bellwether

If that selloff continues and customers pull back, Dell’s just-in-time inventory strategy makes the company something of a bellwether of the health of the rest of the AI-infrastructure boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

CoreWeave stock is a bellwether for investor sentiment about the broader artificial-intelligence investment boom.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 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

I’ve got wool on me now like a bellwether, and I’m shaggy at the flanks like a wolf.

From Claim Number One by George W. (George Washington) Ogden

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

Airline, trucking and railroad stocks are considered market bellwethers, given their vital roles in moving goods and raw materials that power the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

The effect has been so profound it’s not just reflected in the growth of luxury sales but in who’s spending at America’s two great consumer bellwethers — McDonald’s and Walmart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025

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

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