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selling — sell‧ing [ˈselɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE FINANCE when people sell products, services, shares etc: • The dollar s decline came amid hectic dollar selling in the Japanese currency market. • In New York, dealers reported heavy selling by… … Financial and business terms
panic — ▪ I. panic pan‧ic 1 [ˈpænɪk] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. a feeling of great fear and anxiety that makes you act without thinking: • The stock market crash left an air of panic from which many individual investors still haven t recovered. •… … Financial and business terms
panic — I UK [ˈpænɪk] / US noun Word forms panic : singular panic plural panics ** 1) [singular/uncountable] a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly sheer/blind panic: She felt a moment of sheer panic.… … English dictionary
panic — pan|ic1 [ pænık ] noun ** 1. ) singular or uncount a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly: sheer/blind panic: She felt a moment of sheer panic. panic spreads: Panic spread quickly through the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
panic — pan|ic1 S3 [ˈpænık] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: panique caused by panic , from Greek panikos, from Pan ancient Greek god of nature, who caused great fear] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
panic — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular, uncountable) a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly: get into a panic/be thrown into (a) panic: She got into a real panic when she thought she … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Panic of 1901 — The Panic of 1901 was a stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange caused in part by struggles between E. H. Harriman, Jacob Schiff, and J. P. Morgan/James J. Hill for the financial control of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The stock… … Wikipedia
panic selling — Il panic selling è la situazione inversa al buying: gli ultimi venditori escono dal mercato a qualsiasi prezzo, generando cospicue perdite. E l ultimo momento di flessione prima di una inversione di tendenza al rialzo … Glossario di economia e finanza
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
2010 Flash Crash — The May 6, 2010 Flash Crash[1] also known as The Crash of 2:45, the 2010 Flash Crash or just simply, the Flash Crash, was a United States stock market crash on May 6, 2010 in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged about 1000 points or… … Wikipedia
