divergence
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The trend in the housing market reflects a growing divergence in the fortunes of the country’s economic classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
In contrast, as you can also see, the stock market was a well-below-average performer in the wake of the 5% of days in which the divergence was most extreme in the reverse direction.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The most extreme Nasdaq-over-Dow divergence occurred in the days leading up to the top of the dot-com bubble, and we all know what happened next.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The current status of the economy could be best described as a big divergence characterized by domestic weakness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Tuve presented his findings, as did Caltech’s Lauritsen, neither leaving any doubt about the divergence between his results and the host’s.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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