For Britain's private-health insurers, that leaves company-sponsored plans as one bright spot in a dull market.

ECONOMIST: Health

Almost all of India's car makers are offering either discounts or incentives such as free insurance, vehicle exchange bonuses and car accessories to drive up sales in a dull market.

WSJ: Weak Sales Drag India Auto Shares

The Portuguese stock market is pretty dull.

FORBES: The Tragedy Of Portugal

Dow Chemical, operating in the dull but brutal commodity-plastics market, now splits out and prices separately the add-on services that it once provided in a lump along with its products.

ECONOMIST: Pricing strategies

Now that the dollar is weak, Jaguar is piling up losses in America, its biggest market, because its cars are both expensive and dull.

ECONOMIST: The car industry