Sign of the times?

I typed in "what is a..." and in the Google suggestion drop down list, I got:

• a good credit score
• a ponzi scheme
• a hedge fund
• a short sale
• a torrent
• a recession

All of these except 'torrent' are related to the current financial crisis. Google says that the suggestion list is basically generated based on "the spirit of times." Here is what they say on their website:

Google Suggest uses data about the overall popularity of various searches to help rank the refinements it offers.