bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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The last time the stock formed the ominous pattern was in mid-2022, in the throes of a bear market on Wall Street.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, investors have a PTSD-like reaction to the idea of higher inflation, thanks in part to a bear market and the Fed’s record-setting pace of rate hikes.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
These investments aren’t correlated with stock market returns and can continue to rally higher even if stocks experience a pullback, correction or enter a bear market.
—Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Oil services stocks experienced a bear market cycle in 2024, noting the VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH) lost roughly 12%, which stands in contrast to a gain of 23% for the S & P 500 .
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, investors have a PTSD-like reaction to the idea of higher inflation, thanks in part to a bear market and the Fed’s record-setting pace of rate hikes.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
These investments aren’t correlated with stock market returns and can continue to rally higher even if stocks experience a pullback, correction or enter a bear market.
—Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Oil services stocks experienced a bear market cycle in 2024, noting the VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH) lost roughly 12%, which stands in contrast to a gain of 23% for the S & P 500 .
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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