Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 79 downturns 72 recessions 70 economic downturn 70 downturn 65 recession 61 recessionary 56 Great Recession 50 slowdown 50 Great Depression 48 crises 47 cyclical 45 Recession 45 natural disasters 45 Depression 44 credit crunch 43 slumps 42 crisis 42 cutbacks 41 economy 41 disasters 41 housing slump 41 declines 40 upturn 40 economic 40 shortfalls 39 seasonality 38 economies 38 boom 37 discretionary spending 37 bankruptcies 37 budgets 37 slump 37 hurricanes 37 volatility 36 increases 36 layoffs 36 commodity prices 35 turmoil 35 winters 35 turbulence 35 dot com 35 stagnation 35 trends 35 markets 34 financial 34 doldrums 34 upswing 34 droughts 34 malaise 34 spikes 34 investments 34 decline 34 surpluses 34 disposable income 33 fluctuations 33 growth 33 prosper 33 fiscal 33 booms 33 catastrophes 33 expansions 33 cycles 33 headwinds 33 businesses 32 downward trend 32 epidemics 32 macro economic 32 economically 32 emergencies 32 upheaval 32 sector 32 leveraged 32 macroeconomic 32 sectors 32 prices 31 contraction 31 discretionary 31 companies 31 historically 31 disruptions 31 industries 31 shocks 31 profitability 31 stresses 31 cash flow 31 shortfall 31 climate 31 currency fluctuations 31 decreases 31 diversification 31 delinquencies 30 joblessness 30 uptick 30 profit margins 30 financially 30 shortages 30 meltdown 30 excesses 30 wars 30 Historically 30 jobless rate