The gloom is reminiscent of the tech - and - telecom
bust earlier this decade, complete with online legal - layoff trackers such as Lawshucks.com and Abovethelaw.com.
Not exact matches
The first signs of a fossil - fuel
bust emerged
early last year with growing evidence that the
decade - long boom in global coal demand was peaking.
But limited new construction over the last few years in most markets should help office landlords and investors sidestep the pain they suffered
earlier this
decade, when new office building completions following the dot - com
bust and the terrorist attacks on 9 - 11 eventually drove up vacancies nationwide to 17 % in 2003.