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How did companies facing a make-or-break 2019 do?

The verdict on 15 faltering firms
General Motors – hitting speed bumps as it strives to recover
General Motors – hitting speed bumps as it strives to recover
Huawei – getting a boost from flourishing sales in China
Huawei – getting a boost from flourishing sales in China
Facebook – trying to move on from its annus horribilis
Facebook – trying to move on from its annus horribilis
Air France-KLM – contending with soaring fuel prices
Air France-KLM – contending with soaring fuel prices
RWE – powering ahead with its green transformation
RWE – powering ahead with its green transformation
Deutsche Bank – struggling to revive the business
Deutsche Bank – struggling to revive the business
GlaxoSmithKline – enjoying a stellar 2019
GlaxoSmithKline – enjoying a stellar 2019
Tata Motors – on the road to recovery slowly but surely
Tata Motors – on the road to recovery slowly but surely
Ford – shifting gears to steer its way out of trouble
Ford – shifting gears to steer its way out of trouble
EDF – experiencing a meltdown
EDF – experiencing a meltdown
Goldman Sachs – having a mixed year
Goldman Sachs – having a mixed year
Bayer – dealing with Monsanto's (alleged) poisoned chalice
Bayer – lumbered with Monsanto's (alleged) poisoned chalice
Sears – fighting to stay in business
Sears – fighting to stay in business
BT – enduring profit-eroding costs
BT – enduring profit-eroding costs
Tesco – triumphing against the odds
Tesco – triumphing against the odds
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The verdict on 15 faltering firms

At the beginning of 2019 we highlighted 15 troubled companies grappling with a number of challenges that were weighing heavily on their respective share prices, from legal setbacks, scandal fallout and strike action, to sagging revenues and shrinking profits, amid the backdrop of an intensifying US-China trade dispute, Brexit uncertainty, evolving markets and slowing global growth. So, how have these firms fared so far this year? Click through the gallery to find out.

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Daniel Coughlin

18 November 2019

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