bear market
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Still, she reckons the recent decline is more likely a temporary repricing process, rather than the beginning of a prolonged bear market for the yellow metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
See also: Chip stocks have entered a bear market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
A bear market is defined by a drop of 20% or more from a recent peak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
That’s far from the 20% drop that classifiees a bear market, Mayfield pointed out.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 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 Crane, Laura Dent