... three pence from continental Europe: I have the feeling that my country (Germany) is talked into recession. Sure, the car industry and their suppliers are in trouble but this is mainly their own fault and would have occured sooner or later anyway. I personally don't know anybody who became unemployed this year or whose business runs on a critical level. 2008 was the best year my company (music industry) ever had - but if the media continues to paint everything that black, our ecomomy will follow soon ...