Bear market
consumerism
Soup kitchen
go bust
breadwinner
Household appliances
reckless investment
soar
Bull market
plummet
when the market is in recession
the situation in which too much attention is given to buying and owning things
when prices rise very quickly
when the market is in a period of boom.
not worrying about the risks and the possible results of buying stocks and shares.
to lose everything in bankruptcy
when prices fall dramatically
the principle earner in a family