World markets face turbulence as decade-long boom peters out

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Predictions for developments in 2001 in areas including telecommunications, the economy, technology and retailing are presented. Many economists believe that the world economy will begin to slump in 2001.

Commercial Banks, Commercial Banking, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing, COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Retail Trade, Commodity & service prices, World, Drugs, Banking industry, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, High technology industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Retail industry, Economic development, Leisure industry

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Bookham battles to ride downturn

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Fibre-optic components manufacturer Bookham Technology has been negatively affected by dwindling demand for one of its main optical switching products. It will now underperform sales predictions until at least the second half of 2001.

Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Fiber Optics Systems & Equip, Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified, Statistics, Fiber optic networks, Fiber optics industry, Bookham Technology PLC

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Granada crashes to 69m pounds sterling loss as advertising slump bites

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Broadcasting group Granada suffered a loss of 69 million pounds sterling in the six months to Mar 2001. The company has been particularly negatively affected by a dramatic reduction in advertising expenditure. It is now drawing up plans to reduce operating expenses.

Sales, profits & dividends, Television Broadcasting, Television broadcasting stations, Finance, Television broadcasting industry, Granada Group PLC

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