in the midfield of Europe,” said Martin Bujard, deputy director at Germany’s Federal Institute for Population Research. As births slow in China and US, ex-laggard Germany bucks trend 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Kansas rarely ever grows as quickly as the nation as a whole, but usually we aren’t this much of a laggard. Editorial Roundup: Kansas 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z The smartest and most nimble are rewarded, and the gap between business leaders and business laggards widens. Opinion | Biden wants to rewrite America’s social contract. He’s right to try. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Arizona, Florida and Texas were laggards compared to other states in efforts to form statewide committees aimed at driving census participation. Fear, lack of funding hurt census in Sunbelt, advocates say 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Arizona, Florida and Texas were laggards compared to other states in efforts to form statewide committees aimed at driving census participation. Fear, lack of funding hurt census in Sunbelt, advocates say 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z On the vaccination front, however, it remains a laggard. What's gone wrong with Australia's vaccine rollout? 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Ahead of the meeting, officials urged greater ambition on countries perceived as laggards on climate. Climate change: Biden summit to push for 'immediate' action 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z While the disruption made news around the globe, the shares didn’t swoon like they might have a year ago, when Boeing was a laggard on the Dow Jones industrial average. Boeing board heads for new investor showdown 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z To some extent, the laggards are taking advantage of the luxury of time that their comparatively low infection and death counts afford. These Countries Did Well With Covid. So Why Are They Slow on Vaccines? 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Until there is a solution, he said, landscapers may “be laggards when compared to homeowners.” The Robots Are Coming … to Mow Your Lawn 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Health care, household goods stocks and utilities were the only laggards. Asian shares higher after S&P 500 tops 4,000 points 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z My worry is that by increasing the spread between leaders and laggards, the pandemic will reinforce what economists Robert H. Frank and Philip J. Cook described in a 1995 book as “The Winner-Take-All Society.” Opinion | The post-pandemic economy will boom — but not for all 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Banks and energy stocks were the only laggards. Asian shares rise after US stocks gain for fifth day 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z But Europe appears to be a laggard in the recovery, making comparisons with the United States or the Britain seem less valid. ECB likely to signal faster money printing to combat yield rise 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z “Generally speaking, none of these banks want to be the laggard and the last one holding on to the previous status quo,” said Ben Cushing, who directs the Sierra Club’s finance campaign. Big U.S. Banks Will Curb Lending to Fossil Fuel Companies 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z In January, for example, ExxonMobil - long an energy industry laggard in setting climate goals - disclosed its Scope 3 emissions, those connected to use of its products. Show us the plan: Investors push companies to come clean on climate 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z “Surging commodities, energy laggards in vogue, materials in secular breakouts.” Asia shares edge up as bond yields, resources steal the show 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z The City Council is well aware of SPD’s laggard response to records requests. Seattle’s disclosure of police records lags as experts question legality of city’s practices, funding 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Portugal was initially one of the laggards in Europe in terms of vaccine distribution, with the rollout also tainted by some queue-jumping scandals. Virus Surge in Portugal Puts Hospitals on the Brink 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z To prevent exacerbating inequities, states that are laggards should be given federal assistance to improve their infrastructure. Opinion | The Trump administration finally did something right in the fight against covid-19 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z And Germany, long a laggard in adopting electric vehicles, saw more people buy electrics in December than opted for previously dominant diesel vehicles. Volkswagen triples electric car sales ahead of climate rules 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z While most of the dire, departed were laggards, stragglers and strugglers, there are lessons to be learned from those for whom the bell tolled. Dive into the dead pool: 2020’s mutual fund crypt 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z With vaccines being deployed investors are looking at “the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Praveen, who expects this year’s laggard stocks and sectors to join the rally in 2021. Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors bullish on stocks, hoping for a brighter 2021 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z The area where the curve drops off he labeled “laggards.” Inoculated health-care workers are now ambassadors for the coronavirus vaccine 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Stocks in the financial services sector were among the market’s laggards. Etsy, Adobe rise; National Oilwell, Comerica fall 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z He plans to initially target ESG laggards with a market capitalisation of between 500 million euros and 3 billion euros. Exclusive: Activist investor Ferrari targets environment, social laggards with new fund 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The strong start to this year’s sales fiesta — also known as “Double 11” — may bode well for China’s economy, providing further evidence that consumer spending, so far a laggard in the recovery, is strengthening. Singles Day aims to beat sales record 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z “What everybody is wondering is if there will be any action against the laggards this time or if the bashing will stay at a verbal level.” Oil dips on COVID-19 resurgence, fears of more supply 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z It is a voluntary pact that sought to build momentum by allowing countries to design their own commitments, and the only power it has comes in the form of transparency: laggards will be exposed. How Trump damaged science 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z The strategic investor sells leaders and reinvests in their laggards to put their portfolio back on plan ahead of any recession they see in the offing. There’s a word to describe 2020, and investors aren’t using it 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z They will, however, press laggards such as Iraq, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates to cut more barrels to compensate for overproduction and possibly extend the compensation period, OPEC+ sources said. OPEC+ presses for compliance with oil cuts, Saudi says it's no 'act of charity' 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z They will, however, press laggards such as Iraq, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates to cut more barrels to compensate for overproduction and possibly extend the period for the compensation, OPEC+ sources said. OPEC+ panel to meet amid oil price decline, worry of virus impact 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The two laggards are the energy sector, where 9 percent of board directors are Hispanic, Black, Asian-American or from another minority group, and real estate, where the total is 10 percent. Diversity Push Barely Budges Corporate Boards to 12.5%, Survey Finds 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z This reform package vaulted the state from a laggard to a leader in easing the process of voting. Opinion | Virginia demonstrates how to run an election during a pandemic 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Apple also remains a laggard in artificial intelligence, particularly in the increasingly important market for voice-activated digital assistants. Apple CEO Tim Cook is fulfilling another Steve Jobs vision 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Bulgaria, a former Soviet bloc nation of 7 million people, joined the EU in 2007 but remains an economic laggard plagued by high-level corruption. How a bizarre beach plot landed Bulgaria's longtime PM in hot water 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z She, too, views the apparel industry as a laggard. New Hope for White-Collar Job Seekers? It Depends on the Job 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Iraq, one of the laggards in complying with the curbs, agreed with its major oil companies to cut crude production further in June, Iraqi officials working at the fields told Reuters on Sunday. Oil prices drop as rising U.S. coronavirus cases stoke fears of weak fuel demand 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Former CDC director says U.S. led the world before becoming a global health ‘laggard’ Perspective | We’re still honoring those who fought against the U.S.A. Why, President Trump? 