Homebuilders in overbuilt areas and firms producing what consumers no longer value are accordingly deprived of capital.
And they did so with ease, because companies were suddenly producing faster than consumers could shop.
Venezuela, which has given up producing things that its consumers want, importing them instead on the back of its oil revenues, looks particularly exposed.
Like previous booms, the current one has transferred unimaginable wealth from oil-importing to oil-producing countries, and from consumers to oil companies.
It really is extraordinarily easy to see the connection here: decades of higher gas prices have led to manufacturers producing more efficient engines and to consumers preferentially purchasing small engined cars.
Based in Israel, SodaStream is a global leader in the home beverage carbonation market, producing soda making systems that enable consumers to easily transform ordinary tap water into carbonated drinks instantly.
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After filing for bankruptcy, Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) stepped in to save the day, producing a season finale cliffhanger that left consumers wondering what would happen next.
"We are committed to producing the safest, highest quality products for consumers and prudent use of antibiotics for flock health is a part of that, " says a spokeswoman for ConAgra (nyse: CAG - news - people ), which owns Butterball Turkey.
The problem is that the economic model that achieved the strongest and most consistent growth rate in reliably recorded history - a spending spree by consumers financed by borrowing from the great producing countries like China, Japan and Germany - is kaput.
By pinning the price of power to market demand, MHP rates are supposed to send consumers price signals that accurately reflect the costs of producing the power they are consuming.
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This is about the limited set of choices that are basically created by policies that are not in synch that are really not producing the broad range of choices that I think middle income consumers, moderate income consumers want.
For marketers, that means poking the box is about producing fresh approaches and compelling content and engaging and integrating business with consumers in new ways.
The trouble for Sarkozy will be producing those results during a time of economic slowdown, when inflation is hurting consumers and a lack of financial liquidity is stifling investment.
Heavily regulated fuel prices have discouraged Chinese refiners from producing cleaner diesel, as the higher costs can't be passed on to consumers.
That's why my administration is taking steps to support a thriving clean energy industry across this country -- an industry that's making solar panels, and building wind turbines, producing cutting-edge batteries for fuel-efficient cars and trucks, and helping consumers get more control over their energy bills.
In every market--and at every step from suppliers of raw materials to consumers of finished goods--faster, cheaper communication lowers the cost of producing and consuming.
The company is building a digital relationship with consumers and companies through photography while generating revenue through photo related goods and merchandise and producing a product that is by default a very viral object.
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Success in this model requires a mutually beneficial ecosystem in which content ownersmake money for producing entertaining, educational or inspiring content while platforms make money for delivering that content, and consumers are happy to pay for it.
But he acknowledged more work was needed to have consumers understand the Wii U, which went on sale globally late last year, as well as producing more game software to draw buyers.
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