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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.

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