Based on Nikkei News, the net profits of US Fortune 500 enterprises drastically decreased by 35.2% in the fourth quarter of 2008 with the 6 straight quarters' declining and hitting a record low in decreasing amplitude. In terms of the specific industries, the long-anticipated financial industry didn't get better, what's worse, the scale of deficit gradually expanded, reaching USD22.3b, with the profits significantly declining from the same period last year, and securitization commodities including mortgage continuously devaluated with the bad debts of the general loan constantly increasing; the profits of the general consumer goods including automobiles and housing decreased by 70%, which causes the production profits of raw materials to decrease by 69%. It was estimated that the net profits of US Fortune 500 enterprises in the first and second quarter of this year will continuously decrease. Moreover, according to the prediction of Nikkei News, the profits of Japanese listed enterprises in the fourth quarter of 2008 will decrease by 71% year-on-year.