Worries lingered that rising oil prices would perk up inflation.
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Petite gals especially ought to perk up for this one.
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That should make even the most inattentive user perk up.
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But a lunchtime nudie might just perk up their day.
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We've seen consumer spending perk up," he told CNBC's "Squawk Box.
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And, she said, the games really do make people perk up.
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Did your lizard brain just perk up at the F-word?
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Things will perk up tonight when the Moon enters your sign!
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And when a celebrity takes a major haircut plunge, we perk up.
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Central banks leap into action, cutting interest rates to perk up investment.
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And China's leader, Xi Jinping, needs to perk up a slowing economy.
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Employers' ears perk up when they hear these two words, says Drexler.
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Ardent supporters see it as a foolproof way to perk up slumping economies.
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Remove this mindless constraint, and the market should immediately start to perk up.
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As America cuts taxes and raises interest rates, the dollar may soon perk up.
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The DVR's release could perk up those numbers, as could the other planned features.
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I slap on my new moisturizing primer to perk up my skin a bit.
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It was hilarious for me to watch Chris perk up during the initial slaughter.
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The moon connects with Mars at 12:51 PM to perk up the mood.
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We sip down espresso to perk up, and B gets l'addition (the check) ($29.34).
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That should be enough to make Jerry Brown and Andrew Cuomo's ears perk up.
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Tiffany hopes to perk up interest in the brand with its program on sourcing.
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When I tell people I used to be a lobbyist, their ears perk up.
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A solid economic performance was likely to perk up the U.S. Federal Reserve's tightening cycle.
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But there must be elements of their stories that made your ears perk up, right?
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How do you perk up employees after your company's stock price falls off a cliff?
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Anything to perk up that dreary British weather is enough to get the public's attention.
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But inflation has also begun to perk up, which creates another a headwind for retailers.
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Graphic: Rare earth export prices perk up after China rattles trade war sabre, click tmsnrt.
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"They end up giving in," he says, as the ears of people sitting nearby perk up.
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Instead, he says, there are ways to just perk up the water from your own tap.
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That's why when she releases her list of favorite things every year, our ears perk up.
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The dogs ears perk up the second it hears the sound of seagulls and waves crashing.
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Fed Chair Janet Yellen expressed confidence inflation would eventually perk up, but some policymakers cast doubt.
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As soon as I mention "money," my audiences—typically composed of early-stage entrepreneurs—perk up.
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Ryan Murphy's newest show may be just the thing to perk up our TV lineup come March.
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But his ears perk up moments later when the buzzer of a dryer sounds from the basement.
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It was time to perk up for the Hurricanes after a few outings that brought considerable frustration.
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He bobbed his head and took off, I was glad to see Priya perk up a little.
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Even if yields perk up further, a 5 percent long-run return assumption may be more realistic.
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Which is why, when Gomez answers 73 questions in front of a camera, our ears perk up.
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As someone who has led professional development workshops, including women-only gatherings, naturally my ears perk up.
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This set of antioxidant- and vitamin-packed minis from Drunk Elephant can help perk up their complexion.
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The aim of all this is to perk up a flagging economy and the subpar inflation rate.
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Sure, most of them may cost an arm and a leg, but if you're willing to put down the dough, you'll have a beauty goodie that doesn't just perk up your hair/skin/nails/makeup — it will perk up your very soul every time you gaze at it.
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I make myself coffee from our office Keurig to perk up a little and get back to work.
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If you're a car enthusiast then the words "Pirelli" and "Bluetooth speaker" will definitely perk up your ears.
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Van Der Beek's ears perk up every time "I Don't Wait To Wait" by Paula Cole comes on.
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China's periodic attempts to perk up its economy are like watching "a ping-pong ball bouncing down stairs".
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But that decline helped perk up the euro 0.86 percent on a relative basis, hurting the continent's exporters.
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Perk up, we hear the brand is back in the lab hoping to make these available again soon!
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There are all sorts of facts about the deal which should make us perk up and pay attention.
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Or maybe you've designed a midair charging system that lets a swarm perk up flagging units without human intervention.
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Ms. Winne said that although pot was no panacea, at least it could perk up business and tax revenue.
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Until they act, India's economy will not perk up—and there is a danger of a full-blown crisis.
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Light gold in color, it boasts a salinity that seems to season the wine and perk up your palate.
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Dunkin' Brands is looking at bolstering afternoon sales of coffee and doughnuts to perk up its sales in 903.
