Introducing a new index of economic performance, The Australian Financial Review Doom and Gloom Headline Indicator (AFRDGHI). Wanting a clue to the current health of the global and domestic economies? Read these (all from today’s slim AFR analogue edition) and weep:
Dividends chopped as boards face up to hard times
China slump heightens export fears
Red tape hurts $100bn energy projects
Stormy reception for BlackBerry
Law firms’ staff feel the pinch
Evidence of slowdown keeps growing
Slump heightens export fears
Hu warns of much worse to come
Korea’s grim exports send dire signal
Worst fall in Japan’s domestic car sales in 34 years
Chinese index plunges to new depths
Economic reality dooms local Glamour launch
Falling MIS sales fell payout
China data paints a grim picture
From feast to famine as companies put off floats
Dividends chopped in hard times
AMP taxes axe to another 206 staff
Middle east metropolis feels the heat
Asia’s workers feel the pain
Forced sellers will keep prices falling
We can probably assume things are crook.
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