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Another laggard, Nigeria, made only 19% of its promised reduction, the survey found. OPEC delivers three quarters of record oil cut in May: survey 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The $1 trillion fund this week also evicted four oil firms for “unacceptable” emissions, putting any laggards in sectors including cement and steel on notice. Nordic investors turn up heat on coal in climate campaign 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z Texas is one of the handful of laggard states that still require excuses, such as illness. Opinion | Texas’s Republican leaders are fighting to keep voting unsafe 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Key to this new global dominion is boosting the laggard economies of western China, which have missed out on the boom of coastal cities like Shanghai. Eating in Xi’an, Where Wheat and Lamb Speak to China’s Varied Palate 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z He suggested Trump was trying to deflect attention from the laggard federal response to the crisis by blaming a little-known U.N. agency for its operations in China. Trump suspends U.S. funding for World Health Organization 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The United States would move from a leader to a laggard in auto efficiency, which could also hurt U.S. carmakers’ ability to compete with foreign competitors. Opinion | With the country distracted, the EPA tees off on the environment 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z These weak laggards seem to be working to hide the gross incompetence of a president who is clueless and clownish as the virus suffocates the nation and the world. Opinion | Americans must take care of their health-care heroes 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Now he is leading a group, mocked within the government as “the Slim Suit crowd,” that is providing one more layer of confusion — and inane consultant argot — to the laggardly, disorganized response. Opinion | He Went to Jared 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z The United States has been a laggard, not a world leader, in confronting the pandemic. Opinion | The coronavirus shows how backward the United States has become 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Some of the benefit would presumably then trickle down to the productivity laggards in the rest of the country. Perspective | Forget Seattle and L.A. We should bet big on St. Louis and Baltimore. 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z The Japanese government’s image as a climate laggard is increasingly setting it at odds with the country’s companies as well as global investors and climate activists. Investors urge Japan to strengthen climate targets ahead of U.N. summit 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z As a result, even though the government funded basic science generously, Soviet industry was a laggard in innovation. Sanders called JPMorgan’s CEO America’s "biggest corporate socialist" — here’s why he has a point 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z According to Mr. Swenson, Iowa has been a laggard in that regard, with the rate of job creation since the last recession ranking sixth worst in the United States. The Graying of the American Economy Is On Display in Iowa 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Energy and technology shares were among the early laggards. Stocks drop amid uncertainty over virus impact; Amazon soars 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Energy and technology shares were among the early laggards. Stocks drop amid uncertainty over virus impact; Amazon soars 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Housing, the other laggard, is regaining momentum in response to the Federal Reserve’s three interest rate cuts last year. U.S. core capital goods orders record largest drop in eight months 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Australia’s government is regarded as among the main laggards. Australia bushfires contribute to big rise in global CO2 levels: UK's Met Office 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z "The concern is that as soon as the vulnerability is known about in detail, exploits will be produced and the laggards who don't patch will be prime targets." NSA reveals major flaw in Windows 10 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z “We are laggards,” said Joseph Camilleri, an emeritus professor of politics at La Trobe University in Melbourne, where he specializes in existential threats, including climate change. As Fires Rage, Australia Sees Its Leader as Missing in Action 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z The fund was a big laggard over its last five years, bleeding assets that entire time; the board never explained why it stayed execution twice, but shareholders didn’t benefit from the extensions. Tales from the mutual-fund crypt, 2020 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z This was richly ironic coming from a world-class laggard in sustainable energy. Not slashing emissions? See you in court 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Its Android smartphone operating software is in more than three times the number of global devices as Apple’s, but Google continues pushing its Pixel-brand phones, a laggard in market share. Why Google, a software giant, is spending billions to get into gadgets 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z And until the government sets a baseline for climate action, there will be plenty of laggards, Stokes said. News Analysis: Cities, states and companies vow to meet U.S. climate goals without Trump. Can they? 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z The United States was not always a data protection laggard. The Government Protects Our Food and Cars. Why Not Our Data? 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z The U.S. is currently the world’s top oil and gas producer, and one of the leading laggards on climate action under the Trump administration’s pro–fossil fuel agenda. The F-Word Finally Enters Climate Politics 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z However, Mr. Matthews, who has talked with oil companies to push them toward greener practices, said there were “a large number of laggards” in the oil business “that have yet to move.” Oil Companies Ponder Climate Change, but Profits Still Rule 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z It added that the EU was a "laggard" in this field by comparison. Could blacklisting China's AI champions backfire? 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard all declined requests to discuss their votes on specific proxy proposals at poor-performing firms, or to provide details of their private interventions at laggard companies. Index funds invest trillions but rarely challenge management 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Though it’s common to read that both Russia and China are significantly ahead in this arms race, the United States has been no laggard. Hypersonic weapons and national (in)security 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z And if the trade wars get worse, then carbon tariffs on climate policy laggards may be on the cards too. Lambasting China over their emissions might impress the US but it could be costly for Australia | Frank Jotzo 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z The laggard left tackle exacerbated his troubles by suggesting afterward that the officials are picking on him. Broncos have had it with Garett Bolles’ holds 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Conversely, Charles River risks becoming a laggard if the technique wins wide acceptance. Blue-blooded crabs at heart of pharma dispute on drug testing 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Acosta’s solicitude for those 21 laggards should be weighed against the fact that today’s federal minimum wage is close to a historical nadir for the U.S. Column: A strong endorsement of the $15 minimum wage from the Congressional Budget Office 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Health care and consumer staples stocks were among the biggest laggards. Stocks rise amid fresh hopes for a US-China trade deal 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z ExxonMobil, the world’s largest listed oil company, emerged as the leading climate laggard in this year’s tally after refusing to report its own carbon emissions or set targets to reduce them. Major global investor drops US firms deemed climate crisis laggards 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z “But for those laggard states not participating in this transition underway, this will lessen any need to limit emissions from the power sector.” Rollback of clean energy won’t save coal 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Communications stocks and companies that rely on consumer spending led the laggards. Stock trading is muted as investors wait for Fed statement 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Long seen as a laggard with Japan in moving away from coal, the government now looks set to close some 20 ageing coal-fired generators and broaden operating caps at others, say advisers and energy experts. South Korea fires up on renewables, to close more coal plants 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z A government plan to close coal mines by 2038 only put it among the climate laggards. EU elections: Gutted center, high turnout, rising right 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z As a result, until recently this country was a laggard compared to other G7 countries in meeting the goals set out by the UN. