| A: | Dad, I'd like to borrow some money. |
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| B: | Sure, Johnny, how much do you need? Five bucks? |
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| A: | Come on, Dad, I need thirty thousand. I wanna get into the market. You know, I'm tired of hearing all this news about the economic downturn, the inevitable recession, people stuffing their money in their mattresse |
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| B: | I don't know about that; with all the uncertainty in the market right now, it would be a very unwise decision to invest. I don't know if you're aware son, but there has been a lot of turmoil in the markets recentl |
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| A: | But look at it this way, every challenge is an opportunity. And anyway, I'm not talking about investing in the domestic market. There are emerging markets that promise great returns. Look at China, for example; th |
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| B: | Come on son, you're looking at this too naively, the Chinese market has exhibited a great deal of instability, and their currency has been devalued by almost a whole percentage point. |
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| A: | Fine, then! If that's the way you feel, so be it. But you're losing out on a great opportunity here. I'm going to go hit up Mom for the cash. |
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| inevitable | Adjective | unavoidable |
| nest egg | common noun, singular | money that is saved to pay for something in the future, usually a house, or retirement |
| turmoil | common noun, non-variable | a state of confusion, disorder, disturbance |
| stimulus package | phrase | amount of money the government uses to improve the economy |
| common noun, non-variable | state of not being stable, being likely to change |
| emerging market | common noun, plural | nations undergoing quick industrialization |
| Adjective | combined |
| devalue | verb | reduced in value |
| hit up | verb | ask for money |
| depreciation | common noun, non-variable | an decrease in the value of something |
| appreciation | common noun, non-variable | an increase in the value of something |
| inflation | common noun, non-variable | an continual increase in price |
| developing economy | common noun, plural | growing economy |
| rapidly developing country | common noun, plural | countries undergoing quick industrialization |
| industrialized nation | common noun, plural | nations that have developed factories and businesses |