Before the market became glutted and sank.

FORBES: The last e-tail

Government-subsidized mills across the globe are dumping metal on a glutted market.

FORBES: Carnegie would be jealous

Brian Cote of Andersen Consulting insists that shareholders, fed up with low returns, will punish firms that try to expand by adding capacity in an already glutted market.

ECONOMIST: Paper

Koogle says the company would be worth more but for Wall Street's assumption that its ads (which provide 85% of revenue) are just another commodity in a glutted market.

FORBES: The Killer Ad Machine

How can this be changed in a glutted market?

ECONOMIST: Making cars in Latin America

While he has purchased some long-distance lines, he is generally avoiding the glutted interstate market in favor of local connections.

FORBES: Switch Hitter

Even Thailand, the model patient, has still not made great progress in selling off the bad assets of closed finance companies, which might allow the glutted property market to clear.

ECONOMIST: Still sick and gloomy, now rebellious