bellwether

The U.S. chip maker, widely perceived as a bellwether for the artificial-intelligence spending spree, reported record sales of $96.2 billion for the second quarter, beating analysts’ expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

U.S. stocks ticked down after surprisingly heated inflation data as traders kept their powder dry ahead of earnings from artificial-intelligence bellwether Nvidia after the bell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

In an important week for AI, investors are also looking towards an earnings report from Nvidia, the world's most valuable company and a bellwether for the sector.

From Barron's ● 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

A Galilean said, "When the shepherd is angry with his flock, he appoints for its leader a blind bellwether."

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

Real-estate leaders are watching a few key projects as bellwethers for whether the odd couple of Khan and Shorris will work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

The Los Angeles trial is among a handful of bellwethers meant to clarify the uncharted legal terrain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 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