http://news.alibaba.com/economic-downturn/feed/ The latest economic downturn news, articles and galleries from around the world. en-us Alibaba http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/analysis/100032730-1-global-economic-downturn-picking-up.html 22 Dec 2008 07:01:16 GMT WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The global economic downturn is gathering speed in Europe, Asia and the United States and while there is talk of a recovery in the second half of the year, it is far from ... http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100006709-1-asia%2527s-economic-downturn-milder.html 17 Dec 2008 08:12:42 GMT Earlier this year most businessmen and investors hoped that Asia's emerging economies could withstand... http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100002557-1-eight-threats-marriage-downturn.html 3 Nov 2008 07:31:10 GMT Will the economic downturn adversely affect your marriage? You might be thinking you can't lose more than your house and your job in the recession. Here are eight reasons you could be wrong. Data courtesy of Prince & Associates, Orange County Superior Court of California and the American Psychological Association's 2008 Stress in America Survey. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100009200-1-brown%2527s-goals-investing-britain.html 8 Jan 2009 07:31:48 GMT Prime Minister Gordon Brown has earmarked 拢18bn for investment to help UK Plc get through the economic downturn... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/analysis/100016904-1-innovate-out-economic-downturn.html 28 Oct 2008 02:24:10 GMT This crisis might decide the fate of economic systems of many countries for decades to come. Not all have the capacity and resources to come out as winners. These are times for forging ahead鈥攁nd no time for retreat. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/cars/100100794-1-sourcing-china-gets-harsher-economic.html 12 May 2009 08:09:54 GMT "The overall sourcing strategies of China sourcing are not expecting big changes at global economic downturns" according to a survey conducted by Gasgoo.com. This survey covers over 150 purchasing executives that attended the 2009 Global Automotive Sourcing Summit on April 21 (See Chart 1). http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/alibaba/100067674-1-jack-ma%253A-economic-downturn-%2527growing.html 13 Mar 2009 09:17:29 GMT The head of China's biggest ecommerce company and pioneer of the Chinese Internet industry says the economic downturn is "not a crisis, but a growing pain of globalization." http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/energy/100017225-1-china%2527s-coal-demand%252C-output-slow.html 29 Oct 2008 02:49:35 GMT China's coal output slowed down in September after power consumption weakened for five months in a row on economic downturn, the Beijing News reported on Tuesday citing sources with China ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100175838-1-update-1-wellpoint-weighing-job-cuts.html 23 Sep 2009 00:26:53 GMT * Cites employer layoffs as pressuring membership * Shares down 1.9 percent NEW YORK, Sept 22 - Health insurer WellPoint Inc is weighing job cuts as it grapples with enrollment declines stemming from the weak... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/entrepreneur/100163543-1-surviving-an-economic-downturn.html 28 Aug 2009 09:13:42 GMT These cost-cutting suggestions can keep you afloat in a tempestuous economy. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/apac-member/100146362-1-footwear-supplier-weathers-economic-downturn.html 30 Jul 2009 06:02:50 GMT Olicom (Quanzhou) Imp & Exp Co., Ltd. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/technology/100142667-1-update-4-ericsson-starts-feel-pinch.html 24 Jul 2009 10:42:24 GMT * Adjusted Q2 operating income up 47 percent, beats forecast * Effects of downturn seen particularly in emerging markets * Says customers focused on cashflow and cutting spending * Share price falls (Adds more comments... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/technology/100142566-1-update-3-ericsson-starts-feel-pinch.html 24 Jul 2009 08:46:18 GMT * Adjusted Q2 operating income up 47 percent, beats forecast * Effects of downturn seen particularly in emerging markets * Says customers focused on cashflow and cutting spending * Share price falls STOCKHOLM, July 24... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/energy/100101174-1-wrapup-1-edf%252C-enel-say-business.html 13 May 2009 01:24:21 GMT * EDF Q1 sales up 15.1 pct, tops forecasts * Enel sees good profitability despite weak scenario * EDF says resisting well despite tough economic conditions * Enel's debt at 50.831 bln euros at end-March... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/energy/100101172-1-wrapup-1-edf%252C-enel-say-business.html 13 May 2009 01:24:12 GMT * EDF Q1 sales up 15.1 pct, tops forecasts * Enel sees good profitability despite weak scenario * EDF says resisting well despite tough economic conditions * Enel's debt at 50.831 bln euros at end-March... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/energy/100081360-1-update-2-oil-rises-views-economic.html 7 Apr 2009 02:00:23 GMT * Japan plans extra $100 bln economic stimulus * European, Asian stock markets higher * Gold slips towards 2.5-month low as risk appetite rises (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs PERTH/SEOUL) LONDON, April 6 - Oil... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100064654-1-s.korea-building-permits-skid-economic.html 9 Mar 2009 09:28:20 GMT SEOUL, March 9 - South Korea's building permits awarded in January amounted to about half the space awarded in the year-ago period, data showed on Monday, adding to concerns that Asia's fourth-largest economy is on... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/finance/100037070-1-world-economic-downturn.html 6 Jan 2009 06:44:41 GMT Singapore The Straits Times (independent), Nov. 2: The last great period of globalization a century ago was ended by the onset of world war and a century-long struggle between political ideologies. It was not inconceivable that the hijacking of four airliners could prove as consequential as the assassination of an Austrian archduke. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/coffee/100017980-1-fairtrade-coffee-sales-steady-economic.html 30 Oct 2008 12:02:02 GMT LONDON, Oct 30 - Global sales of Fairtrade coffee are holding up well despite an economic slowdown, coffee dealers and farmers' unions said on Thursday. The Fairtrade system helps farmers and workers from poor countries... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/finance/100014533-1-hk-bankruptcies-herald-economic-downturn%252C.html 20 Oct 2008 09:52:23 GMT HONG KONG, Oct 20 - A spate of corporate bankruptcies in Hong Kong highlights the territory's vulnerability to the credit crisis and the slowing global economy, clouding the outlook for its banking sector. In the... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/finance/100007247-1-firms-bet-emerging-markets-economic.html 24 Sep 2008 02:04:54 GMT LONDON, Sept 23 - Companies remain determinedly bullish about prospects in emerging markets, despite recent market turmoil which has savaged developing stock markets, a survey said on Tuesday. Emerging stocks have lost about a third... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/americas/100006853-1-consumers-cut-health-spending%252C-economic.html 22 Sep 2008 08:40:59 GMT As the credit crunch threatens to throw the economy into a deep slump, Americans are already cutting back on health care, a sector once thought to be invulnerable to recession. Spending on everything from doctors' appointments to preventive tests to prescription drugs is under pressure. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100054595-1-feature-as-u.s.-downturn-deepens%252C-repair.html 20 Feb 2009 01:52:15 GMT TUCSON, Ariz., Feb 20 - On a gritty corner in Tucson, Arizona, used tire store owner Andy Alexander says business is fine despite the economic downturn -- and partly because of it. "When people come... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/finance/100021896-1-wall-st-tumbles-economic-gloom.html 12 Nov 2008 03:26:07 GMT NEW YORK, Nov 11 - U.S. stocks fell further on Tuesday with the major indexes tumbling to session lows on fears over a deepening economic downturn, while energy shares sagged as the price of oil... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100079002-1-factbox-output-cuts-base-metals%252C-oil.html 2 Apr 2009 01:26:45 GMT April 1 - In response to the deepest economic downturn in decades, commodity producers have been swift to cut production as demand plunged and lower prices eroded profits. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100072227-1-best-countries-business.html 20 Mar 2009 06:27:38 GMT The economic downturn that's swept the globe has crushed financial markets, exploded unemployment and shaken confidence in the banking system... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100053934-1-rpt-feature-undeterred-crisis%252C-viennese-waltz-night.html 19 Feb 2009 02:01:48 GMT VIENNA, Feb 18 - After spending a month sewing the beading on to her white satin gown, Russian student Emma Akopjan is attending her first Vienna ball and hopes to forget the economic downturn for... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/finance/100036999-1-cigna-cut-1%252C100-jobs%252C-citing.html 6 Jan 2009 03:32:31 GMT LOS ANGELES, Jan 5 - Health insurer Cigna Corp said on Monday it will cut 1,100 jobs, or about 4 percent of its workforce, and consolidate certain operations as it copes with the economic downturn.... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/chemical-highlight/100034918-1-dow-chemical%2527s-kuwait-deal-fizzles.html 30 Dec 2008 01:34:45 GMT With a central piece of its asset-light strategy eliminated, analysts wonder how the chemical giant can withstand the economic downturn ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/chemical-highlight/100032965-1-lanxess-ag-plant-postponed.html 23 Dec 2008 02:51:16 GMT SPECIALTY chemicals maker Lanxess AG will delay a rubber plant in Singapore because of weakening demand amid the economic downturn and to conserve cash ...