If a global recession does come to pass and markets start to shrink, more businessmen and workers may demand protection from their governments.
But if many workers across many different industries were to demand protection at once, the selfish appeal of such a shield would fade.
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Others demand protection from global economic forces and immigration.
More broadly, the fact that any company can demand protection for the basic shape of a device, years before it had invented the actual device or technology, should not entitle that company to claim that it had patented the design for a smartphone any more than Richard Branson can patent business class travel in outer space.
This demand for protection pushed 10-year US treasury note below 2.5%, the lowest level since November 2010.
The low demand for protection reflects the fact that global stock markets have been in robust shape recently.
Digital technology seems to strengthen the argument: by making copying easier, it seems to demand greater protection in return.
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These included growing demand for trade protection and mounting hostility to immigrants.
Fund managers and strategists said the low Vix reflects the fact that central banks are seen as backstopping financial markets, lessening demand for downside protection.
His Green allies in government will demand more consumer protection and environmental legislation at the European level though these days even the European Commission, weary of criticism, wants Europe to regulate less intrusively.
We demand that IKEA ensure the protection of the remaining forests with high conservation value on the lands they lease.
The Online Communication and Geolocation Protection Act would require a warrant before the government could demand access to any emails or to documents stored in the cloud.
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However, there lies a hindrance to the revival of domestic thermal coal demand if the U.S. Environment Protection Agency raises the bar on carbon emissions on power plants.
Institutional investors have ravenous demand for index puts, since they offer cheap protection against a market crash, Mr. Parker says.
Adobe Flash Access 3.0, a robust content protection and monetization solution, will enable content owners to deliver on-demand content with massive scale and strict studio-level security across a broad range of devices, following the upcoming release of Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR(R) 3.
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The increasing purchasing power of its population, and pent-up demand for goods, is an important factor in its solid economy and relative protection from the woes of the world.
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