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Through six episodes it's blandly mediocre, though it starts to perk up a little in Episodes 5 and 6.
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And of course, you know, as a reporter, your ears perk up and you think, that's not the real reason.
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This story is very much live and getting updated the moment our ears perk up with news of another markdown.
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The Islanders led 3-0 after two periods, though the Hurricanes appeared to perk up with 15 second-period shots.
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Brian Schatz (D-HI) mentioned Yale Law professor Jack Balkin's concept of an information fiduciary, Zuckerberg seemed to perk up.
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Earnings are forecast to perk up by 18 percent in the quarter and sales are projected to climb 10 percent.
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Fans of movies from Sergio Leone and the "Spaghetti Western" genre will perk up at every suspenseful chase or gunfight.
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However, it was his anecdote about that time he met Ed Sheeran, that made our ears (and Kidman's) perk up.
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As a fifth student arrives urgently at the door, begging to be let in, the drama begins to perk up.
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Randol said the dollar has been trading on anticipation of other central bank tightening and that it should perk up.
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Immediately the Countess' senses perk up; she smells an opportunity for seduction along with the traces of walnut in Ramona's blood.
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I noticed that Bee would physically perk up when I came into her presence if she'd been alone for a while.
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They see a big difference in the skin's luster and health, and we really see the skin start to perk up.
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Ellie's eyes perk up, as she talks about how much she loves reading people's theories about the band's lyrics or videos.
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Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) finds herself incarcerated — though things perk up considerably when she discovers that the jail has a theater class.
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Many economists expect wage growth to finally perk up this year and the jobless rate to stay near 50-year lows.
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I can feel the crankiness set in, but I have an hour-long meeting now and I have to perk up ASAP.
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Better still, perched inside those pretty, pink petals is a buildable illuminating powder that would perk up even the dullest winter complexion.
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So naturally, our ears perk up when we hear about a new tip for saving a wet smartphone from an untimely drowning.
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There's nothin' like a latte to perk up your morning -- especially when the mocha's coming from someone who looks like Cat Kennedy.
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Even when she is just staring into space, doing her own thing, Minnie will immediately perk up when she hears the question.
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The OXO Good Grips Cold Brew Coffee Maker brews smooth, balanced cold coffee, and its sleek design will perk up any countertop.
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The recording of my voice caused his ears to perk up and the mechanical noise of the treat feeder drew his attention.
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Sales of commodity funds, meanwhile, have started to perk up, after a long slumber, on speculation that inflation is on the rise.
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The accusations of gambling have caused politicians to perk up their ears, and that brings the debate into a whole new ballfield.
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TECH TIP If the thought of saving a huge folder of photo files in a different format makes you tired, perk up.
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Companies rolling out new virtual reality games this year could see interest perk up in their VR headsets, especially during the holiday season.
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To find it, my driver used the car's panic feature to have its alarm go off, which surely made my neighbors perk up.
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Venus makes things better everywhere it goes; in friendly Air sign Aquarius, it will make sure that things around your home perk up.
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After announcing the final track, however, Cohen seems to perk up a bit, even calling out "YSL" — Thugger's abbreviation for Young Stoner Life.
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So whenever we hear that one of them is teaming up with a cosmetics brand, our ears perk up in a big way.
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However, the most recent news coming out of the U.S. has appeared to perk up sentiment, giving a slight boost to all sectors.
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The anticipated updates to the Mac line should also perk up what is still an important business for Apple in the mobile era.
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Oil Prices Perk Up, Suggesting a Rebound Has Taken Hold | The price of crude is up more than 40 percent since last month.
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But the time and energy I save makes it so worth it that I would do almost anything before giving this perk up.
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Only under the waning years of the rule of President Hosni Mubarak did the city seem to perk up: A library was built.
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The U.S. currency's boost had been after the minutes of the Fed's January meeting showed that most policymakers believed inflation would perk up.
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"She's been having a rough time lately so we did this kind of as a perk up," Deputy Fire Chief Phil Noyes tells PEOPLE.
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It's no astronaut sloth, but it's one way to perk up a stranger's day — or totally freak them out for the hell of it.
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As regulators to start to perk up and take notice, 2017's wildest financial ride looks like it may be about to flatten out.
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But people familiar with Toyota's plans said the automaker thinks demand will perk up as more countries, including China, warm to fuel cell technology.
