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downturn

[doun-turn] / ˈdaʊnˌtɜrn /


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It tends to signal the rally still has room to run rather than that an immediate downturn is ahead, based on historical data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 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

Through the 2008 financial crisis and then the pandemic downturn, the sol performed better than other regional currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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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