Hard-hit

Getty Images Kimchi, South Korea's traditional pungent vegetable dish Hard-hit restaurants are thinking about charging for kimchi, a food that is usually as freely available as sugar, salt and pepper — even at restaurants that don't serve Korean cuisine — and more heavily consumed than those foods by many South Koreans.

Surging Kimchi Prices Bite Korean Restaurants Jaeyeon Woo 2010

Hard-hit by the financial crisis following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Infineon's sales rose strongly again in fiscal 2010.

Infineon May Postpone Investment Philipp Grontzki 2011

Hard-hit Miyagi Prefecture is the source of only 1.7 percent of Japan's gross domestic product, and damage to industrial and commercial facilities in the area appeared to be limited.

Japan earthquake, tsunami spare major economic zones but threaten recession recovery 2011

Hard-hit markets like Detroit and Las Vegas have low median price-to-rent ratios of 5.6 and 8.1, respectively, according to Zillow data.

Making a New Case for Home Buying Amy Hoak 2011

Hard-hit Atlanta had the worst year-over-year performance, declining 11.8%.

Home Prices Tumble Mia Lamar 2012

Hard-hit areas include Dallas, Chicago and California's Inland Empire, which all have availability rates above 15%.

ProLogis, Blackstone Near $1 Billion Property Agreement Anton Troianovski 2010

Hard-hit in the past few years—some stocks in the sector were down as much as 65% from their peaks in 2007 and 2008—health funds this year are outperforming all other categories of U.S.-stock funds, up an average 15.1% in the first half, according to Morningstar Inc.

Health Funds Chart a Big Recovery Shirley S. Wang 2011

Hard-hit by low income and high unemployment, Hardwick has been seeing signs of life, hope and cash thanks to a handful of entrepreneurial local food producers.

Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Home Field Advantage 2010

Hard-hit by low income and high unemployment, Hardwick has been seeing signs of life, hope and cash thanks to a handful of entrepreneurial local food producers.

Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Home Field Advantage 2010

Hard-hit Michigan, Pennsylvania, and California each took in over $1 billion; New York and Texas took in $1.5 billion each.

Obama's Poor Tax 2009