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...been a grueling few weeks for American companies, but particularly so for Harley-Davidson, purveyor of bikes that easily top $30,000. Last month, the company reported that its fourth-quarter global sales fell 13.1%. Last year, its profits sank nearly 30%. And it's been a wipeout for investors: Harley-Davidson's stock price has plunged nearly 70%, to $11.96 a share in mid-February, from $37.34 a share one year ago. Americans haven't lost reverence for Harley-Davidson, but a key problem is that people are simply less willing to spend money on luxury items. Overall motorbike...
Investor sentiment was shaken over the holiday weekend by news that Japan's economy shrank at an annualized rate of almost 13% in the latest quarter. Economic news from virtually every corner of the world is reinforcing the notion that this economic storm knows no bounds, and may be gaining fury...
...robbery occurred outside HUPD’s jurisdiction as it took place on a city street, so the suspect will be handled by the Cambridge police, according to Catalano. The Cambridge Police Department did not return requests for comment over the weekend. According to CPD’s third quarter crime analysis report, 112 robberies occurred in Cambridge between Jan. 1, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2008, the latest dates for which information is currently available, 89 of which were street robberies. During this time, there were 53 cases of larceny from a person in Harvard Square. There were 161 robberies...
...rudderless finance ministry that Nakagawa's resignation leaves can't help an already dismal outlook for the Japanese economy. This week's figures show that Japan's economy contracted last quarter at an annualized rate of nearly 13%, exports were down nearly 14%, and that more layoffs are on the books for Japan Inc. But economists and experts predict the ramifications of Nakagawa's resignation won't be economic, but political. In a recent poll, Aso's support rate was 9.7% and many say he is teetering on losing control of the Liberal Democratic Party. "[The economy isn't] going...
...woes have an obvious cause: the public perception is that his administration has failed to come up with strong enough medicine to counteract the country's increasingly dire economic plight. The world's second-largest economy shrank at an alarming annualized rate of 12.7% last quarter, its worst quarterly contraction since the 1974 oil shock. Exports also fell an unprecedented 13.9%, while the unemployment rate shot up to 4.4% in December, reaching levels not seen since World War II. "There is no doubt that the economy is in its worst state in the postwar period," said Economic and Fiscal Policy...