bear market

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The last brutal bear market in stocks ended 17 years ago last month—most of a lifetime for many young investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

So far, none of those moves has been enough to end Bitcoin’s prolonged bear market.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Over that time an average of about 100 funds were liquidated each year, with 2009, the trough of a bear market, seeing the highest number.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

A bear market takes its name from the way a bear attacks, swiping its paws downward, an apt image for falling prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Instead of the price of wheat going up, as it should have done at this season of the year, wheat has been forced down and down by a strong bear market.

From The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds by Crane, Laura Dent