They provided an early indicator of trouble at investment Banks, although they became distorted as more and more firms scrambled to hedge or speculate.

虽然它们被越来越多公司用于对冲或投机因而产生歪曲，但但仍可提供投资银行遇到麻烦的早期征兆。

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They are used to predict changes in overall output and activity in an economy, including stock price, new order of investment, order of housing and buildings and consumption confidence indicator.

这些指标用来预测经济的总产出及活动的变化，包括股票的价格、投资品的新订单、住房建筑订单和消费者信心指数等指标。

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Take venture capital investment as another indicator of this balance of power tech shift.

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Value investors often look closely at dividend policies as a part of total return on an investment and an indicator of the financial strength and prospects for a company.

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Badly designed compensation is an indicator of poor corporate governance, and poor corporate governance is an indicator of investment risk.

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