At its peak in 15 years or so, payouts would be but a small fraction of 1% of the nation's net wealth.
Peak oil may already be with us, and peak coal in 10-15 years, while peak lithium remains a subject of speculation.
The 500-stock index gained 15 points, or 1%, to 1, 539.79, finishing just over 25 points below its 1, 565.15 peak.
For instance, for the first time since the market peak on April 15, UBS says it has seen more net buying of cyclical stocks than defensive names.
Sales, which are already more than a fifth lower than they were during their peak of about 15.5 million in 2007, are expected to continue to fall some 3% this year, according to ratings agency Fitch and others.
Probably 20-30% less than its peak, though only 15-20% less than the 5-year average leading into 2008.
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The more mayhem he caused the more people paid to see him and at his peak he was commanding 15, 000 euros for each performance.
The important comparator is this: 18 months ago, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was forecasting that public sector net debt would reach its peak a year earlier, in 2014-15, and it thought that peak would be considerably lower - 70.9% of GDP (87.2% on the eurozone's basis).
This could cut power demand by 10-15% during peak hours, estimates Ahmad Faruqui of the Brattle Group, a consultancy more than twice the reduction likely to be achieved by just giving customers real-time information about their usage.
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It has also put forward plans for a new number 11 service to run between the Vale and Torteval every 15 minutes at peak times, as well as passing by the airport and the town centre.
Getting back to the prior peak in the 1990 recession took 15 months.
By the middle of 2006, sales of both new and existing homes had fallen about 15 percent below their peak levels.
So the recent fall in share prices (still down by 15% from their peak, despite this week's rally) has actually come as a bit of a relief.
By the time the recession ended earlier this year, GDP was 15% below its peak, unemployment had reached 13% and the cost of rescuing Ireland's banks had soared beyond initial estimates.
Dent's description of a Great Depression II calls for 15% unemployment at the peak.
But in other disciplines, such as history, the peak generally comes a full 10-15 years later.
This measure of employment has now decreased in 14 of the last 15 quarters, since its peak in 2008.
In the front-month November series (contracts expiring on the 19th), peak call open interest resides at the 15 strike, totaling 13, 016 contracts.
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When this is taken into account, the debt-servicing ratio is close to its previous peak when the base rate stood at 15%.
The market is down 15% since its April peak, getting close to a decline of 20%, the threshold of entering a bear market.
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In comparison, the MSCI World index has doubled from its lows, in U.S. dollar terms, and today is about 15% below the 2007 peak.
The fall in the crime rate has coincided with a fall in the number of young men between the ages of 15 and 21, the peak age for criminal activity in any society, including America.
On the put side, the October 15 strike is also home to peak open interest, totaling 34, 301 contracts.
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Mid-week, Wall Street stood some 15% lower than at its peak in July.
The government's 10-year benchmark bond is yielding around 5.15%, compared with the peak of 7.68% hit last July, according to Tradeweb data.
He estimates his portfolio sank about 15% between the last market peak and the 2009 bottom, protected somewhat by investments in mutual funds that invest in both stocks and bonds.
In comparison with cities of a similar size in population, drivers in the city of San Jose waste a cumulative of 10 million more annual hours sitting in traffic jams and suffer a 15% higher commute delay per peak-time traveler.
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