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bad news

NOUN
trouble
Synonyms
WEAK
bind bother concern danger deep trouble difficulty dilemma dire straits disappointment distress grief headache hindrance hot water inconvenience mess misfortune nuisance pain predicament problem struggle torment woe

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For investors hoping that this year’s stock-market pullback has already reached its nadir, BTIG’s Jonathan Krinsky has some bad news.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

It isn’t all bad news for those lone inventors toiling away in their garages, however.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The bad news is that valuations have been a much stronger predictor of subsequent 10-year returns.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I want to suggest that that is both bad news and good news.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Perilee had been so strangely quiet when I’d told her the bad news.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson