investor | lender/financier | |
technology | high-tech | |
share | interest/part of company's capital | |
last | final/previous | |
painful | hurting | |
view | something that is seen | |
rising | going up/climbing | |
inventories | stock/account | |
manufacturer | maker/builder | |
disappointing | unsatisfactoring/depressing | |
earnings | pay/salary/money for work | |
announcement | advice/declaration | |
led to | cause/provoke | |
fall | drop/ op. rise | |
price | cost/financial value | |
index | pointer/formula | |
surged | arise/grow/glow | |
expectation | belief/hope | |
recovery | improvement | |
since | after all/because | |
drifted | run down/op. decide | |
slowly | not quickly | |
down-wards | reduced | |
seen | detect | |
however | still after all | |
decline | fall/collapse | |
good | not bad | |
thing | matter/subject | |
bubble | can/boil/not real | |
threatened | endangered/ op. safe | |
develop | advance/evolve | |
spring | season following winter | |
investments | lend for a return | |
bank | financial institution | |
line up | list/queue/program | |
take | get/profit | |
public | general/op. private | |
initial | beginning/first/op. final | |
offerings | gift/donation | |
now | presently | |
deflating | devalue/op. inflating | |
forcing | impose/obligating to do something | |
focus | aim attention | |
task | work to do/ duty | |
innovation | change/novelty | |
healthy | in good condition | |
help | advice/aid | |
valuation | cost/appraisal | |
companies | business concerns | |
strong | op. weak | |
encourage | support/help | |
enterprise | undertaking/business | |
though | after all | |
successful | profitable/favorable/at the top | |
ultimate | last/final | |
prize | award | |
entrepreneurs | undertaker | |
pass | succeed/op. fail | |
several | a few | |
rounds | cycle/stage | |