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But with oil prices hovering above $50 per barrel, manufacturing, which accounts for 12 percent of the U.S. economy, is starting to perk up.
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There's a reason they serve coleslaw with all this stuff: after all that rich, fried food, you need something to perk up your palate.
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After a flight from D.C. to Denver was diverted to Wyoming, the pilot thought an order of Domino's would perk up his disgruntled passengers.
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In an effort to mobilise this sluggish capital and perk up growth, central banks around the world have pushed down the cost of borrowing.
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So when Dungeons & Dragons Lead Designer Mike Mearls suggests that they're a species that might generate empathy in a player, my ears perk up.
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AND SO EVERY TIME YOU SEE THE INTEREST RATES PERK UP A LITTLE BIT, OUR CREDIT SPREADS WIDER, THEY JUMP IN, IT COMES BACK.
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We spend our first hour walking through some of the gardens and we grab a cheap vending machine coffee to perk up a bit ($2).
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Our ears perk up every time the brand's cofounder, Jerrod Blandino, announces an upcoming release on his Instagram — which, as you may know, happens often.
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At a meeting at her home, she reminds one shattered staffer that the press will be waiting when she leaves, and suggests she perk up.
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We perk up for the occasional clip of Black excellence in the nominee mentions and presenters, but other than that it's pretty much a snoozefest.
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And if you're also one of those people who find yourself popping into Dunkin' Donuts for a quick, convenient perk-up, the same sentiment applies.
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With all this extra stuff around, I perk up when a traditionally-large baby product promises to take up significantly less space than its competitors.
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They also expect inflation to perk up a bit this year, with the consumer price index gaining 2.4 percent, up from 1.3 percent last year.
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Moroccans apparently used them to perk up those suffering from fatigue; indigenous Californians used them as an emetic; Australian aboriginals used them to treat headaches.
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But they often load up a company with debt to pay for the deal, which can prove problematic if the profits do not perk up.
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I find that even atheists tend to perk up when discussing the possibilities and freedoms a more open, forgiving spirituality might bring to their lives.
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Over the past few years, lawmakers and regulators have begun to perk up over video game publishers and their sale of loot boxes and microtransactions.
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But that did little to perk up its fellow stocks in the so-called FANG group that also includes Amazon, Google-parent Alphabet and Facebook.
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This backup charger not only gives hours of extra life; its cheerful choice of exteriors also perk up what would otherwise have been a dark moment.
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Exploring new business opportunities could help perk up Uber's share price, which closed at $41.50 today, two weeks after IPOing at an opening price of $42.
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Dozens of newer homes, many courtesy of Habitat for Humanity, perk up the neighborhood, as do the tidy yards of longtime residents Katrina couldn't drive away.
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Trump mumbled and sniffled his way through the conciliatory portions of the speech and only seemed to really perk up when he bragged about the economy.
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Better-than expected data out of Germany and receding fears of a disorderly departure from the European Union by the U.K. also helped perk up sentiment.
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Better-than-expected data out of Germany and receding fears of a disorderly British departure from the European Union also helped perk up sentiment in Europe.
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We don't get many of them these days (outside the occasional, excellent Super Mario Galaxy or Mario 3D World), but when we do, I perk up.
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The ECB's frantic easing has been sufficient to push down the euro, and thus to boost exports, but not enough to perk up wages or inflation.
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"It's funny because throughout my years on Wall Street and now with Catholic Charities, someone will perk up when they hear my name," Jean Potvin said.
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Just the fact that Paper Bag signed "Newmarket unknowns" was enough to make some people perk up their ears a little bit in Canada, at least.
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Perhaps as a consequence, the country's banking stocks took a hammering Monday morning, even as other elements of European equity markets finally began to perk up.
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The accomplished cinematographer Mitchell Amundsen brings what context he can to the pyrotechnics, but not even he can perk up the movie's drearily staged indoor setups.
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Say "Alexa" near the tablet and the virtual assistant's virtual ears will perk up, so you can ask about the weather without holding down the home button.
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Even a comedy bit from Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg (who came out wearing 2016 New Year's Eve novelty glasses) was unable to perk up the proceedings.
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Every time that violin-jab and splash of trumpet hits, you'll perk up for another look at L.A., sliced in half, mirror-flipped and collapsing on itself.
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It's convenient and offers a generous trial period, plus the idea of a custom-built mattress implies the kind of luxury that makes people's ears perk up.
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Palliative care experts say it is not uncommon for people in hospice care to perk up briefly before they die, sometimes speaking clearly or asking for food.
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While playing tag in the streets, my ears would suddenly perk up and the hoodlums I hung out with would lay bets on my predictions of its whereabouts.
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However, he's able to perk up enough to praise the Queen for all her work, and reveal that he and Charles have been writing letters to each other.
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As Sean drops this bit of knowledge, my children perk up — having seen Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton," they consider themselves scholars on the subject of our founding father.
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A distorted organ that wouldn't sound out of place in psychedelic rock whirrs in the background throughout, making the song's sense of mirthful dread perk up in transfixed attention.
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Unlike most celebrities, who usually strive to keep their PDA away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi, the two seemed to perk up when the cameras were around.
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Wheat received additional support from a weakening dollar and hopes that export demand for U.S. supplies will perk up in the coming weeks amid a production shortfall in Europe.
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If you're on the eternal quest to find the best Cup of Joe around, here are a few products and services that can perk up your pick-me-up.
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Things perk up on June 26, when lucky Jupiter connects with power planet Pluto and brings some healing, transformative vibes to your home, family, and your personal, safe spaces.
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It was only after the prime minister cut spending and increased taxes in return for cash infusions from the euro zone that the Greek economy started to perk up.
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I know you were sort of keen on him, but once we're down to just three or four non-Joe possibilities I think the survivors' images will perk up.
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When my daughter walked into the dining room while I rested my head on the table, I felt the need to perk up, as if I was hiding something.
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Minutes of the Federal Reserve's latest meeting showed on Wednesday that the policymakers were more confident in the need to keep raising rates, with most believing inflation would perk up.
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" Added Brown, "Every time you have one of these disasters, people perk up and start looking at analogous situations and things you might not have paid as much attention to.
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The gain was the first since November, suggesting domestic demand is starting to perk up as Beijing rolls out more stimulus, such as higher spending on roads, railways and ports.
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For more energetic boning, Lavorato recommends Green Crack, which also gets a nod from "the world's largest cannabis information resource" Leafly for those looking to perk up while getting down.
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Simplifying language in hopes of making a sale introduces the potential to mislead consumers—whose ears perk up and wallets ready at the thought of homemade parmesan in two days.
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It's time to perk up quick, because there's still a shitload of cool stuff to see in the Windy City and drinking too much is no excuse to miss out.
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Because of that, every time the social media wiz posts about a recipe, restaurant, or snack food, our ears perk up, and we're ready to take her word on it.
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There was always something I needed to improve: I wanted my 32DDD breasts to shrink and perk up, and my muscular thighs to stop fighting over space when I walked.
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The sound of the bell makes the ears of every working stiff perk up, because when that bell tolls for the 12th time, it can only mean one thing: lunch.
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As we saw with the spike-headed junkyard hellion, all the writers need to do to perk up an episode is apply a little creativity to the usual zombie template.
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As she walked back to the shelter with her cousin Yeni Palma, 37, and Ms. Palma's 13-year-old daughter, Yesselin, Ms. Guzmán seemed to perk up at their surroundings.
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In Watchmen's first episode, "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice," there are a few standout comic book callbacks that made my eyes go wide and my ears perk up.
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Thanksgiving is over, American politics remain a living nightmare, and Mercury is in retrograde, but here's one tiny sliver of goodness to perk up your Tuesday morning: Amanda Bynes is back.
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It does perk up a bit when the prince's fits come upon him, and we see the storms in his mind projected on crisp flat screens and curtains made of fringe.
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Zandi argued that the employment cost index was a better measure, and that it showed real wages starting to perk up at a rate of roughly 1 percent in real terms.
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Natixis, for example, makes the perk — up to $10,000 total — available to all employees who have been with the company for at least five years, but only on their federal loans.
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Canadian pop queen Carly Rae Jepsen may also want to perk up her ears, because "Small Talk" sounds like a musical cousin to "Too Much," her single off 2019's Dedicated.
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When countless celebrities over the years vouch for a skin-care product that's not pricey, nor particularly pretty, without being paid for placement, even the biggest skeptic might start to perk up.
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Think of HAS2 as the friend whose eyes perk up when wine is passed around — this was the gene that loved resveratrol and now researchers knew exactly how to turn it on.
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Last week Coinbase announced it was exploring whether it might list ZRX and several other currencies for trade on its exchange, helping perk up the price after declines since the new year.
