bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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The Nasdaq, which entered a bear market on April 4, is down 11% since Trump’s inauguration.
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Nine of the past 14 bear markets since World War II have been followed by recessions within an average of six months, according to analyses by CFRA Research, an investment research firm, and Moody’s Analytics, an economic research company.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The group exited bear market territory but is 19.8% below the mid-December all-time high.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Concerns that Trump's aggressive trade policies will start a recession have hammered financials in recent weeks, pushing the KBW Bank Index into a bear market decline of 20% from its post-election high.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annika Kim Constantino,leslie Josephs,ari Levy,amelia Lucas,melissa Repko,hugh Son,michael Wayland, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Nine of the past 14 bear markets since World War II have been followed by recessions within an average of six months, according to analyses by CFRA Research, an investment research firm, and Moody’s Analytics, an economic research company.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The group exited bear market territory but is 19.8% below the mid-December all-time high.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Concerns that Trump's aggressive trade policies will start a recession have hammered financials in recent weeks, pushing the KBW Bank Index into a bear market decline of 20% from its post-election high.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annika Kim Constantino,leslie Josephs,ari Levy,amelia Lucas,melissa Repko,hugh Son,michael Wayland, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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