bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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The most profitable investments of the last few years are in bear markets (down 20% or more) while many others are in corrections (down 10% or more).
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Bob Carlson, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the small-cap Russell 2000 has encroached near a bear market, defined as when there’s a fall of 20% or greater off a peak.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
But experts are wary of associating people’s want for darker or more natural hair with a bear market.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
Bitcoin's bear market hits new investors the hardest Senate budget vote Friday afternoon - will Dems avert shutdown?
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Bob Carlson, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the small-cap Russell 2000 has encroached near a bear market, defined as when there’s a fall of 20% or greater off a peak.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
But experts are wary of associating people’s want for darker or more natural hair with a bear market.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
Bitcoin's bear market hits new investors the hardest Senate budget vote Friday afternoon - will Dems avert shutdown?
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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