The silent disco is a recent trend that sees people using headphones to come together and enjoy a concert quietly while in a shared space, and a new Apple patent appears to want to capitalize on this somewhat off-beat trend to promote a new kind of music sharing.
But a few international funds managed to beat the trend, mainly by resisting dot-com temptations and sticking with undervalued old-economy companies on the rebound.
Potential investors who want to beat the trend can begin by learning from the mistakes of the first wave of joint ventures.
Chrysler and Nissan Motors beat the trend with sales increases of 11%and16%6% respectively.
But Supervalu (27, SVU) thinks it can beat the trend by doubling down.
You will never beat a trend by resenting it, so unless it poses an obvious threat, the most enjoyable tactic is to just kick back and watch it pass like a neighborhood parade.
True, print is not a growth business, but some newspapers are beating that trend, including the London Financial Times (part-owner of The Economist), which is making a big push in America, albeit from a tiny base.Mr Kann is being taken to task by his own managers as well as his shareholders.
She's beating the trend, despite professing that money is not her motivator.
Total light vehicle sales are up 11.1% through November, with many brands beating the trend and gaining market share: Buick is up 53.5%, Cadillac is up 38%, Infiniti is up 26% and Ford, Hyundai and Jeep are each up 23%.
Kudos if you're free of extra pounds (or money owed): you're beating the trend.
Moody's GDP growth forecast for this year is 1.7%-and unless GDP is beating the trend of around 2.5%, the unemployment rate will tend to rise.
