bellwether

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Insurer stocks jumped, with industry bellwether UnitedHealth Group UNH 0.75%increase; green up pointing triangle rising 9% in a single day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

KGM’s lawyers employed the unique theory of product liability, which will serve as a bellwether strategy for the many future social media addiction cases.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

As an industry bellwether, TSMC’s results are often interpreted as a read-across for demand across the wider semiconductor and electronics supply chain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But what they still lack is a sustained rebound in tech stocks—the bellwether sector that has powered the S&P 500 throughout the bull market that began in late 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

At Hampton Court the tinkling flocks are not provided with an official bellwether, but are left to browse at discretion on the tough herbage of History. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry