the global market slump
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… …
2The Age of Extremes — The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914 1991 (ISBN 0 349 10671 1) is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, published in 1994. In it, Hobsbawm comments on what he sees as the disastrous failures of state communism, capitalism, and nationalism;… …
3slump — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ global, world, worldwide ▪ economic, price, property, stock market ▪ The share price slump has wiped about $10 bil …
4market — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 place where people go to buy and sell things ADJECTIVE ▪ open air, outdoor, street ▪ covered, indoor (both esp. BrE) ▪ cattle, fruit and vegetabl …
5Economic consequences of the 2006 Thai coup d'état — The 2006 Thailand coup d état took place on Tuesday 19 September, 2006, when the Royal Thai Army staged a coup against the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The short term economic consequences have been relatively minor, resulting …
6History of the Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles. Successive waves of Arawak migrants, moving northward from the Orinoco delta in South America, settled the islands of the Caribbean.… …
7Causes of the Great Depression — The causes of the Great Depression are still a matter of active debate among economists. The specific economic events that took place during the Great Depression have been studied thoroughly: a deflation in asset and commodity prices, dramatic… …
8History of the National Hockey League (1992–present) — The Columbus Blue Jackets face the St. Louis Blues in 2008. The National Hockey League (NHL) has endured a tumultuous period of history in recent years. It has grown from 22 teams in 1992 to 30 today as the league expanded across the United… …
9Maritime history of the United Kingdom — The Maritime history of the United Kingdom involves events including shipping, ports, navigation, and seamen, as well as marine sciences, exploration, trade, and maritime themes in the arts from the creation of the kingdom of Great Britain[1] as… …
10United States housing market correction — A United States housing market correction is a market correction or bubble bursting of a United States housing bubble; the most recent one started in 2005.A real estate bubble is a type of economic bubble that occurs periodically in local or… …
