bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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The Nasdaq Composite , which includes marquee names such as Nvidia and Apple , ended Wednesday about 19% below its closing high, a whisker away from a bear market.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Consulting with a financial advisor experienced in navigating bear markets can also add value.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Broader market indices — like the S&P 500, which is down 8.6% since the start of the year — have flirted with bear market territory, lending to concerns of a recession in the year ahead.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Bush was the other who saw it at 15%, but Bush inherited a bear market.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Consulting with a financial advisor experienced in navigating bear markets can also add value.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Broader market indices — like the S&P 500, which is down 8.6% since the start of the year — have flirted with bear market territory, lending to concerns of a recession in the year ahead.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Bush was the other who saw it at 15%, but Bush inherited a bear market.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear market
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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