Article: Market Diary.(THE LABJ STOCK INDEX: TRACKING 200 SELECTED LOS ANGELES COUNTY-BASED COMPANIES)(Brief article)

Article: German officials upbeat on economy despite market turmoil
AP Worldstream;  January 23, 2008 ;     268 words ......impact of the current financial market turmoil. Their comments came as Chancellor...forecast for this year to 1.7 percent, from the 2 percent it predicted in October. The...economy _ which grew by 2.5 percent last year and 2.9 percent in...

Article: Market turmoil fuels fears about consumer spending
AP Worldstream;  September 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ......also gave money to their two sons. The market turmoil, which is expected to lead to even more...motor vehicles and gasoline, will rise 2.5 percent to 3 percent, less than last year's 3.4 percent increase. A rise of 2.5 percent to 2.8...

Article: Ford's US sales drop 34.6 percent in September
AP Worldstream;  October 1, 2008 ;     102 words ......Co. says its U.S. sales dropped 34.6 percent in September as tight credit, economic uncertainty and financial market turmoil continue to keep buyers away. Ford is...Ford, September car sales fell 19.4 percent from a year earlier, while truck sales dropped 39.4 percent.

Article: World's High Net Worth Individuals Continue to Seek Luxury Items, Despite Rising Costs and Financial Market Turmoil.
Business Wire;  June 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......rising costs and financial market turmoil, high net worth individuals...marketplace. Even as financial market turmoil impacted the United States...collectibles accounted for 16.2 percent of passion investments among...closely by fine art at 15.9 percent. Jewelry held third place at ...

Article: Insurer Allianz says 3Q profit rose 21 percent on fewer claims, tax gain
AP Worldstream;  November 9, 2007 ;     432 words ......helped Allianz SE post a 21 percent increase in third-quarter...because of subprime woes and market turmoil. Europe's biggest insurer...in the quarter rose 1.8 percent to 23 billion (US$33.73...profit, though, slipped 2.1 percent to 2.60 billion (US$3.81...and writedowns from the ...

Article: Asian, European markets slide on US recession fears; Shanghai index drops 7.2 percent
AP Worldstream;  January 28, 2008 ;     601 words ...Global market turmoil continued into a second...benchmark index plummeted 7.2 percent to its lowest point in...the U.K.'s FTSE dipped 1 percent to 5,807.9 in morning trading...Germany's DAX slipped 1.2 percent while France's declined...

Article: Munich Re 2Q net profit falls 47 percent
AP Worldstream;  August 6, 2008 ;     543 words ......net profit fell by 47 percent amid market turmoil and asset write-downs...Gross premiums rose 1.2 percent to just more than 9 billion...investments fell nearly 40 percent to 1.6 billion (US$2...second quarter fell 33 percent to 1 billion (US$1.55...17 billion), down 34.5 ...

Article: National Australia Bank profit drops 0.9 percent
AP Worldstream;  October 21, 2008 ;     449 words ......largest by assets, reported a 1 percent fall in annual profit and...signs of how international market turmoil and the global economic slowdown...US$3.1 billion), down 0.9 percent from the same period a year...Cash earnings fell 10.7 percent to A$3.9 billion (US$10.7...bad debt charges rose ...

Article: European Central Bank cuts rates to 2 percent
AP Worldstream;  January 15, 2009 ;     551 words ......European Central Bank cut its interest rates by a half percentage point to 2 percent on Thursday, moving to protect the continent's economy...council to cut the main refinancing rate from 2.5 percent was in line with market expectations and left the rate at its lowest level...exceptionally high, ...

Article: BoE Keeps Interest Rates at 5.75 Percent
AP Online;  August 2, 2007 ;     507 words ......rate unchanged at 5.75 percent following last month's...accounts for more than 15 percent of the world's gross domestic...refinancing rate unchanged at 4 percent Thursday but set the stage for an increase to 4.25 percent in September. The "current financial market turmoil will not ...

Article: Hong Kong stock index soars 3.2 percent, tracking Wall Street gains
AP Worldstream;  February 27, 2008 ;     329 words ......rose 769.09 points, or 3.24 percent, to 24,483.84. Traders said...smaller-than-expected damage from the credit market turmoil. This bodes well for HSBC...gains Wednesday, rising 3.3 percent to HK$123.60. The global...Industrial Average ended 0.9 percent higher overnight at ...

Article: US Treasurys recover from rout as investors focus on economy; 2-year yield under 2 percent
AP Worldstream;  February 8, 2008 ;     366 words ......market and related financial market turmoil. Yellen said the Fed must...Friday with a yield of 3.70 percent, down from 3.76 percent late Thursday. The 30-year...13/32 with a yield of 4.47 percent, down from 4.53 percent late...

Article: Asian markets plunge on US recession fears; Shanghai index drops 7.2 percent
AP Worldstream;  January 28, 2008 ;     555 words ...Global market turmoil continued into a second week...benchmark index plummeted 7.2 percent to its lowest point in six...Hong Kong's market sank 4.3 percent while India's Sensex dropped 3.5 percent in afternoon trading. U.S...

Article: G-7 finance chiefs to focus on global market turmoil but no policy remedies expected
AP Worldstream;  February 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......meet this weekend in Tokyo, market turmoil and the risks of a global...interest rate by 1.25 points to 3 percent late last month, and investors...rate a quarter point to 5.25 percent. Darling said the BOE had...the government's target of 2 percent. I remain very confident that...