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His move on Wednesday to pause many of the tariffs followed a five-day plunge in stocks that put the S&P 500 on the verge of entering a bear market — when equities fall at least 20% from their most recent high.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
This is different from bear market territory, which refers to a stock market drop of 20% or more from a recent peak, or a closing high.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Tuesday’s drop put the benchmark index on the verge of a bear market, defined as a drop of 20 percent or more from its last high.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The benchmark index, closely tied to millions of Americans' retirement accounts, is now down approximately 20 percent from its recent high—flirting with bear market territory.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
This is different from bear market territory, which refers to a stock market drop of 20% or more from a recent peak, or a closing high.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Tuesday’s drop put the benchmark index on the verge of a bear market, defined as a drop of 20 percent or more from its last high.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The benchmark index, closely tied to millions of Americans' retirement accounts, is now down approximately 20 percent from its recent high—flirting with bear market territory.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear market
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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