Slowing Economy

A slowing economy affects many diverse industries:

Health: "The lagging economy and rising unemployment make it difficult for health insurers to raise prices to offset rising costs. Meanwhile, the industry also is dealing with uncertainty over reimbursement cuts for Medicare Advantage insurance plans. In order to reverse a cut in reimbursement for doctors, Congress has proposed spending less on the government-sponsored plans."

Source: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081009/health_insurers_sector_snap.html?.v=1

Retailers: For Retailers, a slowing economy hurts sales of discretionary items. Consumers would rather save money to pay for current needs. … "Slowing Economy" has a significant impact, so an analyst should put more weight into it. "Slowing Economy" will have a long-term negative impact on this entity, which subtracts from the entity's value. This statements will have a short-term negative impact on this entity, which subtracts from its value. This qualitative factor will lead to an increase in costs. This statement will lead to a decrease in profits. "Slowing Economy" is a difficult qualitative factor to overcome, so the investment will have to spend a lot of time trying to overcome this issue.