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bear market

[bair mahr-kit] / ˈbɛər ˈmɑr kɪt /


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Even inflation-adjusted growth is above trend, so despite some angst about capital expenditures, we’re not heading for a bear market, Zaccarelli says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I worry about healthcare, long-term care, inflation, a long bear market and living to 95.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The percentage of respondents expecting “boom” conditions—above trend growth and inflation—was the highest since Feb. 2022, the starting point for the last bear market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

I keep worrying about healthcare, long-term care, inflation, a long bear market and living to 95.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Instead of the price of wheat going up, as it should have done at this season of the year, wheat has been forced down and down by a strong bear market.

From The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds by Laura Dent Crane


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