On this basis, a 40% drop in share prices could trim consumer spending by 4-5% over two years.

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On a blended basis, he thinks Intel could see an overall 7% drop in notebook and desktop processor ASPs in 2013.

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U.S. home prices declined 4.2% through the first quarter on a sequential basis, a further drop from the 3.6% decline recorded in the last three months of 2010.

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McShane notes that flat panel TV prices fell 21.1% on a year-over-year basis in July, worse than the 14.8% drop in June and a 13.6% decline in May.

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Statistically, more donations per capita are made by taxpayers who do not itemize (think those of you who drop coins in the Salvation Army bucket or some dollars in the offering plate) but on a dollar for dollar basis, charities tend to receive the largest support from big donors.

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