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The main difference between a market correction and a bear market is the depth of the decline.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Only about 1 in 4 correction events have ended up turning into bear markets, when a 20% decline from recent highs occurs.
—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
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Only about 1 in 4 correction events have ended up turning into bear markets, when a 20% decline from recent highs occurs.
—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
See All Example Sentences for bear market
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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