bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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Only about 1 in 4 correction events have ended up turning into bear markets, when a 20% decline from recent highs occurs.
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Still, corrections don’t usually become bear markets without one of three things, writes Morgan Stanley Wealth Management strategist Daniel Skelly: an economic recession, an earnings recession or a Fed hiking cycle.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The small-cap benchmark Russell 2000 is approaching a bear market, down roughly 19% from its high.
—Lisa Kailai Han,pia Singh, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
By the end of the day, the Dow was down more than 20% from its peak in February – and had entered bear market territory.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Still, corrections don’t usually become bear markets without one of three things, writes Morgan Stanley Wealth Management strategist Daniel Skelly: an economic recession, an earnings recession or a Fed hiking cycle.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The small-cap benchmark Russell 2000 is approaching a bear market, down roughly 19% from its high.
—Lisa Kailai Han,pia Singh, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
By the end of the day, the Dow was down more than 20% from its peak in February – and had entered bear market territory.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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