Excessive Spending - Headlines

A few headlines from The Detroit News business section today:

U.S. business:

• (GM) Salaried retirees hit again
• Pfizer considers selling drug unit
  
• Spirit scales back for future gains
• Governor searches for job openings
• Costs soar, Coca-Cola's net falls 28%
• Toll (Brothers) orders plunge 29%; forecast cut
• Liz Claiborne will cut 500 jobs
• Consumer borrowing slows to a 13-year low

Non-U.S. economic news:

• Toyota reports soaring profits
• BMW Jan. worldwide up 15%
• India says economy will grow 8.1%
  

Nope, I don't see any pattern there. November 20, 2005