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The Dyer Index: the world in numbers, you know it makes cents

Glenn Dyer plays the numbers game on the different issues in the world markets, ranging from US bank failures to demand for gold and Krispy Kreme saviours.

Business briefs: Greece downgraded … China takes bronze

Greece downgraded … China takes bronze … Steve Jobs illin’

Doom and gloom wrap: more bad news from the US

Wall Street has a dead cat bounce one day, but returned to reality the next as more write-downs are revealed by banks and a big US state fund becomes embroiled in the subprime disaster, writes Glenn Dyer.