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Recent Examples of bear market
Retirement-account holders alternated between terror and relief in recent weeks as the S&P 500 -- the index that most people's 401(k)s track -- nearly entered bear market territory before recovering all of the losses.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2025
Instead, talk to an advisor who has seen four bear markets in the last 30 years and ask about the Trefis HQ strategy and other clever ways to take advantage of a market downturn.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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.
—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
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2025
Instead, talk to an advisor who has seen four bear markets in the last 30 years and ask about the Trefis HQ strategy and other clever ways to take advantage of a market downturn.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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.
—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
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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 20 Jun. 2025.
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