A Downward Spiral

Falling prices might sound good to consumers, but a persistent decline can create a spiral of falling profits, closing factories, shrinking employment and increasing defaults on loans.

SOURCE: | By The Washington Post - November 21, 2008

This Story Falling Prices Raise a New Fear: Deflation Article \| With the stock market crumbling and the economy shrinking, a whiff of deflation is in the air. A Downward Spiral		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: \| By The Washington Post - November 21, 2008 ¬es=Falling prices might sound good to consumers, but a persistent decline can create a spiral of falling profits, closing factories, shrinking employment and increasing defaults on loans." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: \| By The Washington Post - November 21, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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