slump
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European buyout shop Permira took advantage of corporate buyers’ retreat from dealmaking during the 2022 market slump to scoop up credit specialist Reorg Research in a hard-fought auction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
China’s central bank is bolstering stock-buying tools as a market slump threatens financing for technology companies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Google’s own AI initiatives could be driving this search slump.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
The Fed then dropped rates to historic lows to encourage spending and job creation during the economic slump and kept them at those lows for several years.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
I slump down over the keyboard, banging my palms against my head.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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The comments made by Broadcom’s CEO at a conference in Singapore have been cited as a reason for microchip stocks’ slumps on both Monday and Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Nike slumps after the retailer misses analysts’ first-quarter earnings target and issues downbeat full-year guidance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Domino’s has been trying to rekindle growth in its U.S. business as the U.S. pizza industry slumps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
She slumps over a cloth in the arms of a caretaker with her eyes closed, but rouses when another person brings her what appears to be raw meat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Until she slumps against the wall and starts crying again.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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After decades of making bumper profits in China, Germany's carmakers have run out of road and sales have slumped dramatically, forcing painful job losses at home.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
United are 17th in the Premier League and after defeats by Atletico Madrid and Como have slumped to 21st in the Champions League table after three games, with only the top 24 making it through.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser RKT -0.94%decrease; red down pointing triangle cut its outlook for the year, as sales slumped in North America due to a disruption in Lysol manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
On Thursday alone, Goldman’s prime brokerage estimated systematic or trend-following funds lost 1.2%, fundamental strategies declined by 1.1% and multi-strategy funds slumped 1.4%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The piano player slumped in the seat with his eyes closed.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Alphabet’s disappointing earnings sparked another bout of jitters about artificial intelligence in the broader stock market, with the Nasdaq slumping more than 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Treasury yields were slumping across the curve early Thursday as bonds headed for their biggest one-day rally in at least a year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Roberts had swapped Hernández and slumping Will Smith in the batting order, moving Hernández up to third and Smith down to fifth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Minnesota Vikings are also 5-0 after another defensive masterclass from Brian Flores' unit in their 23-13 win at the slumping New Orleans Saints.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
In Deadwood, the leaves grew in a perpetual state of fall: crisp and colorful and lazily slumping toward the forest floor.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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