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Some of the nation’s most exposed states to climate disasters, including half of the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast and wildfire-ravaged California, are laggards in health emergency planning and preparedness, according to a new national index. States at Risk from Climate Disasters Rank Low in Emergency Readiness 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z On Monday, the Dow saw 19 of its 30 components in the red, with Nike, Caterpillar, Apple and Boeing the biggest laggards. Stock turbulence returns after Trump threatens higher tariffs on Chinese imports 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Although the country is the undisputed economic titan of Europe, it is also a digital laggard. When hunger for fast Internet collides with U.S. concerns about Chinese spying 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z It turns out sometimes you can’t outrun the law, not when the law arrives backed up by a large yellow school bus and a mandate to round up every laggard and straggler in its path. A Bitter Finish for Slow Runners: Get on the Bus 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z "It certainly has its weaknesses, but Ireland is, in the Taoiseach's own words, an international laggard on tackling climate change, so this report is a good deal better than expected." Extinction Rebellion: Can the plan work? 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z As the market rebounded this year, fueled by the Federal Reserve signal that it was not inclined to raise interest rates, optimism regarding global trade tensions and better-than-feared economic data, investors piled into laggards. Lagging U.S. healthcare stocks could see short-term boost but... 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z America, the purported world leader, is clearly the world laggard on this issue. After the Mueller gaslighting, we know the adults won't save us. But the kids might 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Jakarta’s first subway is the latest of many infrastructure improvements nationwide that it is hoped will help the giant but laggard nation catch up with its neighbors. Indonesia’s first subway opens in its gridlocked capital 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z While the US is, in so many ways, an environmental laggard compared to Europe, air quality is a glaring exception. Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The line is the latest in infrastructure improvements nationwide that officials hope will help this giant but laggard nation catch up with its neighbors. Subway first step in easing Indonesia capital’s carmageddon 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z The researchers tested the theory against historical stock market data since 1962, and found that falling interest rates indeed correlated with market leaders that outperformed the laggards. What if All the World’s Economic Woes Are Part of the Same Problem? 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Austria, a laggard in the European Union for fast broadband connections, is among the first countries in the bloc to auction 5G licences. Austria sells 5G licences for a song, seeking rapid rollout 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z By the time the bill finally passed the State Legislature on Thursday, New York was a laggard. ‘Revenge Porn’ Law Finally Passes in New York 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Austria, a laggard in the European Union for fast broadband connections, wants to become a 5G pioneer in Europe. Huawei to open first flagship store outside China in Vienna 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Europeans fixated on the differences between the Melanesians and the Polynesians, imagining the Polynesians as a kind of laggard aristocracy, comparable to the ancient Greeks, and the Melanesians as naturally backward black people. Is Ancient DNA Research Revealing New Truths — or Falling Into Old Traps? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z I have heard incoming real close and so I am in a trench, reported the idiot laggard mind, and I am afraid. “Do Not Stop” 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Release of the report came after a Post investigation detailed the city’s laggard response in implementing treatment and prevention programs — even as the number of deaths soared. Opinion | Why did D.C. officials take so long to tackle the opioid epidemic? 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Burhanuddin of the maritime affairs ministry, however, applauded local action on waste management, pledging to award the best regional performers and shame laggards on social media. In Indonesia, splits emerge over efforts to stem plastic tide 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Still, this crime bill offers the country a direction — yes, a first step — that the House should approve and laggard states should follow. Opinion | The First Step Act will offer a fairer deal to prison inmates 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z For a quarter-century, the company has joined many American corporations in helping stoke China’s transition from an economic laggard to the world’s second-largest economy. How McKinsey Has Helped Raise the Stature of Authoritarian Governments 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z And the laggard mind said, Hold on, those people over there want to kill me. “Do Not Stop” 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z "The EU needs to separate itself from the laggards like Australia, Japan and the United States." UN climate talks inch forward, success uncertain 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “New York State is not a leader,” his report said, “but it need not be a laggard.” Smoke a Joint, Save the Subway? 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z By 11:50 Eastern Time on Tuesday night, as the results rolled in from laggard precincts, it was clear that Cindy Hyde-Smith had defeated Mike Espy in the U.S. Cindy Hyde-Smith and the True Winner in Mississippi’s Senate Race 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z “Vanuatu’s brave announcement today is part of a global wave of legal action against oil, gas, and coal companies and laggard governments,” Jennifer Morgan, executive director of Greenpeace International, said in a statement. Low-lying Vanuatu threatens to sue culprit countries for climate... 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Large retailers and media and communications companies were laggards. Stocks mostly rise, powered by healthcare and energy companies 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Large retailers and media and communications companies were the laggards. Health care, energy companies power US stock market higher 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Louisiana was a laggard, purely because of politics: Republican legislators and then-Gov. Louisiana editorial roundup 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Among Chinese companies this week, private enterprises showed off the ways in which they increasingly support and work with the government, while state-backed companies demonstrated they were not doomed to be tech laggards. At China’s Internet Conference, a Darker Side of Tech Emerges 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Kahlenberg said that Harvard was a laggard among elite universities in ending legacy admissions. What Would Happen if Harvard Stopped Considering Race in Admissions? 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z “If companies don’t move on this now and it ends up happening quickly,” Mr. Ziering said, the laggards are likely to face immense difficulties catching up. Uber Ambitiously Eyes 2021 for Food-Delivery Drones Launch 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The last major name still standing by aluminum as its construction material of choice was Google, and that laggard behavior was corrected yesterday with the launch of the all-glass Pixel 3 and 3 XL. Google’s all-glass Pixel 3 marks the end of an era 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z He told The Associated Press in an earlier interview that he plans to put forward an economic “master plan” to address the state’s laggard economy. Murphy plans ‘major’ address on NJ’s lagging economy 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Carmakers, heavily exposed to global trade, were among the biggest laggards in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index after China warned it won’t meet with U.S. officials unless they stop threatening to expand tariffs. Stocks open lower as investors fret about trade. Oil prices jump as OPEC shrugs off U.S. pressure to boost supply - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The stock is a laggard, analysts keep cutting profit estimates and every few months, the firm’s cleanup campaign unearths more abuses, rattling the public. Gary Cohn says he's not in talks to become the next Wells Fargo CEO — but the rumors are revealing 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z A analysis of ten representative high-growth countries and ten disappointing laggards, published in the Review of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, helps explain why. Analysis | How tariffs and corruption can ruin a growing economy 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The pivot to SUVs crimped GM’s plans to revitalize the Chevy Malibu, introduced in the late 1970s but long a laggard in the family sedan market. America Has Fallen Out of Love With the Sedan 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z His boss explained the mixed message: Mr. Lowry was performing well, but his division wasn’t, and the firm’s policies prohibited raises for employees in laggard divisions. The Promotion That Comes Without the Pay Raise 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z As far back as 2004, the chain was being described by the Interactive Media in Retail Group, a trade body, as one of the "online laggards" that "failed to embrace internet trading opportunities". House of Fraser: Five things that went wrong 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The lack of solid data on the leaders and laggards of automotive tech may not be as great a problem for investors as it seems. The Fool’s Game of Picking the Electric Car Champ 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Word gets around about workplaces that are making an effort, and companies that resist run the risk of being perceived as industry laggards. How the BBC Women Are Working Toward Equal Pay 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z What is missing is the government pressing laggard natural gas operations to improve. Opinion | The practically cost-free way to slow global warming that Trump won’t adopt 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z “As a province, Quebec went from being the laggard in gender equality – Quebec was the last Canadian province to give women the vote – to being the leader.” 