2012, end of the world

The Fairfax Gallery team do an annual set of political predictions. They're normally very accurate so on the basis that if you can't beat them, join them I'd figure I'd offer my own set of predictions for 2012:

A sales promotion at a shopping mall in Beijing. Experts say it will be necessary for the country to try all methods to expand domestic demand in 2012 to cope with the harsh economic situation.

A Danish investment bank's peek into the crystal ball revealed ten 'outrageous predictions', among them that the Norwegian and Swedish currencies will replace the Swiss franc as a safe haven in a debt-riddled Europe.

S&P 500 futures forecast 2012 : Following the October rally in U.S. equities, many market analysts predicted the S&P 500, a benchmark index of American stocks, would reach between 1350 and 1400 points by the end of the ...

WHILE not everybody believes that the much-hyped prediction of an impending apocalypse by the ancient Mayan society holds any absolute truth, one can be sure that the gloom and doom-like feeling will continue to permeate the world economy as it approaches the new year.

These aren't necessarily the books I think should win, but what I predict will get some shiny medals come January. Here are my picks for 2012 Caldecott glory. Caldecott Medal Prediction: Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell ...

Sacramento short sale specialist, Julie Jalone, owner of MagnumOne Realty in Roseville, gives a 2012 housing market prediction for the 2012 and reports on some recent surveys and forecasts by other real estate pundits.

Commerzbank AG’s 8.26 billion euros ($10.8 billion) of share sales this year propelled equity capital-market deals by German companies to the highest level since 2000, defying a worldwide decline. A backlog of initial public offerings means the trend may extend into 2012.

If 2011 was bad for the housing market, next year could be worse with a prediction of the first back-to-back drop since 1990-91

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Bank of Korea sharply cuts 2012 growth forecast to 3.7 pct. The Bank of Korea said Friday that the Korean economy will expand 3.7 percent next year, a cut from the forecast of 4.6 percent the central bank made in July, citing a significant drop in exports due to contraction of the global economy.

The Bundesbank in Germany cut its 2012 growth forecast to 0.6 percent, down from its 1.8% prediction six months ago, and not even matching the government forecast for 1% growth next year.

The hard-disk drive crisis is easing but will affect PC shipments in the first quarter of 2012, says market researcher iSuppli.

It's hard to believe another year has gone by already. This past year, we've seen the online advertising landscape continue to evolve at a rapid pace,

The Bank of Canada kept its key policy interest rate unchanged today and cited Europe’s deepening debt crisis as raising risks to global economic growth.