bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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During the selloff, the S&P 500 flirted with bear market territory, diving nearly 20% from its prior high.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
As long as those yields remain contained, the combined force of monetary accommodation, a resilient market tape, and historic fiscal largesse leaves little fundamental risk for a bear market.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
One of the greatest real-life examples of this came on April 7 as news stories swept the country that there would be a 90-day retreat from tariffs after the markets opened entering bear market territory.
—Hillary Stalker, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Further, tech tends to get hit hard during bear markets, despite it including the biggest firms and their ironclad, fortress-like balance sheets.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
As long as those yields remain contained, the combined force of monetary accommodation, a resilient market tape, and historic fiscal largesse leaves little fundamental risk for a bear market.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
One of the greatest real-life examples of this came on April 7 as news stories swept the country that there would be a 90-day retreat from tariffs after the markets opened entering bear market territory.
—Hillary Stalker, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Further, tech tends to get hit hard during bear markets, despite it including the biggest firms and their ironclad, fortress-like balance sheets.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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