'The Daddy quota': how Quebec got men to take parental leave 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z East is trying to bring Rolls’s laggard margins closer to that of rivals General Electric Co. and Pratt & Whitney. Rolls-Royce is said to cut about 4,000 jobs in overhaul 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The United States is a laggard on just 1 percent but is expected to more than double by 2022, according to IGD. Why are grocery retailers teaming up with tech giants? 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Rosneft, the Russian oil giant, was branded a laggard for producing a 144-page sustainability report that did not mention "climate change" once. Investor targets climate change laggards 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z “The activist investor agenda heightens the sense that, if you’re a laggard for a long time on the public market, what do you do?” said Brad Coleman, chairman of Citi’s asset managers group. Private equity firms bet on stock market's fixer-uppers 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Energy stocks were among the laggards as crude oil prices declined. Markets Right Now: US stock indexes close broadly higher 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Ford Motor Co. has been considered a laggard, especially since former CEO Mark Fields was fired last year, in part for not having a cohesive vision for autonomy and future mobility. Who’s winning the race to build self-driving cars? 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z “We need to be leaders — not laggards — in safely integrating it into our daily lives,” Warner said. Projects in Virginia, Kansas and Nevada among those tapped by Trump administration to pilot expanded drone use 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Unfortunately for the laggards, their edge may be difficult to replicate. Lessons From Rust-Belt Cities That Kept Their Sheen 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The company is clearly the laggard in the industry and desperately needs to gain scale. Sprint and T-Mobile Try Again, but Antitrust Hurdles Remain the Same 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Ford's been a laggard in electrics as well. Ford Changed Leaders, Looking for a Lift. It’s Still Looking. 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z That means even today's laggards have time to catch up. Who’s winning the race to build self-driving cars? 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z While Britain’s economy is one of the laggards of the Western world, the out-and-out recession predicted by Brexit’s opponents never did materialize. Could the U.K. Vote Again on Brexit? The Prospects Are Rising 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z Food and beverage companies, technology stocks and banks were laggards. How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The laggards of American banking are at last producing unambiguously good results. Is This as Good as It Gets for the Big Banks? 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z No wonder Wall Street’s unhappy with GM’s laggard little brother in Dearborn. Ford Changed Leaders, Looking for a Lift. It’s Still Looking. 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z That led him to a stock that some investors might dismiss as a laggard — Microsoft. Three Funds Find Routes to Top Performance in a Rough Market 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z But Anthem’s status as a laggard actually puts them in a position of strength. Anthem May Win by Sitting Out Wave of Health Insurance Deals 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Mercedes-Benz, a laggard on the rules, suggested a quarter of its sales would need to be electric vehicles to meet the Obama-era goals. EPA to Roll Back Car Efficiency Rules, Despite Science That Supports Them 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z General Electric was the only laggard in the Dow, down more than 1 percent. U.S. stocks surge as concerns ease over a trade war with China 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The Soviet Union was a tech rival in defense, though a laggard in the commercial sphere. For the U.S. and China, a Technology Cold War That’s Freezing Over 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z TM 0.30% in annual U.S. sales of hybrid vehicles in 2021, for instance, looking to lead a segment where Detroit auto makers have long been laggards. Ford CEO Says Company Could Exceed 8% Margin Target 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Parilla said even the laggards on this list — Miami, Philadelphia and Columbus — are poised for growth. The Amazon finalists are already building tech economies. Which are the best? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z “But I was a laggard,” she says, with a laugh. US feminist Susan Brownmiller on why her groundbreaking book on rape is still relevant 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Ms. Sunchild, 45, said her home province was the national laggard on reconciliation. A Murder Trial Stirs Emotions About Canada’s Relations With Indigenous Population 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, Friedman was broadly right in his view of India as a social and economic laggard. The Rise of China and the Fall of the ‘Free Trade’ Myth 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Sunchild, 45, said her home province was the national laggard on reconciliation. Murder trial stirs deep feelings about Canada’s relations with its first people 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z By that standard, Virginia is a laggard — 47th and 46th in the nation in the 2016 and 2017 reports, respectively — and a disgrace. Opinion | An opening for Medicaid expansion in Virginia 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z The United States and China led the way, but the expansion now includes Europe, long mired in a debt crisis, and perennially laggard Japan. market-tumble 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Governing Magazine recently said, and I quote, “Seven years ago, Tennessee was seen as a laggard in the field of public administration. Today it’s a leader.” Full text of Gov. Bill Haslam’s State of the State address 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Previously, AstraZeneca was a laggard in the pharmaceutical industry with a dismal track record in launching new medicines and a rapidly eroding base business, due to expiring patents on its older medicines. At AstraZeneca, fewer drug projects bring big productivity jump 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The opportunity is available because Trump is a laggard, compared to recent predecessors, in filling appointed positions. Perspective | Trump’s disruption of government could aid top federal employees, survey says 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z “We need to get the machine started. It’s the laggard in the system,” Marchionne told reporters after the Jeep Cherokee compact SUV was unveiled. The Latest: CEO says Europe sales growth for Jeep ‘shameful’ 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z JPMorgan’s investment bank was again a laggard, with profits falling by about one-third from a year earlier. JPMorgan’s Profits Are Strong, and They’ll Likely Get Stronger 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Even some of the biggest laggards of recent years shared in the gains, including funds that focus on Latin American stocks, commodities and other niches. Business Highlights 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Previously, AstraZeneca was a laggard in the pharmaceutical industry with a dismal track record in launching new medicines and a rapidly eroding base business, due to expiring patents on its older medicines. At AstraZeneca, fewer drug projects bring big productivity jump 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The laggards are spread across the country, with no obvious patterns suggesting why they would be slower to recover. Some states still trying to bounce back from Great Recession 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z They thought the global economy would continue to struggle, inflation would stage a comeback, right-wing nationalism would prevent economic revival in Europe and laggards like Japan, Russia and Brazil would remain weak. Opinion | When Forecasters Get It Wrong: Always 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z With funds’ multiple share classes, varying structures and oceans of boilerplate, even sophisticated investors may not realize they are paying up for a laggard. Why Are Mutual Fund Fees So High? This Billionaire Knows 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z It also puts pressure on laggards and reminds the public of a problem that is unfolding so slowly that is easy to ignore. New life for the Paris climate deal 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z But laggard firms, perhaps largely relying on tangible investment, cannot. Businesses’ investment decisions can have unexpected consequences 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The gains were broad, and utilities were the only laggard among the 11 sectors in the S&P 500 index. Stocks rise broadly, led by banks – LA Times 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z New highways and trains and changes in farming are opening up the country’s poorer cities and rural areas, long laggards amid China’s torrid growth. ‘I Ask Forgiveness,’ Pope Francis Tells Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z And despite all the deadbeats and laggards, blue states report both higher on-the-books employment and higher incomes. What Red States Are Passing Up as Blue States Get Billions 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z For many years Canada was considered a laggard on climate change, leaving the Kyoto Protocol and rarely making an impression at United Nations negotiations. As U.S. Sheds Role as Climate Change Leader, Who Will Fill the Void? 