With disappointing news continuing to dominate the headlines, it should not be surprising that overall company performance in the first six months of the year has been less than stellar. RiskMetrics Group’s forensic financial accounting analysts, who uncover inherent risk in companies, track a list of companies that they see as being especially concerning. As U.S. markets retreated into bear market territory in the first half of 2008, the companies included in our "Biggest Concerns List" were hit much harder than their fair share.

For an excerpt of our Biggest Concerns list performance update, please access the report here.