Recessions—generally defined as a contraction of economic activity lasting at least six months—are a relatively regular and even natural part of the economic cycle, so it's important to have a plan for when they occur. You may not be able to make your portfolio recession-proof, but you c...
2. recession a temporary reduction in business activity, not as severe as a depression. A recession is generally taken as existing when the gross national product has fallen for two or more quarters (i.e. for six months) after allowing for inflation. 衰退: 商业活动的暂时减少,但没有萧条那么...
which can last for months or even years. This decline is measured by a contraction in the gross domestic product (GDP), a broad indicator of a country’s economic health. It is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, meaning the...
As defined by Beata Caranci, chief economist at TD,the most basic definition of recession is two consecutive quarters where the economy contracts, which usually equates to a reduction in gross domestic product (GDP). A recession can vary in length, however, it typically ranges between two and...
Each industry to go through an evolution from growth to recession, the industry appears to completely exit the socio-economic activities experienced time. Generally divided into four stages of the start-up stage, growth stage, maturity stage and decline stage. ...
Key areas of investment include Smarter Planet solutions, business analytics, growth market opportuni- ties and new computing models such as cloud computing. The strategic transformation of the company has enabled the company to deliver strong financial performance since the last recession in 2002, ...
As a refresher, an annuity is a contract between you and an insurance company that is generally designed to guarantee income in retirement either for life or a predetermined number of years. They generally fall into 2 broad categories: income and tax-deferred annuities. With income annuities, in...
The effects of the GFC on inequalities in current smoking and smoking cessation are generally small. One possible explanation is that part of these effects will need more time to develop. For example, though the Netherlands went into recession during the fourth quarter of 2008, government budget ...
slash taxes and spending without worrying about how the numbers would add up. In next to no time at all, the country was teetering on the brink of recession. The pound tanked. The markets had multiple nervous breakdowns. The cost of government borrowing shot up. Mortgage deals fell through....
As the Herald put it “the government is riding to the rescue of stressed property developers”, in a distinctly picking-winners approach to the recession. Plenty of people and firms will have undergone huge stress in the last couple of years, as inflation was squeezed back out of the ...