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Once intangibles are included, Britain looks less of a laggard. Businesses’ investment decisions can have unexpected consequences 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Technology stocks, banks and retailers were the biggest laggards. US stocks decline in early trading; oil heads lower 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Packaged food and beverage companies were also big laggards. US Stock Indexes See Big Gains, Dow Hits an All-Time High 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z And as State taxes are increased to cover these Medicaid funding deficits we'll see how amenable Blue State liberals are in providing Cadillac benefits for able-bodied deadbeats and laggards who usually work off the books. What Red States Are Passing Up as Blue States Get Billions 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z On those terms, Amazon is a combatant on equal standing, not a smartphone-less laggard. Amazon leapt ahead in building future of computing by losing smartphone war 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Energy index though was among the biggest laggards, falling 0.39 percent. Tech Stocks Power Wall St. At Open 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Supporters say Tegel would be a signal that Berlin, traditionally Germany's economic laggard, is open for business. Germany's other vote: Airport row divides Berliners 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Australia is a “laggard”, argues Frank Bongiorno of the Australian National University, because its main political parties have “failed to translate long-standing consensus into change”. Australia’s controversial gay marriage vote gets under way 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Yet only the most efficient providers would sign up; laggards with little interest in changing would continue to collect payments the old-fashioned way. Opinion | Tom Price decides he doesn’t want Medicare to save money 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z The U.S. broadcasting heavyweights faced off in the Australian courtroom amid a battle for control of Ten, a ratings laggard which went into administration three months ago following long declines in viewership and advertising revenue. Rupert Murdoch's Fox joins court challenge to CBS' Australian TV buyout 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z This is why there’s at least $1 trillion in overall fund assets held by mediocre performers and laggards; there’s never a good reason to hold a bad fund. What fund investors can learn stock jockeys 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Ten of the 11 major indexes were lower, with the energy index and industrials sector among the biggest laggards. Wall St. Opens Lower as Irma Powers Toward Florida 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Banks and other financial companies were the only laggards among the sectors in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. Stocks open higher on Wall Street 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Banks and other financial companies were the only laggards among the sectors in the S&P 500. Markets Right Now: Stocks opening higher on Wall Street 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The U.S. broadcasting heavyweights faced off in the Australian courtroom amid a battle for control of Ten, a ratings laggard which went into administration three months ago following long declines in viewership and advertising revenue. Rupert Murdoch's Fox joins court challenge to CBS' Australian TV buyout 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Efficient firms should theoretically squash laggards, yielding bigger, more productive companies. Efficiency eludes the construction industry 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z The laggard industry was professional and business services. Oregon jobless rate at 3.8 percent 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Its Instant Pickup program targets another laggard: impulse buys. Amazon opens 'Instant Pickup' points in U.S. brick-and-mortar push 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Pennsylvania has been a laggard in modestly increasing the minimum wage, so low-wage workers in the commonwealth have fallen well behind those in 29 other states, especially in the Northeast. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z They are the laggard of the District sports landscape, known more for a failing long-term history than making the playoffs three of the last four seasons. John Wall says he only wanted to tbe in Washington 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Pennsylvania, still at $7.25, is among the 21 laggards who have held the line. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z To explore the issue further, the authors draw a distinction between “laggards” and “leaders”, defined as firms comprising the top third and bottom third, respectively, of an industry’s market value. America’s uncompetitive markets harm its economy 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Its Instant Pickup program targets another laggard: impulse buys. Amazon opens 'Instant Pickup' points in U.S. brick-and-mortar push 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Even recent laggards such as Europe and Japan seem poised for some of their best results in years. Opinion | Trump isn’t hurting the economy. Here’s why. 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Sales of accessories for tablet computers like detachable keyboards, previously a laggard, also increased, although this reflected an easy comparison with last year's figures, Darrell said. Logitech increases outlook after first-quarter beats forecasts 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z But because the phones were so advanced, Japan was slow to adopt smartphones, and it went from tech giant to tech laggard in 15 years. In urban China, hardly anyone is using cash anymore 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z They find it is leaders, not laggards, who are responsible for the bulk of the investment slowdown, suggesting a lack of competition. America’s uncompetitive markets harm its economy 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z The financial index fell 0.92 percent and was the only laggard among the 11 major S&P sectors. Wall St. At Record as Data Dulls Rate Hike Chances 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Phone companies and utilities were among the laggards. How major US stock market indexes fared on Thursday 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Real estate companies, banks and health care companies were among the laggards. How major US stock market indexes fared on Monday 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z "There are days when I think he's a bit of a laggard, but we'll see. I am going to talk to him today, we'll see what happens." Marchionne sends 'laggard' Raikkonen a warning 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z They find that the “China shock” caused an investment gap to open between leaders and laggards, as some firms tried to fight off the surge in imports and others folded. America’s uncompetitive markets harm its economy 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z “There are days when I think he’s a bit of a laggard, but we’ll see. I am going to talk to him today, we’ll see what happens.” F1: Austrian Grand Prix – live! 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z "Even traditional laggards like Saudi Arabia did not see it in their interests to cross the Germans and the other champions of the agreement to back Trump." Why Trump Pulling Out of the Paris Agreement Led to a Stronger Global Climate Change Plan 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Even that method has flaws: sometimes the field offers few challengers or a couple of laggards produce shocking scorecards. Will the US Open be remembered for Brooks Koepka or Erin Hills? 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Minnesota is already at risk of being a laggard. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Even in Italy, an economic laggard, manufacturers sound chipper. Corporate Europe is giddy with optimism 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Lamb described Alphabet as a laggard, compared with its peers, when it comes to transparency over gender pay. Shareholders of Google’s parent company squash plan to disclose its gender pay data 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Third, global partnerships are needed between technology leaders and laggards to advance the take-up of low-carbon technologies. The G20 must govern the shift to low-carbon energy 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Beyond the diplomatic tensions, American citizens will be more exposed to the economic, health, and security risks that plague climate laggards. President's Trump’s Paris Pull-Out Will Hurt Americans First 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Fossel notes that the strategy worked precisely because it was simple and logical, even if investors find it a lot harder to buy laggards than leaders. Buying low, selling high fund exec winning strategy 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Energy and materials stocks were the only laggards. How major US stock market indexes fared on Thursday 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Private equity firms are also troubled by the divergent fortunes of its successful wholesale business and its laggard retail business, according to the sources. Exclusive: Cerberus, Sycamore Partners wrestle with Staples buyout 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Increasingly, the absence of laws such as SB 785 protects industry laggards who still find that it’s cheaper to give animals drugs than to provide adequate amounts of clean living space. Editorials from around Oregon 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z And though the deal is now a part of international law, it does not include specific enforcement capabilities beyond targeting laggards with public opprobrium. Beware a zombie Paris Agreement: Stopping climate change now depends on trusting Donald Trump 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Fund executive Jon Fossel notes that the strategy worked precisely because it was simple and logical, even if investors find it a lot harder to buy laggards than leaders. Buying low, selling high fund exec winning strategy 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z And auto industry experts have warned that a slowdown in America’s shift toward efficient cars could leave its auto market a global laggard. California Upholds Emissions Standards, Setting Up Face-Off With Trump 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z The threat is legitimate enough that there are several cut-off times at which race officials will pick up laggards and drive them back to the lodge. The Joy of Six: the world's most bizarre footraces 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is among the laggards, and it would need to nearly double its budgetary commitments to get there, ballooning its military into Europe’s most powerful. German defense chief hits Trump attitudes on torture, Russia and Muslims 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Banks and other financial stocks were the market’s biggest laggards. Business Highlights 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z United Continental Holdings, the longtime laggard of the U.S. airline industry, just passed American Airlines Group in an important yardstick: market value. United no longer the laggard in market value among U.S. airlines 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Biotechnology, lately the stock market’s laggard, may finally be on the mend. Good News for Amgen Is Good News for Biotech 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z If he drowned his sorrows or drowned in debt — a lager laggard in a time when brewing was prosperous — she turned up no clues. Long-Ago Brooklyn Brewer Left Hidden Vaults, and Mystery 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The number of refugees it accepted last year totalled 38,000—ranking us a laggardly 20th, judged per capita, among industrialized countries. Justin Trudeau's tweets won’t make Canada a refugee haven—but popular pressure can | Martin Lukacs 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Healthcare, phone companies and other high-dividend stocks were among the biggest laggards as bond yields rose. Wall Street: S&P and Nasdaq close at fresh records - BBC News 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Health care, phone companies and other high-dividend stocks were among the biggest laggards as bond yields rose. Business Highlights 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The official, cited only as an “authoritative person,” accused laggard officials of undercutting reforms by trying to spend their way out of economic malaise, implicitly exempting Mr. Xi from any blame. U.S.-Trained Official May Shape China’s Response to Trump on Trade 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Health care and consumer goods stocks also rose, while real estate companies were the biggest laggard. US Stock Indexes Shift Higher in Afternoon Trading 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Kansas wasn’t the leader, but neither, for a change, was it the laggard. Recent Kansas Editorials 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The Obama administration was laggard in this matter, but the incoming Trump one has been determinedly obtuse. In political Washington, 2017 will be the year of the chicken 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z President Barack Obama has been rightly criticized for his laggard response to these provocations, which the intelligence community has attributed to Russian hackers attempting to tilt the election in Donald Trump’s favor. Obama’s Sanctions and Putin’s Skilled Propaganda 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Here's a look at some of the biggest winners, losers and laggards in financial markets as 2016 ends. These are some of the winners and losers in financial markets in 2016 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z In the meantime, U.S. equities put on a fresh leap, meaning that a market identified by Heard on the Street as a laggard just became more of one in the following month. The Best and Worst Europe Calls of 2016 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z “New York is a laggard in design-build,” said Mitchell L. Moss, director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at New York University. New York Slow to Embrace Approach That Streamlines Building Projects 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Worse, liberalization in the financial realm was supposed to spur reforms in the real economy, particularly the laggard state-owned industrial sector. After China’s Hubris, It’s Trump’s Turn 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Merging a laggard into something better puts investors into a firm’s most worthwhile issues. Fund disclosure, transparency all I want for Christmas 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z “It’s time for California, once the leader, now the laggard, to join the majority of jurisdictions in implementing a bright line rule,” he adds. Libidos and don’ts 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Although in general reducing class sizes is not the most cost-effective response, Estonian pupils have benefited from the demographic shift, which has made it easier to give pupils, especially laggards, extra help. What the world can learn from the latest PISA test results 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The United States has been a laggard in adopting technology to protect credit and debit card data, and consumers and merchants have wound up paying for the delays. The future of credit-card security may involve blinking numbers 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z So why are the C shares still such laggards? A Double-Digit Return Is Hiding in Plain Sight at Under Armour 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z One notable sector laggard of late is BlackRock Inc., perhaps due to its heavy exposure to passive funds. Now or Never: Time for Stock Pickers to Shine 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z But it may well be a laggard when it comes to using internet technology for political mischief. Daily Report: The Fake News Precedent Outside the United States 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z “So there’s a lot of exciting innovation going on. The laggards will catch up or go away.” Bingo? Pass. Bring on Senior Speed-Dating and Wine-Tasting. 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Frontier companies will certainly not share all their secrets with the laggards. The great divergence 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Financial companies are expected to outshine the rest of the benchmark index, while the energy sector will most likely be the top laggard. Futures rise as earnings continue to be prime focus 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “But there is no doubt that debit was a laggard.” Cashing Out: ATMs Try to Stop Wave of Cyberattacks 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z "It's possible that there are two standards for developing countries, one for the more ambitious and one for the laggards." Deal expected on phasing out 'disastrous' greenhouse gases - BBC News 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z But that still left plenty of laggards scrambling to complete their returns. It’s Almost Tax Day Again, for Those Who Postponed 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The gap between an elite British firm and an elite Chinese firm is narrowing even as the gap between an elite British firm and its laggardly compatriot is expanding. The great divergence 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z We're an export laggard, with too few businesses engaged in foreign markets. Make It in America, Sell It Overseas 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z There are also definite laggards and even a losing sector in the current environment. Stock Sectors: Winners and Losers in the First 8 Months of 2016 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Two of the losses were on the road against conference laggards Purdue and Illinois. Huskers guarding against letdown after big win over Oregon 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z The European Union was a prime mover behind the success of last autumn's Paris climate talks but is now a laggard in ratifying the agreement it produced. U.N. climate diplomat: EU needs say in talks despite slow ratification 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z One approach is to try to get frontier firms to spread their best practices to the laggards. The great divergence 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z This is a watershed moment for Nintendo, long considered a laggard in its approach to mobile gaming. Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: The iPhone’s Super Mario Moment 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The laggard sector was City of London offices, down 4.2%, while London shops barely lost any value. Don’t Give Up Just Yet on Brexit Property Bargains 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Banks are still one of the biggest laggards on the stock market over the last year. Stocks open moderately higher, led by bank shares 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z It would haul the laggards in now and remind them that their time is running out. Editorials from around New York 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Energy was the biggest laggard, as crude oil prices closed lower, backtracking after an early rally. Business Highlights 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Energy stocks surged the most as oil prices rose, while healthcare companies were the biggest laggard. Stocks edge down from Friday's record highs as investors take profits 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z What may be a surprise is that the industry’s two laggards wouldn’t benefit either. Ghost of Glass-Steagall Returns to Haunt Bankers 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, sectors where there are multiple sources of uncertainty, such as banks that face economic, regulatory and political pressures, are laggards. Why Uncertainty Isn’t the Real Threat for Markets 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z “Everyone says agriculture will be the biggest application in commercial drones, and then first responders. But the opposite is true—they’re the laggards,” says Colin Snow, an independent analyst who tracks the drone industry. Drones Have a Role in Your Company’s Future 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Italy and Greece are among the top laggards. Exclusive: ECB to guide banks on working off bad debt before setting targets - sources 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z On that front, Twitter is a clear laggard. Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal Ignites Twitter Speculation 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z South Asia, home to recent economic laggards, may also be set to rise, mostly because of Sharma’s life cycle theory of boom and bust and boom. Ruchir Sharma Offers New Math for the World's Economic Future 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Fiat Chrysler, viewed as a laggard in rapidly advancing driverless technology, is in talks with several tech companies to bolster those efforts. Uber, Fiat Discuss a Self-Driving Car Partnership 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z On-time flight statistics are reported in such detail that on some travel websites buyers use them to choose flights, rewarding punctual airlines and punishing laggards. Waiting in Line for the Illusion of Security 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z It’s crass and megalomaniacal, but its appeal rests on a frustration with the slow, careful, laggardly mechanics of democracy. Welcome to the age of Trump | Jonathan Freedland 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z They point to the support given to laggards, and to rigorous teacher training. Helsinking 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The biggest laggard is the extension of the subway line, the largest project to ready the city for South America’s first games. Legacy of Rio Olympics: Bike lane crashes into the sea 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z United Technologies was a laggard in this regard. Penalize Companies That Export Jobs 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Microsoft, Facebook and others will also have to deal with Apple and Google, both of which are laggards in messaging and bots. Bots, the next frontier 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Is the Empire State no longer an enlightened standard setter but so desperate a laggard that it will allow citizens to suffer repeated concussions because it’s eager for the money and the jobs? Say No to Fight Club, New York 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z When investing in Chinese property stocks, buying the laggards may not be a good idea. China’s Battered Property Stocks Are Cheap for a Reason 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z EU officials expressed confidence that a target of resettling 6,000 refugees a month around the bloc was possible, despite laggardly progress on existing schemes. Refugees will be sent back across Aegean in EU-Turkey deal 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Digital laggards, such as health care and offline retailing, are doing less well. The great divergence 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Analysts say VW has been a laggard in an industry where most automakers have development teams dedicated to one vehicle program, aiming to shorten work processes as they strive to incorporate new technologies. Post-Dieselgate, Volkswagen retools itself for faster ride 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Republicans delivered victory to a laggard in the surveys — and a humbling lesson on the hazards of reading too much into polling. For months, polls have been the prime driver of who is perceived to be rising, falling and toast in the 2016 presidential campaign 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Republicans delivered victory to a laggard in the surveys - and a humbling lesson on the hazards of reading too much into polling. AP SPIN METER: Polls put 2016 hopefuls in a fickle pickle 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z While the company is already a laggard among its core tech rivals in the race to develop next generation automobiles, details remain extremely thin on the new business. Samsung Earnings: What to Watch 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z He also attacked what he saw as Clinton’s closeness to Wall Street and a laggardly decision to oppose the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade and the Keystone XL pipeline. Hillary Clinton defends popularity among young voters at Iowa forum 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z “To transform a company from a laggard to a leader took a lot of bold moves and tough choices.” Carly Fiorina: Pushing ahead and paying a price 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z "This may be in the interest of some laggards in the car industry but it is clearly not in the interest of Europe's citizens." EU Parliament delays vote on new car pollution limits 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z And former debt laggards, Ireland and Spain, are going great guns. New reports raise hopes for eurozone economy, as long as China turmoil doesn't get in the way 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The laggard was Greece, still labouring under the terms of its bail-out. Mezza mezza 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Other laggards include New York-based BBL Commodities, down more than 10 percent in the year to November after beginning the year with more than $550 million, market sources said. Black box hedge funds lead winners from oil collapse 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The ruling deemed Illinois a "laggard outlier" in the national move away from institutionalization. Prosecutors weigh severely disabled Illinois man's death after incident at state hospital 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The ruling deemed Illinois a “laggard outlier” in the national move away from institutionalization. Prosecutors weigh severely disabled Illinois man’s death 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The risk is that funds facing pressure may be tempted to sell what is easiest—which is likely to be better-performing bonds—rather than the market laggards they really need to get rid of. U.S. Junk-Bond Storm: Picking Through the Wreckage 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Tough choices, closures and more restructuring are the order of the day in mining for leaders and laggards alike. Rio Tinto: Mining Misery Has Something for Everyone 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z State regulators have acknowledged that it will be difficult for laggard water suppliers to catch up to their conservation targets by February, when the current emergency regulation expires. California water conservation lagged in October, but state is still on course 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z That makes the country a laggard compared with the U.S., which expects to meet its 17% reduction target set in Copenhagen. Canada Signals Shift on Climate Policy 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Many of the laggards run archaic versions such as Windows XP. Microsoft’s Biggest Contribution to Security Is Free Windows Upgrades 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The