Only 25 companies out of 136 had negative return in January-September 2009 (133 in 2008). The 136 companies created value in January-September 2009 (64 billion euros), but destroyed value in 2008 (420 billion euros) and in 2007 (17 billion euros). The average return of the 136 companies was 24%...

Only 23 Spanish companies out of 125 had positive return in 2010. The companies destroyed value for their shareholders in 2010 (155 billion euros), created value in 2009 (100 billion euros), and also destroyed value in 2008 (420 billion euros) and in 2007 (17 billion euros). The average return...