Word: upturns
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...there's risk involved for Kraft too. Any time spent mulling a better offer could see a further slide in Kraft's shares and an upturn in performance at Cadbury. After all, the U.K. firm, expected to publish a trading update on Dec. 15, outperformed all other major global food businesses in the third quarter. A rally in sterling, meanwhile, could further add to the cost of boosting Kraft's bid. What's more, "we persist in our belief that neither Nestlé nor Hershey will willingly stand by and be marginalized into distant No. 3 and No. 4 positions...
...what sounds so simple on paper will be far more complicated in the real world of economic policymaking. The problem is that the upturn isn't as synchronized as the downturn. Countries are emerging from recession at different speeds, with each facing its own special mix of inflationary pressures and unemployment - both of which affect decisions for monetary and fiscal policy. "We won't get the kind of coordinated response that is the rhetoric of the G-20," says Paul De Grauwe, professor of economics at the University of Leuven in Belgium. "Each country is going to look...
...recession is nearing its end. At least, it seems to be. A generally improving trend in the economic data has forecasters saying the downturn will turn into an upturn sometime between early this summer (the optimistic view) and late next winter (the pessimistic...
...that leads to a big question about the stock market, which had run up more than 30% on the hunch that an economic upturn was imminent but has lately been exhibiting second thoughts, with trading volume sinking and major indexes slipping down through technical support levels, one after another. So investors rightly ask: Is it foolish to be buying stocks now, after the market jumped so high on hopes alone? (See the top 10 scared stock traders...
Initial claims for jobless benefits clicked higher once again, with 627,000 newly unemployed reported for the week ended June 20. But amidst that grim news there are hopeful signs that the employment picture may soon improve. Executive recruiters and Human Resources professionals say signs of an upturn are beginning to emerge...