The U.S. has finally slid into recession, according to the majority of economists in the latest Wall Street Journal economic-forecasting survey, a view that was reinforced by new data showing a sharp drop in retail sales last month.

"The evidence is now beyond a reasonable doubt," said Scott Anderson of Wells Fargo & Co., who was among the 71% of 51 respondents to say that the economy is now in a recession.

Switzerland-based AgieCharmilles to Invest Precision Machine Tool Project in Changzhou Hi-Tech District, China

2004年的雅典奥运会上，像成百上千万印度体育迷一样，钢铁大亨拉克希米•米塔尔(Lakshmi Mittal)也为几乎没有什么印度选手值得他去欢呼喝彩而深感沮丧。

虽然印度具备成为超级大国的潜力，并且是仅次于中国的世界第二人口大国，但它的奥运会参赛纪录却惨不忍睹。政府在培养未来奥运选手方面几乎没作过什么努 力。印度在雅典奥运会上仅获得一枚射击银牌，奖牌数还赶不上津巴布韦和朝鲜。而被印度视为竞争对手的中国却在这届奥运会上赢得了32枚金牌，数量仅次于美 国。米塔尔说：“这真令我失望。”

Beffett

By MIKE BARRIS
March 6, 2008 10:22 a.m.

Investor Warren Buffett has displaced Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates at the top of the list of the world's richest individuals for 2008, Forbes magazine said.

In addition, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim again took the No. 2 spot, reflecting the increasing prominence of emerging-markets wealth on the world stage. Mr. Slim, who was listed as the world's second-richest man by Forbes last year, pushed Mr. Gates into third place, Forbes said.