slump
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Gold’s slump has followed Friday’s better-than-expected May U.S. employment report, which reinforced the picture of a resilient economy that didn’t need interest-rate cuts.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Cerebras shares were up 5.4% at $211.80 in premarket trading Monday, recovering after a 6.7% loss the previous week amid a broader semiconductor slump.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The AI build-out is straining supplies of raw materials and electricity, a source of price pressure tied to a boom, not a slump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Russia's GDP contracted by 0.2 percent in the first three months of the year, according to official statistics -- the first quarterly slump in three years.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The energy seems to go out of him in a rush, like a switch flicked off, and his shoulders slump.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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