as in bull market
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs
Precious metals can be a safe haven during a bear market turn, but those stocks, like the rest of the market, declined after Trump’s tariff announcements.
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Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
Since 1966, the average bear market has lasted about 15 months, while the average bull market has endured for nearly six years.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump’s shocking tariff rollout early April pushed the S & P 500 briefly into bear market territory, and weeks later, the equity benchmark fully made back those losses as some of the heavy duties were paused.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 21 May 2025
That sent bonds and the dollar tumbling and stocks an inch away from a bear market in April.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
Since 1966, the average bear market has lasted about 15 months, while the average bull market has endured for nearly six years.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump’s shocking tariff rollout early April pushed the S & P 500 briefly into bear market territory, and weeks later, the equity benchmark fully made back those losses as some of the heavy duties were paused.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 21 May 2025
That sent bonds and the dollar tumbling and stocks an inch away from a bear market in April.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear market
bull market
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Selling bitcoin volatility into a bull market could prove fatal.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Going back to 1950, years one and two of a bull market generate linear returns that take all equities higher, while third years are more often reset years that tend to reflect a cautious stance on stocks.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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