bear market
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Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The market’s biggest stocks are also on sale, with an index of the so-called Magnificent Seven tech giants now approaching bear market status, having fallen more than 17% from the all-time highs of late October.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
While they’ve typically begun a descent into a bear market earlier than large-caps and suffered worse overall declines, they rebound more powerfully, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
A bear market is defined as a drop of 20% or more from a recent peak.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 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
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