Iceland
People take to the streets of Reykjavik, Iceland, on November 8, 2008 to call on the government to resign and for banks to be more open about the country's financial crisis.
Inflation: 7.93%
Unemployment: 2.2%
Markets: -45.81%
Gallon of gas: $7.54
Interest Rates: 18%
This tiny country is suffering near total economic collapse in the wake of the global crisis; in October its stock market crashed and its central bank went bankrupt. The Krona is down nearly 50% against dollar in past 6 months. Iceland receives $2.1 billion from International Monetary Fund, but says it will need $4 billion more.
See stats for all 11 countries
NEXT: India
Last updated November 14 2008: 9:27 AM ET
RSSSources: IMF, national statistics offices, central banks, stock exchanges, AIRINC
More Galleries
Even starlets are subject to the faltering real estate market. Just three years after buying her Los Angeles home, Johansson is selling it for $2 million less than she paid. More
What becomes of the printed word? What's the fate of companies that produce periodicals and books? Here's what 8 media and tech luminaries think. More
The number of discouraged job seekers is at an all time high. These readers tell us what it's like to give up on the job search. More
Special Offer
© 2010 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
Terms under which this service is provided to you. Privacy Policy. Advertising Practices.
Live Quotes automatically refresh, but individual equities are delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. Market indexes are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET.
* : Time reflects local markets trading time. † - Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. Disclaimer
* : Time reflects local markets trading time. † - Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. Disclaimer
| Copyright © 2010 BigCharts.com Inc. All rights reserved. Please see our Terms of Use. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. Intraday data provided by Interactive Data Real-Time Services and subject to the Terms of Use. Intraday data is at least 20-minutes delayed. All times are ET. Historical, current end-of-day data, and splits data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data. Fundamental data provided by Morningstar, Inc.. SEC Filings data provided by Edgar Online Inc.. Earnings data provided by FactSet CallStreet, LLC. |
