Sentence examples for sharp plunge from inspiring English sources

An example would be offering insurance (selling put options) against a sharp plunge in the stockmarket.

After a long boom, the Japanese economy in the 1990s, as America's today, was jolted by a sharp plunge in the real estate market.

Rest assured, there was no attack, but traders freaked out long enough about the hoax to make the Dow do this: So will this sharp plunge (and quick reversal) get a nifty nickname like the "flash crash" did?

According to a Census Bureau report released on Friday, retail sales declined in May for the first time since last fall, mostly because of a sharp plunge in purchases of building materials.

If share prices sink, so will profits, which would make shares look even more overvalued.Some analysts also worry that a sharp plunge in equity prices could seriously hurt banks' balance sheets, causing them to squeeze their lending.

Excluding North Sea oil revenues, the financial gap in Scotland's net fiscal balance was larger still, at £16.4bn or 12.2% of the country's GDP, even before the sharp plunge in oil prices down to $50 a barrel took effect.

Varying textures of noir –– reflective, matte and furry –– are cut with a sharp, plunging V and gold accessories.

The trajectory of Crocs has been especially sharp, plunging 50percentt since the end of October after more than tripling this year.

In Tokyo, stocks closed with their ninth-biggest one-day point gain, mainly on technical buying in thin trading after sharp plunges last week.

In Antioch and Fairfield, sharp plunges in home values have pre-empted refinancings and there has been a surge in home sales, he added.

Sharp plunges in consumer confidence, if they endure for several months, have set off recessions in the past because unexpected shocks, like the Iraq crisis, have prompted Americans to cut back suddenly on purchases, even though they had the income and the borrowing power to keep on buying.