Terrorism and Oil Woes Top List of Biggest Financial Worries

Build your bomb shelters and buy a bullet-proof vest.

Hundreds of business leaders, economists and institutional investors from around the world have ranked the top 10 financial risks for the global economy, ranging from oil-supply shocks to avian flu, from hedge-fund collapses to climate change.

The biggest risks: changes to world oil supply and oil prices, followed by global terrorism. Honourable mentions include geopolitical conflicts, a ballooning U.S. trade deficit and international trade disputes.
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