There's a chance for a nasty double-dip, but we don't think that's very likely either.
Fisher says a double-dip U.S. recession is not in the cards since it would require a global double dip, something he claims has pretty much never happened.
On the theory that there is now a 1-in-3 chance that the U.S. economy could fall into a double-dip recession, Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen this morning turned cautious on the entertainment and media stocks.
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The ratio of inmates to guards inside Ohio's prisons has crept up again after a dip that followed the 11-day siege at Lucasville's Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in 1993.
Meanwhile, investors continue to fret over whether the U.S. is teetering toward a double-dip recession.
"There's almost no chance of a double-dip recession, " he says.
This is despite the fact that analysts say Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) will almost certainly dip into Intel's new line of processors, as they grow both more power-efficient and more powerful.
Others are not sure that this is the start of a serious double-dip, but it's a reflection of our uncertain times that no-one can exactly rule it out.
Notorious NYU economist Nouriel Roubini gave a talk in Dubai on Tuesday where he warned that a sustained run-up in oil prices could tip some advanced economies into recession, as he warned that the European Central Bank and the Bank of England could be about to make a big mistake by raising interest rates and that the U.S. was relatively safe from a double-dip.
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Renewed worries over a possible double-dip recession in the U.S. sent investors for a spectacular rush into so-called safe haven assets this week.
The world has become more economically, if not politically, interdependent, and a double-dip recession in the U.S. or Europe would clearly affect China and the entire Asia-Pacific.
In his latest weekly market commentary, top fund manager John Hussman says four factors are indicating that the U.S. is on the verge of a double-dip recession.
In a recent video interview with Steve Forbes, Forbes Editor-in-Chief and host of the Intelligent Investing web video series, Roubini predicts that the U.S. housing market is in for a double-dip recession.
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Wall Street seesawed through a choppy summer on concerns that the U.S. economy could be slipping toward a double-dip recession, but the National Bureau of Economic Research has good news: the last recession ended 15 months ago.
Goran Pandev's 22nd-minute strike from long range failed to dip quickly enough to prevent it going over while Wesley Sneijder could only shoot harmlessly wide in the final minute of the half after a neat one-two with fellow attacker Milito.
While the U.S. economy teeters on the edge of a double-dip recession, FD is seeing explosive growth.
Hence, they expect the U.S. will avoid another recession or a dreaded double-dip.
But as fears about a double-dip recession subside, the country's huge current-account deficit has become the focus of attention.
What is more, although most economists expect America's recovery to continue, the risk of a double-dip recession certainly cannot be ruled out.
Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, also expects to dip into the red.
"We remain confident that the U.S. economy is unlikely to enter a 'double-dip' scenario, " said Thomas Lee, chief equity strategist for JPMorgan Chase, in a recent report.
Washington DC was the only bright spot, gaining 0.3% from November and 4.1% from December 2009. (Read Price Stability In 75% Of U.S. Metro Areas By Year-End, Double-Dip Looms).
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The company, the world's third-largest maker of personal computers, saw overall revenues dip 11%.
Cook was deceived by Ramesh Powar's dip and swept to Yuvraj Singh at short fine-leg, while Chawla had a confident lbw shout against Pietersen rejected before having him comprehensively stumped with a googly.
Wednesday's Budget comes amid fears the UK could enter a "triple-dip" recession.
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However, there is one festive duty the crew is happy to take part in - providing cover for the town's annual Boxing Day charity dip.
It is a similar situation in defence, where a series of injuries and dip in form have seen the team's goals-conceded-per-game average in all competitions increase from 0.59 to 1.56 either side of the Manchester United game.
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As the UK slides into a double-dip recession, economist Paul Krugman blames David Cameron's austerity.
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