bellwether

June 22 turned out to be the all-time high on both the iShares semiconductor exchange-traded fund and SK Hynix, perhaps the sector bellwether after its meteoric rally of the previous year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

The tepid performance comes ahead of much-anticipated earnings from Nvidia, which has become something of a bellwether for the AI boom.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Chip makers produce what investors consider the “picks and shovels” of the AI gold rush and have become a bellwether for overall sentiment on the emerging technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

“The precipitous decline of X is the bellwether for a new era of the Internet that simply feels less fun than it used to be. Remember having fun online?” he wrote.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Everything was sweet and still, save, indeed, the carol of the birds, or the tinkle of some restless bellwether.

From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

The attorneys general’s lawsuit and the one tried in Los Angeles earlier this year are bellwethers — test cases chosen from among thousands of related actions in a single court system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

However, the wins may not be true bellwethers.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

One of the most critical retail bellwethers, restaurants, saw a slight decline in sales in December.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

Magnificent Seven members Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Tesla are due this week, with other bellwethers including Texas Instruments, Boeing and Mastercard providing an idea about the state of the economy.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

The human animal being apt to run after bellwethers, it may be looked upon as natural that this strange conduct of a respectable matron was speedily imitated by the girls.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield