Consumer

DSG Rises From Lowest Close in More Than 20 Years on Credit Suisse Upgrade DSG International Plc, the U.K.’s largest consumer-electronics retailer, rebounded from its lowest close in more than 20 years in London trading after Credit Suisse raised its rating to “outperform,” saying concern over financial failure has left the stock “over discounted.”

West Coast Capital, Flying Brands Fail to Reach Agreement on Offer Terms West Cost Capital, the buyout firm headed by millionaire Tom Hunter, said it's been unable to reach agreement on the terms of an offer for U.K. mail-order retailer Flying Brands Ltd., more than four months after saying it may bid.

French Consumer Spending Weakens as Companies Cut Jobs to Weather Slowdown French consumer spending on manufactured goods slipped the most in four months in October as companies in the euro region's second-biggest economy cut jobs to weather the global economic slowdown and credit crunch.

Bentley, Maserati Shun Incentives, Gird for `Getting-Worse' Luxury Market The target customers for the world's priciest luxury cars probably still have $330,000 to plunk down for an Azure sedan from Volkswagen AG's Bentley. Because of the global economic slump, they may not feel like it.

Recession, Unemployment Spur Demand for Chocolate, Cocoa: Chart of the Day The go-go years are over, welcome to the cocoa years. Recession, unemployment and a collapse in the housing market may spur demand for chocolate and buoy prices for the beans used to make it, according to Commerzbank AG.

Thai Beverage Won't List in Thailand as Buddhist Monks, Activists Protest Thai Beverage Pcl, Thailand’s biggest brewer and whiskey maker, said it won’t sell shares in the country’s exchange until an “appropriate” time amid protests by activists and Buddhist monks opposing the listing.