weigh down

The latest edition of the Federal Reserve’s beige book, which compiles anecdotes from central bankers around the country, reported mounting price pressures across many regions and elevated uncertainty that continued to weigh down activity.

Comcast is spinning off the channels because it believes the mature outlets face a bleak future due to pay TV cord-cutting and are an albatross weighing down its stock price.

China’s own economy has been in a protracted downturn, weighed down by a collapsed property market, ever-rising debts and weakening consumer confidence.

—Asian shares closed lower, with Japan’s Nikkei weighed down by domestic political uncertainty after political party Komeito’s withdrawal from the ruling coalition.

Student loans are weighing down millions of Americans.