bear
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Most software companies today are reluctant to bear similar costs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Here’s hoping the next long bear market is far off.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
And there are growing worries that the tech-heavy index could soon find itself in a bear market —a drop of 20%.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
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
Or rather, the shimmering apparition of a bear.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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