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Companies start to stagger under unwieldy debt burdens It is funny to think that 18 months ago debt was fashionable. It was all the rage for companies to "gear up" their balance sheets and return the proceeds to shareholders or spend it on acquisitions. If they did not, they ran the risk of being targeted by a private equity company who would do it for them via a leveraged buy-out.   Activities:2008 U.S. Recession   Source:(Financial Times)   2008-12-09 Insight: Fix your mind on income As 2008 draws to a close, minds inevitably turn to the year ahead. Investors, reeling from the turmoil of an unforgettable 12 months, will hope for better times. Can 2009 deliver?   Activities:2008 U.S. Recession   Source:(Financial Times)   2008-12-09 Long View: Difficulties in identifying breed of bear markets Bears come in many species. Some are vast and vicious hunters, living off raw meat. Some eat fruit. And some, like koalas and pandas, are not bears at all.   Activities:Global Financial Crisis   Source:(Financial Times)   2008-07-13 Investors swim clear of cash-shells left stranded by tide Maybe it is because they have such an awkward name. Maybe it is because market conditions are difficult. But special purpose acquisition companies - or Spacs - are struggling to win over investors.   Nations:Germany   People:Warren Buffett   Source:(Financial Times)   2008-07-09 Beaten down stocks have the furthest to rise The market is so dirt cheap that we can hold off on the usual anecdotes and get right down to business. Some of these stocks I've mentioned before, others are new, but they are all cheap.   Activities:U.S. Markets   Source:(Financial Times)   2008-07-09 Headlines Companies start to stagger under unwieldy debt burdens 2008-12-09 Insight: Fix your mind on income 2008-12-09 Long View: Difficulties in identifying breed of bear markets 2008-07-13 Investors swim clear of cash-shells left stranded by tide 2008-07-09 Beaten down stocks have the furthest to rise 2008-07-09 More offerings for China and Hong Kong 2008-07-02 On London: Hunt is on for a strategy to outwit the inflation beast 2008-06-21 Banks looks for ways to ensure CDS risks don't cut too deep 2008-06-19 The fast track to a racing certainty 2008-06-19 Insight: Could relief be on horizon for battered leveraged loans? 2008-06-19 Directors' stock buying should be followed with caution 2008-06-13 Hold central bankers to account for high inflation 2008-06-11 View of the day: Japanese activism 2008-06-11 Most-viewed Companies start to stagger under unwieldy debt burdens 2008-12-09

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