High inflation in Europe may shift focus for investors in stocks

                   
iht.com     May 21, 2008            

Stubbornly high inflation in Europe is set to create a clear divergence in stock market investors' preferences this year, with food retail, commodity companies and utility shares likely to be in hot demand. "What we've found historically in inflationary periods and especially in stagflationary... [read full story]                

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[$$] Mining, bank stocks fall on inflation jitters (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

yahoo.com     May 21, 2008          

Word Count: 233 | Companies Featured in This Article: BHP Billiton LONDON -- Crude-oil prices at a record and worrying inflation data on both sides of the Atlantic forced European shares Tuesday into their largest one-day slide in two months. Mining stocks, where investors booked profits on...                

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US stocks fall on inflation fear (at FT.com)

yahoo.com     May 21, 2008          

Wall Street stocks fell for a second session on Wednesday as record high oil prices stirred inflation concerns and financials were hit by fears that an error in the computer models of a leading credit rating agency may lead to further costly bond downgrades.                

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