1. As investors jumped back into stocks Wednesday, the bond market slumped. 2. As he did, the world shipping market slumped. 3. Banks, which typically hold large bond portfolios, lost earlier gains as the bond market slumped. 4. A day earlier, the market had slumped on news that Seagate Technology, among others, was forecasting slower growth. 5. But last year, as the advertising market slumped, Ebersol saw his hopes of continued profits, and keeping the NBA, evaporating. 6. But the real estate markets slumped, and the government, after a bitter strike last January, postponed a change in the law to make layoffs easier. 7. Consider what happened when the market slumped in July. 8. European stock and bond markets slumped, and the deutsche mark and allied currencies surged against the dollar. 9. Fund companies report that investors are still wary about buying bond funds after what happened last year when the market slumped. 10. Having already adjusted to lower rates, markets might slump if the Fed does not follow through. |