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downturn

[doun-turn] / ˈdaʊnˌtɜrn /


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The company has a special focus on so-called defined-outcome funds, or buffer funds, which use options contracts to offer investors protection from market downturns while retaining access to some of the gains.

From The Wall Street Journal

A potential job-market downturn, meanwhile, would reduce hiring by client companies.

From Barron's

In May, her family opened up a second storefront nearby in Santee Alley, without anticipating the raids and resulting downturn.

From Los Angeles Times

“A downturn provides potential opportunities not just in these stocks, but in quality AI adopters in healthcare, financials, and energy.”

From Barron's

“While job losses are not high compared to past economic downturns, job vacancies and job transitions have been low, so it has been relatively difficult for unemployed people to transition back to work,” it added.

From The Wall Street Journal