Great Rebalancing
The financial term "Great Rebalancing" was cited by Newsweek on June 26. 2006: "I think we'll look back and 2006 will seem possibly like the middle phase of what you might call…
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Great Recession
"Great Recession" is a variant of the 1930s name "Great Depression." Many writers have called economic dips a "Great Recession," starting about 1974 and continuing in…
Great Reckoning
The financial term "Great Reckoning" was popularized by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg in their book, The Great Reckoning: How the world will change in the depression of the…
Great Replacement (Grand Replacement)
French writer Renaud Camus has spoken since 2010 about the "Great Replacement" -- Muslim immigration into France that destroys the French culture, replacing France with a Muslim nation.…
Great Reset
The term "Great Reset" came into popular use after the 2008 financial crisis and is similar to the economic terms "Great Depression" and "Great Recession." Richard…
Great Resignation (workers leaving jobs during Covid-19 pandemic)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…
Great Resist
“You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy” is a saying that the World Economic Forum has popularized since 2016, and has been associated with its plans for a Great Reset. Some "Great…
Great Right Hope (Great White Hope)
Jack Johnson (1878-1946) became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion in 1908. On July 4, 1910, former champion Jim Jeffries (1875-1953) un-retired to fight Johnson. Jeffires was called…
Great Rotation (from bonds to stocks)
The term "Great Rotation" was coined in 2010 by Michael Hartnett, the Chief Global Equity Strategist of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research. Bank of America Merrill Lynch…
Great Shrinkage
David Bianco, Deutsche Bank's Chief U.S. Equity Strategist, was the subject of a Business Insider article on May 28, 2012, "David Bianco: The Stock Market Is Shrinking." Bianco said…
Great Stagnation
The "Great Stagnation" is a term applied to an economy that is not advancing or developing. The economist Lester C. Thurow wrote a piece titled "The Great Stagnation" for the…
Great State of Chicago (Chicago nickname)
Chicago is the most populous city in the state of Illinois. "The great State of 'Chicago'" was cited in 1877, "the great State of Chicago" was cited in 1884 and…
Great Stone Toilet Bowl (Guggenheim Museum)
The Simon R. Guggenheim Museum, at 1071 Fifth Avenue, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) and completed just after his death. The design of the museum caused much controversy. Reactions…
Great Under Major Pressure (GUMP)
"Great Under Major Pressure (GUMP)" is a popular term in South Florida high school football, where it began. Miami (FL) Northwestern High School starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and…
Great Unravelling
"The Great Unravelling" is when the financial markets unwind, often with an event such as a crash. American economist and New York (NY) Times columnist Paul Krugman popularized the term…
Great Unrecovery
The United States economy was in recession (often dubbed the "Great Recession") in 2008. Citizens looked to the new presidential administration of Barack Obama for a "Great…
Great Unwind (Great Unwinding)
The financial crisis of 2008 was dubbed the "Great Unwind" or the "Great Unwinding." To "unwind" is a financial term meaning "to close a position" or…
Great Walk Way (Broadway without vehicular traffic)
Broadway has long been nicknamed the "Great White Way." In May 2009, vehicular traffic was restricted in Times Square and Herald Square. A February 26, 2009 article in the New York (NY)…
Great Wall of Texas (border wall)
The proposed "Great Wall of Texas" is a border wall to prevent illegal immigration from Mexico. The name borrows from the famous Great Wall of China. In the 1980s, a Great Wall of Texas…
Great White North (Arctic; Canada)
The Arctic and later the entire country of Canada have been called the "Great White North." "The reports that Lord Lonsdale was frozen to death in 'the great white…