That would be their weakest performance in a decade, aside from the global slump of 2009.
Is the global slump turning a nation of civilised lunchers into one of convenience snackers?
Already there have been loud calls for America to cut interest rates to prevent a global slump.
So, in theory, it should be the least affected by the global slump.
For the first time since the early 1980s, global slump is a thinkable, even plausible, outcome (see article).
Goldman also used the global slump to expand abroad, especially in Asia, going on a shopping spree for distressed assets.
Neither of these parallels is exact, because today's global slump combines several types of downturn and an unprecedented policy response.
Meanwhile, lurking behind all this is the massive fall on the stock markets due to the global slump in share prices.
Not only is policymaking absent and reformism on the defensive but the global slump is hitting Japanese industry particularly hard, and foreign workers foremost.
In other words, to get from here to recession in America, and thence to global slump, is likely to require not just bad fortune but also bad judgment.
Indian tech companies have held up well in the global slump, with the top six IT services companies reporting an average 135% rise in net profit in the final quarter of 2000 against the same period in 1999, according to Salomon Smith Barney.
The global demand slump and yen's surge have wiped out earnings for Japan's tech giants.
The election comes amid the deepest global economic slump for two generations.
Whirlpool ( WHR - news - people )'s ability to weather the global sales slump, leading it to beat Wall Street's forecast.
With the three state-owned carriers in China reportedly seeking financial assistance to cope with the global economic slump, the Chinese government's warnings would not be made lightly.
" In spite of uninspiring trade figures, the global electronics slump, and concerns about poor earnings in the property sector, he says: "We believe economic growth in the second half will surprise on the upside.
And, crucially, Indonesia is weathering the global financial economic slump better than most places.
The onset of a slump in global trade has dealt another challenge to DHL--its global network of 500, 000 employees in 220 countries makes it vulnerable.
One reason is that it was a bit-part player in the system of global imbalances that precipitated the slump.
During the recent economic downturn that brought havoc throughout the global auto industry Ford saw production slump from 5.532 million units in 2008 to 4.817 million units in 2009.
Chris Bertelsen, chief investment officer at Global Financial Private Capital, says the slump is an opportunity for investors to pick up stocks at a good price and lock in high dividend income.
But unlike three years ago, this slump reflects more than a sluggish global economy.
This is partly because the European handset market already shows some warnings signs of repeating the 2008 summer slump, which later metastasized into a sharp global phone volume contraction by Q4 2008 and Q1 2009.
The shipping industry, often seen as a barometer of global economic health, has been hurt by high fuel costs, a slump in trade, and the retreat of lending from European banks.
The slump showed the Indian car market, which has attracted investment from global auto makers looking for growth in emerging markets, has lost some of its luster, although analysts and auto manufacturers say the concerns are likely short term.
The world--and even the previously sanguine Japanese--is now catching on to the fact that Japan's 12-year slump has deteriorated into a full-blown crisis, threatening a wild global ride.
The world--including even the previously sanguine Japanese--is now catching on to the fact that Japan's 12-year slump has deteriorated into a full-blown crisis, threatening a wild global ride.
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