Offshore Paper Usage — Mixed Emotions on the Rise

And such is the nature of the game.

As brothers in business, paper suppliers and buyers are intricately interdependent. Both need each other to survive. Both are also trying to make a profit in their respective businesses. And those profits generally come from the other's pocket.

However, rules of the supply-and-demand game are apt to change when an economic situation arises, like the one taking place in Asia. No wonder our "Jeopardy" contestants have such mixed opinions.