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Higher wages will suggest that U.S. recovery will have the fuel to continue into the second quarter, and investor sentiment should perk up markedly as growth and earnings will be revised higher.
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The plane could perk up relatively slow sales for the 737 MAX 7 and help Boeing's market share battle with Airbus Group SE, which has outsold it with its competing A320 jet.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee showed more confidence in the need to keep raising interest rates at its last policy meeting, with most believing that inflation would perk up.
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But, more encouraging, she said, they also suggest that engaging in "any activities involving moving and socializing," as each of these group programs did, might perk up mental abilities in aging brains.
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And beauty companies took full advantage by releasing a slew of products that promise to perk up your complexion with just a few swipes of a powder, liquid, cream, or a solid stick.
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The way its ears perk up when you call it, or how it scratches its ears just like a dog (sometimes even when you're stuck onto its back, holding on for dear life).
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When you hear one of these catchphrases, your ears should immediately perk up, because this means that character is about to use their "Ultimate" ability, which can drastically alter the tide of battle.
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With the stock still down nearly 30% year to date, experts are starting to perk up, but many remain cautious, saying they need to see Tesla's next earnings report before getting more bullish.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee showed more confidence in the need to keep raising interest rates at its last policy meeting, with most believing that inflation would perk up.
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Recession talk has been circling the stock market during its rapid decline, but those concerns could be allayed over the next two weeks depending on whether U.S. data improve or corporate earnings perk up.
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No matter which beets you use, the dressing — an assertive mix of lime juice, anchovies and garlic — adds just the right pungency to perk up all the honeyed flavors, especially those of the squash.
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The Social Democrats have reluctantly started negotiations in January; more than a few conservatives wonder if they would perk up if a fresh face replaced Ms. Merkel's on the other side of the table.
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And yet the rising cost of prolonged low interest rates, from soaring property prices to vanishing returns for pension funds, means central banks cannot just stand by hoping inflation will perk up some day.
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Norman took over the hotel, and the characters dancing around the edges of this season's story have recognizable names — like Sam Loomis — that will cause fans of the movie to perk up their ears.
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The stock had been so heavily shorted by investors that it only needed modest growth in its business for shares to perk up, but the fear that Snap might shrink into nothing has investors weary.
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In one respect, the property boom has been a huge economic boon, helping to perk up investment despite an abrupt crash in commodity prices which has caused new oil and mining projects to dry up.
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The Fed comments helped U.S. Treasury 18-year note yields ease to 21 percent, from a high of 2074 percent it hit on Wednesday when the Fed minutes showed policymakers believed inflation would perk up.
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Swonk said the market may be puzzled when it sees the inflation numbers perk up but PCE consumer spending rising just slightly, up 0.2 percent, after a surge in consumer spending in fourth quarter GDP.
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With the unemployment rate at 3.8 percent and the economy still growing faster than potential even as it slows, they also are reluctant to abandon the idea that inflation and wages will eventually perk up.
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"When you hear they're investing $103 billion in this in 2018 and $3 billion in 2019, everyone's ears are going to perk up," said Andrew Kessler, the founder of behavioral health consulting firm Slingshot Solutions.
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Things take a turn for the worse when he burns down the village Christmas tree, but perk up a bit at the end when he finds a slightly more toned-down use for his scorchy powers.
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The cops initially groan when asked to participate in the semiannual "housecleaning," but they perk up over the news that court cases will earn them enough overtime to serve as a fat, de facto Christmas bonus.
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Yet Japan was seen as an example of central-bank incompetence, until smug Western central banks discovered after 19903 that getting an economy to perk up when interest rates were near zero was harder than it looked.
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Indeed, Nintendo says it is making the shift in the hope that mobile users—who may be encountering its games for the first time—will be enticed to buy its consoles and help perk up hardware sales.
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Apparently, hearing someone call your name is the worst way to enter a lucid dream, according to Barrett, because you instinctively perk up—hence why hearing, "Hey Keith, dream cool stuff!" failed to cause the intended response.
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Tomato water, buzzed with fresh green chile rings, is so entrancing that it even made the mung beans bobbing in it taste good, although its higher purpose is to perk up a charred half of an avocado.
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When my friends and I would whisper about Facebook around our parents and aunts, we'd translate the name directly into Somali—waji (face), buug (book)—so their ears wouldn't perk up at the mention of the site.
