經濟衰退（recession）

* 指連續兩季國民生產毛額（gross national product；GNP）下降。

* 《巨波投資法：當市場行情出現時，你準備好了嗎？》（When the Market Moves, Will You Be Ready? How to Profit from Major Market Events）一書教你如何確定美國經濟何時陷入衰退：

請上www.nber.org這個國家經濟研究局（National Bureau of Economic Research；NBER）的網站。它是確定美國經濟何時陷入衰退的「官方」機構。請點按「Data」連結，查「Business Cycle Dates」。

推薦文章：

• Recessions as a business opportunity - The Boston Globe:

"A slowing economy changes the game for companies and managers. The playing field is strewn with land mines: Lenders balk, customers bail, bosses bark, and employees stew over cutbacks.
Business leaders confident about making decisions and deploying assets in a period of growth find they have to operate differently when sales slump and resources shrink. In some cases, the skills that had previously served them well - hiring talent, rolling out products, anticipating market demand - are no longer valued.

'Often it becomes about binging and purging, and that's the sign of a poorly managed company,' said business author Shoshana Zuboff, a retired Harvard Business School professor who believes companies should maintain their values, refocus on quality, and expand their relationship with customers during an economic downturn. 'The well-managed companies look at a recession as an opportunity.'"<2008/02/24>

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