bear market

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The collapse in 2020 of internet stocks and then the market more broadly ranks as ‘the easiest bear market I’ve ever seen in my whole life.’

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Jones stresses that the 2000 bear market was a different animal and “was the easiest bear market I’ve ever seen in my whole life.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

When interest rates rose and a bear market took shape in 2022, Robinhood’s business struggled—and its stock price followed suit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

By taking a shorter-term tack, investors can experience the upside of the secular bond bear market: the ability to reinvest interest and principal cash flows at progressively higher yields.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

He was a bull in a bear market; and the more he lost the more he thought the inevitable "rally" in prices was due.

From The Tipster 1901, From "Wall Street Stories" by Lefevre, Edwin