Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 79 recession 70 recessions 68 Great Depression 65 economic downturn 65 downturn 61 Recession 61 credit crunch 60 recessionary 59 Depression 58 deepening recession 58 housing slump 56 economic downturns 54 housing bubble 53 economy 52 downturns 52 subprime mortgage crisis 50 crisis 49 slowdown 47 boom 47 belt tightening 46 meltdown 45 bubble burst 45 dot com boom 44 joblessness 44 economic 43 jobless rate 43 unemployment rate 43 malaise 43 Industrial Revolution 43 doldrums 42 deleveraging 42 stimulus 42 stagflation 41 unemployment 41 bankruptcies 41 slump 41 deflationary 40 Layoffs 40 economies 40 hyperinflation 40 Hurricane Katrina 39 stagnation 39 mortgage defaults 39 frugality 39 deflation 39 subprime lending 38 snowstorms 38 Stimulus 38 Unemployment 38 budget shortfalls 38 dot com 38 Mark Zandi chief 38 retrenchment 38 Krugman 38 homebuyer tax 38 fiscal 38 balance sheets 38 Foreclosures 38 jobless 38 economists 38 crises 38 swine flu outbreak 37 Wall Street 37 stimulus packages 37 disposable income 37 SARS outbreak 37 boomers 37 contraction 37 layoffs 37 sub prime 37 baby boomers 37 Baby Boomers 37 AIDS epidemic 36 Recovery Act 36 downward spiral 36 discretionary spending 36 pink slips 36 slowdowns 36 foreclosures 36 bubble 36 Hurricanes Katrina 36 CNN Money 36 downsizing 36 double dip 36 thrift 36 blizzard 36 upturn 35 loonie 35 Economic Outlook 35 TARP 35 subprime 35 cutbacks 35 stimulus package 35 turmoil 35 cold snap 35 swoon 35 Cultural Revolution 35 financial 35 Troubled Asset Relief Program 35 Hurricane Charley 35 globalization