bellwether
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Elsewhere in tech, Nvidia reports earnings after the close—a critical bellwether for the AI boom’s staying power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Chip makers produce what investors consider the “picks and shovels” of the AI gold rush and have become a bellwether for overall sentiment on the emerging technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
The bellwether cases could now open the floodgates for a deluge of similar lawsuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
One of the most curious examples of the tendency to follow a bellwether is found in the various pictures called "The Anatomy Lesson."
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters by Elbert Hubbard
South Korea’s Kospi fell 2.7% as semiconductor chip bellwethers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both closed down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 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
While the groups vote independently, that shared base has made the DGA one of the most reliable bellwethers in the Oscar directing race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Also, while some bellwethers have reported big jumps in AI-related capex spending, investor worries about return on investment and debt financing have rattled markets at times.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025
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