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bear market:A prolonged period in which investment prices fall, accompanied by widespread pessimism. If the period of falling stock prices is short and immediately follows a period of rising stock prices, it is instead called a correction . Bear markets usually occur when the economy is in a recession and unemployment is high, or when inflation is rising quickly. The most famous bear market in U.S. history was the Great Depression of the 1930s. opposite of bull market. bear market funds: Mutual funds that specialize in making money from declining markets. These funds use market dirivatives to mimic a short selling position of a particular stock index. |
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