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The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is officially in a bear market. While it had been floating around in correction ...

At the time of this writing, the Nasdaq Composite index is experiencing a ferocious bear market, cratering nearly 25% from ...

The Nasdaq-100 and Nasdaq Composite indexes have officially entered bear market territory, down by more than 20% from their all-time highs. Many of their component stocks are down even more than ...

In just two days (Thursday and Friday), the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX ... and the Nasdaq moved from a correction into a bear market. A correction is a decline of at least 10% from a recent ...

Earlier this month, the Nasdaq Composite experienced a sell-off and fell into bear market territory over concerns related to ...

With the Nasdaq Composite in bear market territory, many stocks look like absolute bargains compared to their previous values. One of those stocks is Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), which has been ...

The Nasdaq Composite's (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) over 12% pop on April 9 pole-vaulted the index out of bear market territory -- which is a decline of over 20% from a recent high. However, a subsequent ...

While elevator-down moves in the Nasdaq Composite can be scary, history has taught investors that they tend to be short-lived. Eventually, all bear markets are left in the dust by bull market rallies.

Part of being a sound investor is understanding that bear markets are a natural part of the stock market cycle. Since the Nasdaq Composite was launched in February 1971, it has experienced nine ...

Last week marked a sell-off not seen since the pandemic-induced market crash of 2020. In just two days (Thursday and Friday), ...