downturn
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Another risk is that nonbanks, including hedge funds, could be forced to sell assets in a downturn, and derivatives-market activity could act as an accelerant in a selloff.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The country is among several African governments and firms seeking a stake in De Beers, the world's leading diamond company, as the industry grapples with a prolonged downturn.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
In the leadup to that downturn, investors did not know which banks held the losses from pools of underwater subprime mortgages when the housing market collapsed.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
She gobbled up foreign assets during the 2008 downturn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In 1988, amid a devastating oil downturn, the hotel closed and remained shuttered for years.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing downturn
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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Games of Deception
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"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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