Financial services advertisers to newspapers: drop dead

Ok, it's not that bad. But as Keach Hagey reports and comments over at Crane Country, financial services ad spend has declined 46 per cent compared to last year, per a new report from the Pan Arab Research Center. Not a good sign for such companies - or for the media. But at least it isn't as bad as the property sector. Property-company advertising fell by 60 per cent, the report says.