A disjointed post ending in a far different place than it starts:
I post this link only because of the second paragraph:
http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=ca98a2c2-ed7c-4e12-865c-11beea3ff00c
Just as Europe undoubtedly felt the backlash from America's economic crisis, American companies are now feeling pain as a result of Europe's troubles. j
Two points:
1. If you are writing for MSN money why haven't you gotten the memo that global inter-connectivity is a consistent economic reality for the modern imperialist firm? Is this really worth mentioning?
2. Regarding the 500 Million dollar loss, but Ford's domestic operating budget is 7 billion dollars.In Europe they sell about 1.5 million vehicles a year. The average price is around $10 000 US, this means total revenue is about 1.5 billion? Correct me if I missed a zero? How does a company lose 1/3 of its total revenue? I have an idea but I want to look for more numbers before I go nuts. My guess would be more cannon fodder for the "workers and unions are killing business" right wing. Historically the far right gains support concurrently with the left. A bit of a late night stretch for my brain, but this narrative (if it appears) will be more evidence of a political polarization caused by the current western world recession (depression). I love speculation!
