Stockalypse

  

We’ve heard of the zombie apocalypse, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...even Apocalypse Now. But get ready for…a stockalypse.

It’s like an ordinary apocalypse, but for stocks. Basically, a “stockalypse” is a very big, very sudden drop in a stock price or stock index, and while it may not signal the end of days, it might signal a huge loss in profits for those invested in the stockalyptic securities. Or it might portend the beginning of another recession, which would be bad news for everyone.

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