bear market
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The last time value stocks beat growth by this much was 2022 — the year of the last major bear market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
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: Semiconductor stocks are on the verge of a bear market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 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
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
