David Bowers
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David Bowers
Animator and film director best known for his myriad of work on the animated films Flushed Away and Astro Boy and the film adaptations of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books Rodrick Rules and Dog Days. He was also selected as the director for the 2016 film adaptation of classic cartoon character Clifford the Big Red Dog.
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 June 1970
CityCheshire, England
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Before we get too excited, it's worth remembering that eleven rate cuts totaling 475 basis points have failed to deliver any meaningful economic recovery; they have also failed to prevent a major deterioration in US credit quality.
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The most striking thing from the survey is how bullish everybody is.
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It could be an economic recovery and a profits recession.
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Higher energy prices have taken their toll of hopes for top-line growth. 'Cost-cutting' as a driver of earnings is back on the radar screen.
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The euphoria we saw at the beginning of the year about the world experiencing a synchronized cyclical recovery has disappeared. While it doesn't feel like a recession is around the corner, fund managers are clearly less confident that the recovery can be sustained.
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Normally at the beginning of a bull market you would want to be in the economically sensitive stocks, and that's not what's running at the moment.
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Investors have become a lot gloomier about the prospects for economic growth, corporate profits and margins -- certainly compared with two months ago,
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The reflation trade is back on. We are seeing more optimism about the global economy.
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When there's such a strong consensus, the smart money's already there and there's not much for the marginal buyer to gain by following the herd.