bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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Here’s a more familiar example of the volatility: In the 2022 tax year, during a bear market on Wall Street, the top 1% of California earners paid 38.7% of the state personal income tax.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Bitcoin drops to $57,000 Bitcoin has continued its April wipeout into May, falling below $57,000 on Wednesday morning and technically entering into a bear market after its worst month in nearly 18 months.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 1 May 2024
In a new study released Thursday, researchers offered an analysis that modeled the asset values recent retirees would have after a bull market and a bear market.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (HSI) Index slid into a bear market on Friday, having fallen more than 20% from its recent peak in January.
—Laura He, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
After suffering through a brutal bear market in 2022, investors who stuck to their guns and held onto stocks saw their payoff last year.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2011 2011 was another year with a bear market decline (-19.4%).
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The prior bear market reached its bottom the following day.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
The prolonged bear market in Japanese equities post-1990, as covered in a 2000 report published by the International Monetary Fund, provides a stark example of anchoring bias in action.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Bitcoin drops to $57,000 Bitcoin has continued its April wipeout into May, falling below $57,000 on Wednesday morning and technically entering into a bear market after its worst month in nearly 18 months.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 1 May 2024
In a new study released Thursday, researchers offered an analysis that modeled the asset values recent retirees would have after a bull market and a bear market.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (HSI) Index slid into a bear market on Friday, having fallen more than 20% from its recent peak in January.
—Laura He, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
After suffering through a brutal bear market in 2022, investors who stuck to their guns and held onto stocks saw their payoff last year.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2011 2011 was another year with a bear market decline (-19.4%).
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The prior bear market reached its bottom the following day.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
The prolonged bear market in Japanese equities post-1990, as covered in a 2000 report published by the International Monetary Fund, provides a stark example of anchoring bias in action.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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