But the survey also revealed firms were running down stocks instead of making new products.

但该调查也显示各企业正在任其库存减少而不生产新的产品。

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Firms cannot run down stocks for ever: eventually, they will empty their warehouses.

公司不可能让股票永远走低：最终，他们将清空他们的仓库。

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Manufacturers say nervous customers are delaying new purchases and running down stocks.

制造商说顾客因为焦虑而推迟了不少购买行为，现在只是在消化存货而已。

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Thai stocks closed down two percent,Wednesday. Despite the dip in Thailand's stock exchange, Cohen says the country's gross domestic product has shown good signs of recovering, along with the rest of Asia, from the global down-turn.

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And if it goes up 6 percent, well you'll go up 10 percent or more, and if it goes down, don't worry, I'm so smart your stocks won't go down.

如果股市涨了6个百分点，你可以转到10以上的百分点，如果股市跌了，你也不用担心，你选择的人会保证你买的股票不会跌。

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And other stocks might jump up and down a lot because they're very volatile.

另一些股票可能上下浮动,因为它们反复无常。

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Firms cannot run down stocks for ever: eventually, they will empty their warehouses.

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Investors had no appetite for risk on Monday, pulling down stocks as they shifted their money into safe, defensive plays like bonds and consumer staples.

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You can also sell some down stocks to mitigate a tax bill (which may be a very attractive proposition to some investors very soon).

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