slumping

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That can make it more difficult for the index to climb when shares of megacap companies are slumping, even if other stocks and sectors are performing well.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

In 2009, Davis performed another feat by returning a slumping Houston to the top of the charts with the comeback album, “I Look to You,” debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Burnham -- Greater Manchester mayor since 2017 -- has made clear he intends to bid to lead slumping centre-left Labour, warning in his by-election victory speech that the party had a "final chance to change".

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

Truckers who held on through almost four years of slumping freight rates finally have something to celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Rubbing my eyes so the whites look a little red, slumping my shoulders, hanging my head, and poking my bottom lip out just the slightest bit so I look sad...

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone