Word: consumerized
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Some economists - for now a minority, to be sure - believe the U.S. is at serious risk of a deflationary spiral, even if just a quarter ago, inflation was above the Fed's comfort zone of 2% to 3%. "Compared to Japan's problem a decade ago, this crisis is unfolding...
That's where the focus of investors ought to be: not on bailouts or the economic stimulus package du jour, but on the economy itself. All over the world, indicators are flashing red. American consumer confidence and spending have plunged. China's Guangdong province, the boiler room of the global...
TIME: But hasn't the financial services industry, which obviously is in distress, been a big consumer of technology in the past? Won't that have some impact on Intel?
The economy is in meltdown, consumer spending is dwindling and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is seriously considering priming the monetary system with change he found inside his sofa. That just means you need a vacation more than ever - and the good news about the bad news is that the...
Indeed, the greatest danger to the consumer of the never-ending parade of new Japanese products is developing an attachment to any one snack or beverage. Chances are, you'll soon enough find yourself standing bereft in a convenience store, scanning the shelves for a product that's been replaced...