pullback

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The first-quarter pullback has compressed the S&P 500’s forward multiple by around 17%, taking it under the 20 mark for the first time since last April.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Despite the pullback, the index stretched its run above the 50 mark separating expansion from contraction to more than three years, as firms reported increases in both activity and new business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

None, obviously, came close to the 10% pullback known as a correction, which by Carlson’s reckoning occurs on average every 1.8 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

U.S. stocks narrowly avoided a technical correction, with the S&P 500 rebounding over 3.77% after nearing a 9.1% pullback.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I've had a hard pullback, but all is not lost.

From Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake by Alger, Horatio