Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 85 downturn 83 economic downturn 79 Great Recession 76 recessions 73 credit crunch 73 slowdown 68 Recession 68 housing slump 63 economy 63 downturns 62 Great Depression 60 crisis 60 slump 55 deflation 54 Depression 54 contraction 53 malaise 53 doldrums 53 double dip 51 jobless rate 51 stagnation 50 upturn 50 bankruptcies 49 cutbacks 49 joblessness 49 meltdown 49 unemployment rate 48 economic 47 boom 47 unemployment 45 layoffs 45 economies 45 insolvency 44 turmoil 44 slumps 44 inflationary pressures 43 bottoming 43 decline 43 pandemic 43 disposable income 43 cold snap 43 oversupply 42 downward trend 42 declines 42 fiscal 42 austerity 42 inflation 42 bankruptcy 42 Unemployment 42 discretionary spending 42 bottomed 42 crunch 41 rut 41 crises 41 inflationary 41 budget deficits 41 headwinds 41 gloom 41 stimulus 41 interest rates 40 borrowing costs 40 inflation pressures 40 growth 40 upswing 40 sector 40 selloff 40 budget shortfall 40 austerity measures 40 downsizing 39 balance sheets 39 GDP 39 downward spiral 39 Inflation 39 commodity prices 39 economists 39 depression 39 sub prime 38 pessimism 38 glut 38 macroeconomic 38 financial 38 jobless 38 cyclical 38 cuts 38 macro economic 38 sluggish 38 stimulus package 38 sovereign debt 37 turbulence 37 slowing 37 subprime 37 budgets 37 SARS 37 slumping 37 downtrend 37 epidemic 37 discounting 37 bankruptcy protection 37 jobs 37 shortfall 37 bankruptcy filing