Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 51 downturns 50 downturn 48 recessionary 47 economic downturns 46 economic downturn 45 recession 45 recessions 40 profitability 39 slowdown 38 Great Recession 37 declines 37 contraction 36 headwinds 36 disappointments 35 outperformance 35 retrenchment 35 underperformance 35 slump 35 steep declines 34 credit crunch 34 malaise 34 softness 34 comps 33 financials 33 profit margins 33 slumps 33 selloff 33 upturn 32 pessimism 32 growth 32 stagnation 32 downtrend 32 industry 32 doldrums 32 decline 31 pain 31 housing slump 31 belt tightening 31 upheavals 31 SARS outbreak 31 gross margins 31 pricing pressures 30 revenue 30 downgrades 30 turmoil 30 weakness 30 crises 30 discounting 30 rough patch 30 discomfort 30 Recession 30 discounters 30 volatility 30 pressures 30 deepest recession 30 bankruptcies 30 fiercely competitive 30 earnings 30 overcapacity 29 cyclical 29 quarterly 29 dot com boom 29 industrywide 29 setbacks 29 deleveraging 29 sluggishness 29 valuations 29 financial 29 revenues 29 market 29 Great Depression 29 snowstorms 29 expectations 29 seasonality 29 meltdown 29 double digit 29 pullback 29 bubble burst 29 turbulence 29 slowdowns 29 crisis 29 sector 28 profitable 28 deceleration 28 correction 28 cutbacks 28 discretionary spending 28 trends 28 deflationary 28 uncertainty 28 bottoming 28 steepest 28 competitors 28 write downs 28 deepest 28 troughs 28 shrinkage 28 downward revision 28 expectation 28 softening 28 challenges