bellwether

If that selloff continues and customers pull back, Dell’s just-in-time inventory strategy makes the company something of a bellwether of the health of the rest of the AI-infrastructure boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Against this backdrop, cloud specialist Oracle is sometimes seen as a bellwether.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

But this cycle is distinct because it may be defined by a region’s restoration as the nation’s bellwether.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

Yes, I did see her, the brazen bellwether!

From East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood

Airline, trucking and railroad stocks are often considered market bellwethers, given the companies’ vital role in moving goods and raw materials that power the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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

We’ll concern ourselves now with the nominations on the film side, as the guild’s awards are usually one of the most accurate bellwethers for the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026

Also, while some bellwethers have reported big jumps in AI-related capex spending, investor worries about return on investment and debt financing have rattled markets at times.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025

Themselves the victims of conditions, they were the bellwethers to millions of victims compelled to follow their leadership.

From The Grain of Dust by David Graham Phillips