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 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…
Greater Fool Theory
The "Greater Fool Theory" applies to a mania, such as for internet stocks (in the 1990s) or for real estate (in the 1970s). The investing fundamentals of holding that asset might be poor,…
Greater Recession
The "Great Depression" is the popular name for the economic crisis of the 1930s; the term "Great Recession" has been used since the Great Depression for smaller economic dips,…
Greatest Depression
The period from 1929 until the end of the 1930s has been termed the"Great Depression," but some have also called it the "Greatest Depression." The modern term of "Greatest…
Greece of the Caribbean (Puerto Rico in financial crisis)
A comparison of any place to the country of Greece can be taken two ways. If the comparison is to ancient Greece, then it's a compliment, referencing democracy and advanced education. If the…
Greekovery (Greek + recovery)
"Grexit" (Greece/Greek + exit) was a popular term in 2012, when it was feared that a poor Greek economy would force the nation to exit the euro zone. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras…
Greenmail
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: GreenmailGreenmail or greenmailing is the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the target firm to buy those…
Greenspan Put (Fed Put)
The "Greenspan put" (also called the "Fed put") is a put option named after Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. The Long-Term Capital Management…
Grexit (Greece/Greek + exit)
"Grexit" (Greece/Greek + exit) is a word created to define a possible Greek exit from the eurozone. The term was coined in February 2012 by Citigroup economists Willem Buiter and Ebrahim…
Grimbo (Greece/Greek + limbo)
"Grimbo" (Greek/Greece + limbo) is a term that was used to describe the weak Greek economy in 2012 and in 2015. In October 2012, "Grimbo" was used by Alex White of JP Morgan. In…
Groath (growth)
"Groath" is a jocular spelling for "growth" that has been popularly used on the financial blog Zero Hedge. The spelling often mocks illusory "growth." "Moar…
Guesstimate or Guestimate (guess + estimate)
A "guesstimate" is a "guess/estimate." Business and government economic forecasting involves what many call "guesstimates" or "guesstimation." The word…
Haines Bottom (call of a market bottom on March 10, 2009)
CNBC Squawk on the Street host Mark Haines (1946-2011) went on the air on March 10, 2009 and declared that there was a bottom to the stock market. "I'm going to step out on a limb…
Hanukkah Gelt
Jewish children celebrating Hanukkah or Chanukah (the Festival of Lights) traditionally have received "Hanukkah gelt" (money), which the children would spend on candies or on a charitable…
Have Yachts (from “haves and have nots”)
The world has "haves" (the rich) and "have nots" (the poor). A new category is sometimes added -- the "have yachts" (mega-rich). A battle between the "haves"…
Head-and-Shoulders Pattern
A "head and shoulder" chart pattern looks like a shoulder, then rising to form a head, and then another shoulder; there is also an "inverted head and shoulders" pattern. The…