Meanwhile petrol has been getting cheaper of late, thanks to the sliding price of oil.

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Plenty of analysts still think Apple has more aces up its sleeves, but the sliding stock price has fostered some doubts.

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Failure to address concerns surrounding these deals could see the stock price of Freeport sliding further.

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BMW's share price has been sliding as reports of its British troubles echoed back across the Channel.

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The German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom continued Wednesday's share price fall, sliding 4.8% to a new low at one point on Thursday after the credit rating agency Moody's cut its outlook for the group.

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The Flash-based tool in one example showed a map of London, and with the touch of a sliding scale you see areas of the city where housing is a certain price and commute times are a specific length.

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