bellwether

The AI cloud company leases data centers to tech giants such as Microsoft, making it a bellwether for the AI trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

And unlike other primaries that seemed to point toward where the Democratic Party might be heading in 2028, Pappas’ win hardly felt like a bellwether.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Los Javis tied for best director honors in Cannes, and the Spanish-language film won the top audience prizes in San Sebastian and at the Toronto International Film Festival, a reliable bellwether for Academy Awards success.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

But take a sheep flock now—the bellwether is jest a nice gentle old castrate thet'll do jest whut the sheepherder wants.

From Assassin by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

AI bellwethers like Korean and Japanese semiconductor plays recoiled as traders rotated into consumer and internet plays listed in Hong Kong and China.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

Airline, trucking and railroad stocks are often considered market bellwethers, given the companies’ vital role in moving goods and raw materials that power the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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