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It's only when something bad happens (missed payment, military coup, recession), and the bonds start trading significantly under face value on the assumption they will not be fully repaid, that the more creative investors' ears perk up.
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We always loved Rory, Lorelai, and Emily for their brains, not just their beauty — very woke of our early-aughts selves — but finding out what goes into turning each actor into a Gilmore made our ears perk up.
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The order, worth some $3 billion at list prices, could perk up Monday's opening of an event clouded by geopolitical uncertainty, including Britain's decision to leave the European Union and concerns over the state of the global economy.
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While certainly not new, the technique is ubiquitous for a good reason: Not only does the simple wing instantly perk up any face shape by drawing the eye upward, it gives a subtle nod to vintage beauty techniques.
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In a new interview, Washington Crossing Advisors portfolio manager Chad Morganlander said as the market has been "melting higher," investors ought to anticipate that volatility begins to perk up as the Federal Reserve continues to normalize monetary policy.
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Catrin (Gemma Arterton), a Welsh girl recently transplanted to London in the middle of the blitz, finds herself unexpectedly working on a screenplay for a film designed by the Ministry of Information to perk up the weary public.
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Whether you want to perk up for the family gathering or stay awake for the long drive home after dinner, you needn't stop for coffee if you've got an espresso machine that plugs into your car's cigarette lighter.
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BASF said last month it expects to eke out some profit growth in 2019 as it banks on business to perk up with car production in the latter half of the year and on benefits from ongoing cost cuts.
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After the Fed left interest rates unchanged in January, minutes showed the U.S. central bank's rate-setting committee grew more confident in the need to keep raising rates, with most believing inflation would perk up amid an improving economic landscape.
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Thanks to her, we learned how to conceal dark circles, perk up with blush, and dress up a naked eye — but more importantly, how those cosmetic skills translate into something deeper and longer lasting than the makeup on our faces.
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Her comments did perk up the pound slightly, though that was after it had hit $1.3052, its weakest against the dollar in a month, and as it also headed for its worst week against the U.S. currency in a year.
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The player can switch between Eddies while in the fight, as each one—there's Trooper Eddie, Pharaoh Eddie, Wicker Man Eddie, Gunner Eddie, and so on—has his own unique abilities to either dish out damage or perk-up your team.
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His central foursome is never less than affable, but the backchat among the characters lacks the binding ease of Murray and the gang, and the women often perk up when they turn away from one another to bounce off lesser characters.
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To perk up interest in initial public offerings (IPOs), companies sometimes invite in "cornerstone investors": a small number of big investors who promise to buy a stake and hold it for a while, a vote of confidence from which the IPO takes shape.
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By the time he was asked about abortion (during which he claimed that babies a day away from being born would be ripped from the womb and murdered under a Clinton administration) and immigration, he had started to perk up a bit.
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It's premature to say that Kalanick's testimony is the highlight of this trial — we're only on day three of a month-long trial — but when he casually says things like Google's flying car effort "sounds pretty cool" we perk up a bit.
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Raison says the timeline is key; parents should perk up if, for two to three weeks, their children are "unremittingly down," feeling hopeless and negative, if they start to withdraw from friends and activities, and if they experience dramatic changes in sleep.
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While neighbors employed the technique in meat dishes, as well as in the molasses-colored fruitcake known as black cake, in Mr. Williams's vegetarian household, it was often used to perk up the taste of seitan, a meat substitute he made from scratch.
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Automotive designers have not yet found a way to make a driver who may be distracted by texting, reading email or watching a movie perk up and retake control of the car in the fraction of a second that is required in an emergency.
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What made me perk up, though, was when I heard that Bandai Namco opted to use Google's Cloud Network to host all the infrastructure for the game and that one of the main components of this system is Cloud Spanner, Google's globally distributed database.
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According to Ruut Veenhoven, a professor at Erasmus University in Rotterdam who has been analysing data on happiness for decades, people in Greece and Portgual have become gloomier over the past three decades (although they have started to perk up over the past few years).
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ET. Read MoreEarly movers: GE, CVS, AAPL, STI, COL, SLB, SBUX, AXP & more Recession talk has been circling the stock market during its rapid decline, but concerns could be allayed over the next two weeks depending on whether U.S. data or corporate earnings perk up.
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No word on precisely what the interaction entails, but I'm suspect that a robot the size of Cozmo isn't going looking for any fights, particularly around canine companions, though he'll apparently speak directly to them, which ought to perk up an ear or two.
