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    Using International Economic Time Series Data in Determining Lost Profits

    Forensic engagements that involve determining lost profits or other economic damages often require a “time series” of economic and market data. When the lost profits or other economic damages engagement involves comparing international companies, multi-country economic data, and international market data, the challenges in locating meaningful data become especially difficult. In this article, the authors share how a time series analysis was used in an engagement, resulting from a breach of a franchise in a European Union (EU) country. To perform the time series analysis, the authors needed to gather multi-country economic data to determine the alleged lost profits and/or…

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    I.M.F. Warns of Anti-Trade Sentiment Amid Weak Global Growth

    The International Monetary Fund has warned that sluggish economic growth throughout the world could bolster an anti-trade backlash that has become a feature of politics in both the United States and Europe.  “We have not done a great job in the advanced countries of paying attention to those who lose from trade,” said Maurice Obstfeld, the fund’s chief economist. To read the full article in The New York Times, click: I.M.F. Warns of Anti-Trade Sentiment Amid Weak Global Growth.