global economy is returning to its normal state of churn, with many laggards and just a few winners rising in unexpected places. Why the Mighty BRIC Nations Have Finally Broken 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Of the four big eurozone countries, Spain is experiencing the highest rate of growth, with France once again proving to be the laggard. Survey shows eurozone has started Q4 with steady growth but there are few signs of lift-off 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Punjab was once the second most prosperous state in India - today it is a laggard, having fallen behind 10 other states in terms of per capita income. Why is Punjab in turmoil? - BBC News 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Any remaining laggards may now see no alternative but to adopt the sort of streamlining that has made banks more efficient in the United States. The Long Shadow of Europe’s Big Banks 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z It also strengthened in Italy, another laggard, while weakening in Germany and Spain. Eurozone Business Confidence Strengthens 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The United States is leading a shift away from using coal among leading industrialized democracies, with Japan the main laggard in policies that will help to combat climate change, according to a study on Wednesday. U.S. leads industrialised nations in shift from coal: study 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z One laggard for Credit Suisse’s wealth management operation in recent years has been its U.S. business. Credit Suisse to Launch $6.3 Billion Capital Increase 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The sugar cane industry was the big laggard, according to the report. Report card raps Australian efforts to improve reef water quality 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z That left homeowners in the emirate faring worse than those in other laggards such as Ukraine, which faces an ongoing separatist insurgency in the east, and cash-strapped Greece. With underwater villas and another ski slope, Dubai chases property dreams despite slowdown 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z The concern is that without such change, the Washington area risks becoming an economic laggard. Here’s how D.C. business thinks region should react to painful sequestration 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Another chief named online gaming as a sector laggard. Investors still in the dark as cyber threat grows 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Resources, which was Tuesday’s biggest laggard, was today’s biggest gainer. High Yield Bond Bids Hit 2015 Low As Market Slide Continues 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Instead, Mondelez, with its laggard margins, is one of the food industry’s most inefficient players and margin improvements are needed. Bill Ackman Didn't Buy Mondelez Just To Dish It Off To Warren Buffett And 3G Capital 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z While by no means all the failures should be laid at the door of our government, their response, tellingly guiltily, both laggard and over-hasty, paint a picture. Calais may continue to haunt David Cameron's dreams - BBC News 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Singapore flaunts its top spot, while laggards turn improving their rank into national priorities. Business Bribery Of Foreigners In Foreign Countries Is A Jolly Good Idea 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z I doubt this, however, since SG is unlikely to remain a laggard for long in its pricing. BEST BUYS STAMP VALUATIONS - CANADA 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The county, a liberal bastion, is a laggard when it comes to devising innovative alternatives to warehousing the mentally ill behind bars. A better option for the mentally ill 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Dickens did much with Carlyle’s despairing insight into cash payment as the sole nexus between human beings The bloody dramas of political and economic laggards can seem remote from liberal-democratic Britain. How to think about Islamic State 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The reactionaries, militarists and nostalgists who assert the sanctity of American leadership in global affairs most vigorously will be on full display as solitary laggards—incapable of participating sensibly in the 21st century. Unraveling the axis of stupid: How Iran deal sends neocons, exceptionalists and Fox News xenophobes to dustbin of history 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Still, whether individual ideas are great ones for your 401k or for my investment portfolio, it’s fair to say that the IPO process, one of the banking world’s laggards, could do with a little disruption. The Wall Street IPO: the latest target of the culture of disruption 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z He called for an enforceable global price on carbon—not the spotty global cap-and-trade program presently in effect—to drive this shift, along with cross-border carbon tariffs for laggard nations. Zero Carbon or Bust 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Oracle Corp., another major competitor of SAP in database software, is generally considered to be a laggard in exploring new markets. SAP Kills Two Birds With One Stone, Integrating Predictive Analytics with Big Data & IoT 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Sure, they’re dullards, and dare I say, laggards — the kind of humans that might cause you to scream Luddites! at a LAN party. Amazon, not Apple or Google, holds the key to the smart home 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But with the sharp fall in oil prices over the past year, Canada now threatens to move from leader to laggard. A rough ride 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z They’ve often been laggards, as with this Confederate flag mistake, and duplicitously so. Sports could be leader in societal change; it just rarely chooses to be 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z South Korean automakers, originally seen as laggards in quality, are quickly closing the gap with their competitors, a major study shows. Kia and Hyundai Show Improvement in J.D. Power Quality Study 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Crucial fractions of seconds might be lost by not adapting to patchy network speeds, relying on laggardly third-party cloud providers, or overdoing time-intensive database calls, he says. Appy days? Finding the future of the ubiquitous app - BBC News 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z The Tokyo Stock Exchange is also seeking to shame the laggards into action, with a new index of well-behaved firms. Winds of change 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z But Justice Ginsburg is a bit of a laggard in terms of extrajudicial appearances. Justices Get Out More, but Calendars Aren’t Open to Just Anyone 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Once proud that their country was among the first in Europe to allow registered partnerships under the center-left SPD-Greens government, many were perplexed Germany is now a laggard. Germany no closer to legalizing same-sex marriages 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Cornell has also pushed Target, a long time laggard in e-commerce, to pick up its digital game. Target's turnaround is off to a faster start than Walmart's 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z A notable laggard was mining, which the Labor Department reported saw a drop in employment of 15,000. April's Unemployment Rate Is the Lowest in 7 Years 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Ed Whittingham, executive director of the Pembina Institute, an environmental group based in Calgary, said he hoped Ms. Notley would end a perception of Alberta as “a laggard on climate policies.” Leftist Party in Alberta Ends Long Dominance of Conservatives 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z For institutional investors, the task of separating the top-performing PE firms from the laggards was a pretty straightforward business. Winning Private Equity Fund Managers Are Harder To Spot In Capital-Rich Market 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z If de Blasio is the bellwether, Hillary Clinton is the laggard. A rightward reaction to riots 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z This is where DuPont shareholders are left: Depending on the measurement period, DuPont is either a growth machine or a laggard. DuPont’s Battle With Nelson Peltz May Confound Shareholders 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Oracle is seen as something of a laggard in terms of a move to the cloud. Is Salesforce Being Courted By Oracle For A Takeover? 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Given its legacy roots, SAP is seen by some to be a laggard in cloud computing, which is quickly supplanting the traditional on-premise model. All Eyes on SAP S/4HANA and Cloud in SAP's Q1 Results 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Winners win and laggards lag, even as overall societal wealth expands. An Inequality Primer As Campaign Season Is Upon Us 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, some of the top-performing sectors in January, including utilities, are among March’s laggards. Will Fed Open Door To Higher Rates And More SPX Losses 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Even France, a perennial and disappointing laggard in manufacturing, posted its best results in three-and-a-half years. Seven Charts Showing That Europe Is Turning The Corner 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z |
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