bust
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Shares of companies that rode high and survived the dot-com bust — but were then relegated to the tech sector’s back ranks during the decades that followed — have suddenly come alive again.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Students need better government protection if a university in England goes bust and cannot pay its debts, according to MPs.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
“The issue in the dot-com bust of course was that fundamentals didn’t support the price, and the SOX ultimately lost 84% from 2000-2002,” Krinsky writes.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The deal went down as one of the most disastrous corporate mergers, as the cultures clashed and AOL’s online-ad business deteriorated, a harbinger of the dot-com bust.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
“Makeup! You know Papa will bust a gut if you show up with your face all marked up red as a monkey’s bottom.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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