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bear market

[bair mahr-kit] / ˈbɛər ˈmɑr kɪt /


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For bottom-fishers: Nearly 40% of the S&P 500 is in a bear market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The percentage of respondents expecting “boom” conditions—above trend growth and inflation—was the highest since Feb. 2022, the starting point for the last bear market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The reason is that, over 30-year horizons, there almost always is at least one massive bear market, and 30 years often are not long enough for the stock market to fully recover.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The S&P 500 rose by a robust 7.9% that quarter, rebounding from a sharp bear market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It was definitely a bear market for UFO's.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt


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