bear market

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It’s been 91 days since gold hit its recent peak — making for the quickest entry into a bear market since 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

No bear market or economic downturn came close to the awfulness of the Great Crash and the Depression, after all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Gold stocks are in a bear market decline, as well.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s been 91 days since then, so this is the quickest entry into a bear market since the height of the financial crisis of 2008, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

It refers to a person who believes that the market value of stocks will decline, and a bear market is a declining market.

From Successful Stock Speculation by Butler, John James