bellwether

Thompson pointed out that some bellwether healthcare names, like Eli Lilly, were trading near their highest levels in a year, a promising sign that healthcare stocks could continue to climb.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Against this backdrop, cloud specialist Oracle is sometimes seen as a bellwether.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

For more than 125 years, the Buckeye State has served as the nation’s bellwether.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

June 22 turned out to be the all-time high on both the iShares semiconductor exchange-traded fund and SK Hynix, perhaps the sector bellwether after its meteoric rally of the previous year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

We think in flocks and once in the flock we go wherever the bellwether leads us.

From Leaves in the Wind by A. G. (Alfred George) Gardiner

The attorneys general’s lawsuit and the one tried in Los Angeles earlier this year are bellwethers — test cases chosen from among thousands of related actions in a single court system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Real-estate leaders are watching a few key projects as bellwethers for whether the odd couple of Khan and Shorris will work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

One of the most critical retail bellwethers, restaurants, saw a slight decline in sales in December.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 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

Themselves the victims of conditions, they were the bellwethers to millions of victims compelled to follow their leadership.

From The Grain of Dust by David Graham Phillips