downturn
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"Ultimately, this is a decision that we have not taken lightly, but unfortunately, one as a board we had to make due to the recent downturn of results and performances," said executive chairman, Ian Gordon.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Ricky Volpe, a professor of agribusiness at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, said the popularity of private-label products rose during that downturn, which lasted from 2007 to 2009.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
This borrowing, known as fund-level debt, can magnify investors’ losses on bad bets and could even create risks for banks in a severe downturn, industry analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The housing market has been in a deep downturn over the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
In 2004 he began to buy insurance on companies he thought might suffer in a real estate downturn: mortgage lenders, mortgage insurers, and so on.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Compared to prior downturns in 2019 and 2022, when “supply moved ahead of demand,” this time is different, and that sustained demand could support the stock, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
For retirees, bonds can serve as a liquidity cushion during equity market downturns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But Apple’s “go-slow” strategy comes in handy on days when investor concerns about AI overspending flare up, insulating the stock from downturns that hit the semiconductor space.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
James has been making content for almost six years, and he said he’s seen influencers come and go after market upturns and downturns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Although intermittent declines in economic activity persist as a problem in our enterprise system, recent downturns have been moderate and of short duration.
From State of the Union Address by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower
Vocabulary lists containing downturn
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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