freefall

The dollar's freefall against the yen could hurt your chances of scoring a hot Christmas deal on a Sony LCD TV or the Nintendo Wii Fit.

Mold, maggots and piles of festering trash - no wonder home prices are in freefall.

Reuters - U.S.

It's tough to watch your funds losing value in a tough market, but cashing out an IRA before you've reached retirement age is going to hurt you even more.

It was just a matter of time. Silicon Valley, which has remained largely impervious to the increasingly global economic downturn, is starting to feel the strain, according to The New York Times.

It's not that housing prices are in freefall (they're not) or that people are being laid off en masse (they're not), but rather that the exit opportunities have largely dried up.

According to the Times:

The U.S. dollar is in freefall after four decades of dominance. It hit an all-time low against the euro, and reached parity with the Canadian dollar for the first time in more than 30 years.

Some analysts think this portends a major shift of economic and political power in the world.

The U.S. dollar is in freefall after four decades of dominance. It hit an all-time low against the euro, and reached parity with the Canadian dollar for the first time in more than 30 years.

Some analysts think this portends a major shift of economic and political power in the world.

The U.S. dollar is freefall after four decades of dominance. It hit an all-time low against the euro, and reached parity with the Canadian dollar for the first time in more than 30 years.

Some analysts think this portends a major shift of economic and political power in the world.

Real estate has often been referred to as the one of the surest investments, and homeownership has long been part of the American dream.

But in a market that seems to be in a freefall, buying may no longer be the safest bet.