Asia’s bull run ends in 2008 with record falls
From Tokyo to Mumbai, Asian stocks plunged by record amounts this year as the region’s powerhouse economies lost steam and foreign investors pulled billions of dollars from its once-booming markets.
December 31, 2008
Lithia Motors Inc. moves to protect executives
With its stock trading near all-time lows, Lithia Motors Inc. on Tuesday filed its first change-of-control plan, which maps out the salary its top executives would receive in the event of a takeover. Chief Executive and Chairman Sid DeBoer, whose
Tet bonus: banks, securities companies gloomy and sad
VietNamNet Bridge – Banks’ and securities companies’ staffs now understand that they should not expect Tet bonuses as large as the ones they got last year, as the banking system and the stock market have experienced a hard year full of ups and downs.
Footsie suffers worst year
London’s leading stocks are on course for their worst annual falls in at least 23 years on Wednesday, while in Asia some markets ended the year on Tuesday by notching up their worst performance since records began.
Asia stock markets hit by 40% losses
Stocks in Japan and South Korea ended the last trading day of the year on Tuesday by notching up annual falls of more than 40 per cent, their worst yearly result since records began.
