Here's a photo by Reuters photographer Chris Helgren of a Sony warehouse in Enfield which was hit by the riots in London on Monday.

And here are a couple of my pictures of the Sony warehouse in Sendai, Japan, which got hit by the earthquake and tsunami back in March.

And here's a snapshot of the Sony stock price on the New York Stock Exchange since February, courtesy of Yahoo! Finance:-

This one company's destiny can be seen as an example of a wider malaise.

Natural disasters, markets in turmoil, unrest on the streets... where will all end?

ALEX HOFFORD : HONG KONG CHINA SONY PHOTOGRAPHER