Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stock market downturn of 2002

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The result was Keep. Walton ^{Need some help?} 19:32, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

=[[Stock market downturn of 2002]]=

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The article doesn't cite any widespread use of the term, or really prove notability. Surely we can't have a new article for every "downturn" that has ever occurred for a year. Articles about the Dot-com bubble, and 9/11 attacks already exist, specifically mentioning the resulting economic effects. What distinguishes 2002 from any other year the market didn't do as great as expected?--Ybbor ^Talk 22:07, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Neutral: There's a whole bundle of these articles: Early 2000s recession, October 27, 1997 mini-crash, United States housing bubble, Accounting scandals, Corporate scandal, Dot-com bubble, Subprime meltdown etc. It would be nice if they could be tied together in some way, with redundant stuff merged and the remaining articles given a thorough going-over. Perhaps a Wikiproject could take them under its wing?--Nydas^(Talk) 11:01, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Keep: This one needs to be kept, however it could definitely be tied in with the Early 2000s recession or the dot-com bubble. The stock market downturn of 2002 was a result of those two events. It's definitely a notable bear market in the history of the stock market. However, it does not need to be tied in with anything about the housing bubble, the subprime meltdown, and especially not the October 27, 1997 mini-crash. The mini-crash was essentially a one-day blip in the middle to end of the most powerful bull market in history. The subprime meltdown and the housing bubble are things that have been occurring since the end of the bear market that this article describes (2002/2003 - ?). Could we make an article that talks about the stock market's declines from the topping out of the Nasdaq in March of 2000 until the market bottomed in late 2002? This wasn't just a one year event. Clinevol98 05:36, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Keep: although not a single day drop, this was a notable drop on a percentage basis. Calwatch 07:15, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

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