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...mode until they find reason for taking heart anew. In addition to the 11.4% slump of Nikkei - its biggest single-day drop since the October, 1987 crash - trading Thursday elsewhere in Asia pushed Hong Kong's Hang Seng down 4.8%, South Korea's down 9.44%, and Singapore Straights Times Index down 5.5%. Europe faired no better, with London's FTSE 100 and Paris' CAC 40 indices reflecting mid-morning declines of nearing 2.5%, and Frankfurt's Dax off 1.3%. Market commentators warned that trading could see-saw throughout the day, but expected European bourses to close down and Wall Street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recession Fears Drive World Markets Starkly Downward | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...Pollution Index (monthly averages) MAY 142 JUNE 90 JULY 77 AUG. 56 SEPT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...woeful 137th on the World Bank's list when measured by ability to enforce contracts. For many investors, that will be a red flag. Saudi Arabia has also fared poorly on other lists that investors parse: it has slipped to 80th place on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index for 2008, from 70th in 2005. By that reckoning, Saudi Arabia is one of the most corrupt places in the Middle East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Massive Master Plan | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...Chinese companies but also with highly competitive companies from every corner of the world: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam and places you'd never expect. And you can anticipate that future versions of the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index will be reflecting more rapid ascents and descents than it has in the past. The current financial crisis may only serve to speed up the process...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the New World Disorder, Loads of Rivals for America | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...Consumer Sentiment: On Friday, the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers posts its sentiment index for early October, which measures shoppers' outlooks as they gear up for the holiday buying season, a crucial period that accounts for as much as 40% of retailers' annual sales. "Traditionally, if gas prices are up, consumer confidence is down," says Englund. "I'm not sure what will be captured by the Michigan Index, but I think it will drop because the RBC index dropped and that makes intuitive sense." According to the National Monthly RBC/CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index, consumer confidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Four Reasons the Markets Are Still Troubled | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

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