Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 53 slump 53 downturn 52 prolonged slump 50 economic downturn 50 slumping 48 steep declines 46 slowdown 43 cyclical downturn 43 recession 43 industrywide 43 deepening recession 43 credit crunch 42 cutthroat competition 42 falloff 41 decline 41 cutbacks 40 dot com bust 40 sagging 39 overcapacity 39 shrinking 38 upturn 38 precipitous drop 37 plummeting 37 faltering 37 subprime mortgage crisis 37 housing slump 36 Great Recession 36 slide 36 shakeout 36 Industrywide 36 sluggish 36 glut 36 restructuring 36 Slumping 36 declines 35 bankruptcy protection 35 freefall 35 crunch 35 downturns 35 downsizing 35 souring 35 layoffs 35 crisis 35 red ink 35 belt tightening 35 commoditization 35 General Motors Corp. 34 turnaround 34 bankruptcy reorganization 34 steepest decline 34 asset writedowns 34 softness 34 fiercely competitive 34 automaker 34 seasonally weak 34 contrasting fortunes 34 slumps 34 writedown 34 surging 34 OVERVIEW 34 recessionary pressures 34 slackening 34 shakeup 34 layoff 33 precipitous decline 33 sluggishness 33 contraction 33 retrenchment 33 automaking 33 oversupply 33 dwindling 33 downslide 33 declining 33 selloff 33 write downs 33 liquidity crunch 33 retrench 33 deepest recession 33 shortfalls 32 weakness 32 skittishness 32 steepest drop 32 SARS outbreak 32 struggles 32 stiff competition 32 plunge 32 headwinds 32 subprime meltdown 32 shortfall 32 deflationary pressures 32 downdraft 32 upswing 32 exodus 32 writedowns 32 Trinity Mirror 32 sharpest decline 32 cutback 32 surge 32 Sluggish 32 downward slide 32 pullback