Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 89 downturn 83 recession 75 credit crunch 73 slowdown 59 cutbacks 59 recessions 58 slump 58 crisis 55 economy 53 upturn 50 Great Depression 49 turmoil 49 economic 48 layoffs 46 crunch 45 decline 45 upswing 45 meltdown 45 slumping 44 budget shortfall 44 financial 43 glut 42 boom 42 shortfall 42 bankruptcies 42 Depression 42 budgets 41 declines 41 shrinking 41 skyrocketing 41 economies 41 declining 40 shortfalls 40 upheaval 40 crises 40 commodity prices 39 global 39 contraction 39 fiscal 39 turbulence 39 macroeconomic 39 growth 39 businesses 39 profitability 38 sector 38 financially 38 finances 38 prices 38 sluggish 38 pandemic 37 market 37 industry 37 demand 37 climate 37 cuts 37 reductions 37 economically 36 plummeting 36 profit margins 36 uptick 36 inflationary pressures 36 shortage 36 markets 36 cyclical 36 write downs 36 hardships 36 epidemic 36 revenues 35 natural disasters 35 slowing 35 cash strapped 35 softening 35 dwindling 35 fallout 35 workforce 35 trends 35 influx 35 shortages 35 scarcity 35 worsening 34 lagging 34 budgetary 34 business 34 austerity measures 34 weakening 34 gloom 34 closures 34 restructuring 34 unemployment rate 34 closings 34 woes 34 jobless rate 34 trend 34 globalization 34 uncertainty 34 pressures 34 budget 34 constraints 34 Hurricane Katrina 34 exodus 33 revenue