Tepid consumer spending remains one of the biggest headwinds for a sustainable recovery.

They cited government regulation, consumer confidence and commodity prices as the biggest headwinds to growth.

The housing and labor markets have long been considered two of the biggest headwinds the economic recovery faces.

And we think that the non-residential industrial sector is likely to feel the biggest headwinds as global trade remains weak.

It was the seventh consecutive year of losses for the embattled airline -increasing fuel prices and foreign currency their biggest headwinds.