bellwether
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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
Shares in LVMH, the industry bellwether, have fallen about 38% this year, while Prada shares are down about 15% over the same period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
For more than 125 years, the Buckeye State has served as the nation’s bellwether.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The closely watched national security case was seen as a bellwether for freedom of expression in the Chinese city.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Finding that there was no stopping him, I followed, in obedience, perhaps, to that great and no doubt beneficent, but as yet unexplained, instinct which causes sheep to leap after their bellwether.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various
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
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
We’ll concern ourselves now with the nominations on the film side, as the guild’s awards are usually one of the most accurate bellwethers for the Oscars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 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
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