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Yet Trico is not cute in any predictable way; instead, the beast tugs at emotional strings with masterfully realized body language and subtle movements of its ears, which fold back when it's afraid, turn in the direction of noise, and perk up when it's alert.
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"It will help distinguish good real estate companies that conduct business by the book from those who have not ... It will make buyers more confident and will perk up market sentiments as well," said J.C. Sharma, managing director of Bengaluru-based developer, Sobha Ltd (SOBH.NS).
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So, you dropped a bunch of cash to perk up your kitchen with the coveted KitchenAid stand mixer (which is $20 off at Walmart, by the way) — you might as well invest in that lovely machinery and make it even more invaluable to your lineup of appliances.
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And Mr. Laurie, a brilliant comedian — from "Blackadder" to "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" to the half-crazed egotist House — can't find the humor here, though he starts to perk up in the fourth and fifth episodes as he spends more time with Mr. Suplee.
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To perk up at the reasonably priced Angus steaks only to realize they are not sold in quantities fewer than eight and think, Well, I guess if I ate one steak a day for a week plus an extra on Sunday, is to realize the promise of decay.
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ABOUT OKLAHOMA (286-274, 2-6): The Sooners seemed to perk up when senior Jordan Woodard returned from a leg injury six games ago - winning two of four contests with one of the losses coming in double overtime - but he has hit a wall in the last two.
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In 2015, Larson shared her tips for how to DJ any party with GQ. In the short video for the site, she said aspiring DJs should "always bring more records than you think that you need," and always have a couple of jams that instantly perk up the audience.
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Globalisation, the decline of union power and technological change mean that inflation does not perk up when the jobless rate falls in quite the way it used to; the short-term trade-off between inflation and the unemployment rate, known as the Phillips Curve, has weakened to the point of breakdown.
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Analysts at PiperJaffray wrote recently that Tapestry should try to perk up sales by targeting consumers in China, where brand awareness for Kate Spade is many times lower than for Coach, and also by scaling back the label's presence on the shelves of discount-prone department stores and flash sale sites.
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"When you walk outside you don't expect to hear a baby in a car and when you do immediately as a parent you perk up," said the man who, along with his wife, first called authorities He asked to remain anonymous when speaking with local TV. "The child was hot," he told WMC.
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Inside the arena, the crowd was sparse, and the music played during tests, as dressage rides are called, could be categorized as Retirement Community Lite, mostly orchestral versions of rock standards chosen to perk up the place or to muffle sounds that might otherwise distract the horses (a challenge because of patrolling helicopters).
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Things perk up briefly at the top of the second act when Chuck gets comically entangled with the exuberantly drunk Marge (Alex Young), which in turn leads to the giddy duet "A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing" — a title that, come to think of it, does have a particular resonance just now.
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"The U.S. dollar is heading into the end of the calendar year on the defensive as global stocks bearing in mind that some markets are done for the year already perk up following positive comments on U.S.-China trade from President Trump," Shaun Osborne, chief FX strategist at Scotiabank in Toronto, said in a note.
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"The U.S. dollar is heading into the end of the calendar year on the defensive as global stocks — bearing in mind that some markets are done for the year already — perk up following positive comments on U.S.-China trade from President Trump," Shaun Osborne, chief FX strategist at Scotiabank in Toronto, said in a note.
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But even so the beats are fainter and laxer than those on If You're Reading This, and although things perk up at the end with "Pop Style" and the inescapable "Hotline Bling," for the most part each slow, bland, half-rapped/half-sung elegy drags and drags and evaporates into a fine, chilly, barely tangible mist.
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I used to worry that I was listening widely in search of the same sort of musical gratification across different genres, but I don't think that's the case anymore (though I do love a major 7th chord and my ears will at least perk up a bit when I hear one deployed in almost any way).
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As the oratory flowed on Sunday, a rumor spread that the emir of Qatar, a major regional figure, had not only flown in on his private plane that morning but also announced that he was going to cover the entire $10 million cost of the summit and throw Lebanon an extra $1 billion — news tailor made to perk up every gloomy skeptic.
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When I was offered the chance to perk up my curly curls and scrub up my Irish brogue to portray the fairylike Sharon McLonergan in a coming Off Broadway revival of the musical "Finian's Rainbow," this version of the actor's dream crept into my subconscious and made plain thoughts I was already thinking: At age 46, when does an ingénue hang up her ponytail?
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