Slump
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Slump
A temporary fall in performance, often describing consistently falling security prices for several weeks or months.
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Slump
Informal for a downturn in an industry or economy. It specifically refers to a recession, which is defined as negative GDP growth for two consecutive quarters. However, there is no set definition for what constitutes a slump.
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Slump.
In an investment slump, prices fall. The slump may affect an individual investment as the result of company-specific problems or it may affect an entire investment market. Often a slump is short-term, but it may also signal a long-term decline.
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slump
see BUSINESS CYCLE.Collins Dictionary of Business, 3rd ed. © 2002, 2005 C Pass, B Lowes, A Pendleton, L Chadwick, D O’Reilly and M Afferson
slump
see DEPRESSION.Collins Dictionary of Economics, 4th ed. © C. Pass, B. Lowes, L. Davies 2005