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1slump — 01. The old man [slumped] in his chair as he fell asleep. 02. Government popularity has [slumped] to its lowest level in years. 03. When I was little, my mom took us kids to visit my dad at work, and when we walked into his office, he was… …
2slump — /slʌmp/ noun 1. a rapid fall ● the slump in the value of the pound ● We experienced a slump in sales or a slump in profits. 2. a period of economic collapse with high unemployment and loss of trade ● We are experiencing slump conditions. 3. the… …
3slump — /slʌmp/ noun 1. a rapid fall ● the slump in the value of the pound ● We experienced a slump in sales or a slump in profits. ● The pound’s slump on the foreign exchange markets. 2. a period of economic collapse with high unemployment and loss of… …
4slump — A temporary fall in performance, often describing consistently falling security prices for several weeks or months. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * slump slump [slʌmp] noun [countable usually singular] 1. a sudden fall in the price, value,… …
5slump — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ global, world, worldwide ▪ economic, price, property, stock market ▪ The share price slump has wiped about $10 bil …
6P/E ratio — Assume XYZ Co. sells for $25.50 per share and has earned $2.55 per share this year; $25. 50 = 10 times $2. 55 XYZ stock sells for 10 times earnings. P/E = Current stock price divided by trailing annual earnings per share or expected annual… …
7slump — 1. verb 1) he slumped into a chair Syn: sit heavily, flop, flump, collapse, sink, fall; informal plunk oneself 2) housing prices slumped Syn: fall steeply, plummet, tumble, drop, go down; info …
8City Developments Limited — Republic Plaza is the tallest building in Singapore, a property of City Developments Limited. Singapore s property pioneer since 1963, City Developments Limited (CDL) SGX: C09 is a listed international property and hotel conglomerate involved in …
9Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
10Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
