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In the current economic setting, investing in US stocks is a perilous business. Earnings shortfalls have been widespread and many companies have seen their share prices marked down severely as a result.
03.05.2009
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The rocketing popularity of price comparison websites shows no sign of abating and this is exemplified in Japan’s largest price comparison site, Kakaku.com.
21.04.2009
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Times continue to be tough for investors. A credit crunch, a financial crisis and a housing market crisis - all at the same time. We’ve seen huge falls in equity markets throughout the world.
19.04.2009
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It’s been a difficult few months for building firm Grafton. Its main markets of the UK and Ireland are firmly in recession and the building industry has deteriorated markedly.
07.04.2009
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The financial services industry is currently witnessing one of its most challenging periods with turmoil sweeping through the financial system.
29.03.2009
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Last year’s sharp rise in food prices and the simultaneous slump in the economy have put huge pressure on consumers and retailers alike. However, even in tough economic conditions people still have to eat.
25.03.2009
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The global economy has weakened very sharply over the last six months. Few countries have been spared as the downturn has been transmitted around the world by the collapse of global trade and by the much reduced flow of capital and lending across borders.
25.03.2009
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2008 saw emerging markets suffer their worst year in a decade. The world’s developing nations have been hit hard by the global economic downturn.
20.03.2009
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There has been little to cheer about recently in the property markets. Capital values have tumbled; occupier markets have weakened; near-frozen credit markets have stalled the transaction market; and recession has taken hold on a global scale.
02.03.2009
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Amid the turmoil of the UK equity market, few stocks have been able to make much headway. But AstraZeneca has proved a happy exception.
25.02.2009
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