Still, while one analyst said efforts to thrift rhodium may mean a further dip in prices, any downside eventually may be limited since the auto sector does not appear to be trying to move away from the metal completely.

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Poor sales of key drugs and worse than expected generic competition will mean that revenue will dip, instead of growing in the single digits.

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The dip in price of Avon shares mean its dividend not yields more than 3.3%, and the company has history of jacking up the dividend every year.

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All this could mean more economic weakness and a double-dip recession.

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