bellwether

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The photo remains a bellwether even today, revealing more about the yearnings and prejudices of its viewers than about the subject herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

If healthcare utilization trends continue to moderate, UnitedHealth—which serves as a bellwether for the industry—should lead a broader rally in shares of managed-care organizations, BofA contended.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The stock’s first days of trading will serve as a bellwether for the rest of the quantum space, Wedbush analyst Antoine Legault told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

But lofty corporate earnings and AI-driven tech enthusiasm have encouraged investors to look past the inflation risks, with bellwether US indexes trading at record highs.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

So it is with a pietistical and puristical people—they will follow some stupid old bellwether because utterly incapable of independent thought, of individual ratiocination.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by Brann, William Cowper