Prices have plunged because of slowing world economic growth and falling demand from China, the world's biggest consumer of iron ore, copper, nickel and most other commodities.
The Tommy Hilfiger Corporation's shares fell 20percentt after the clothing maker said profit this year will fall because of slowing sales and expenses to close stores.
The Solectron Corporation, the a large electronics manufacturer, said yesterday that it had a loss in its fiscal third-quarter and expected profit and sales this quarter would fall because of slowing demand.
Oil prices, which were well above $100 a barrel in the summer, have slipped because of slowing economic growth in developing nations, particularly China, and an increase in fuel supplies, partly thanks to advances in shale gas extraction.
Revenue is being hurt because of slowing economic growth.
That was contrary to analysts' predictions of a slight decline because of slowing economic growth.
The Bank of Canada in October cut its economic forecast because of slowing exports.
The stock price was depressed primarily because of slowing Asian demand and inventory problems, he said.
The company reported a profit, but revenues slid, mostly because of slowing demand for its server hardware.
Intel warned on Wednesday that it did not expect revenue to grow in 2013 because of slowing PC industry.
Second-quarter profit at Lufthansa fell 60percentt because of slowing traffic growth, higher fuel costs and pilot strikes.
