A bear market is a term used by Wall Street when an index such as the S &P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time.

Why use a bear to refer to a market slump? Bears hibernate, so they represent a stock market that’s retreating. In contrast, Wall Street’s nickname for a surging market is a bull market ...

Why use a bear to refer to a market slump? Bears hibernate, so they represent a stock market that's retreating. In contrast, Wall Street's nickname for a surging market is a bull market ...

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) has carved out a niche in consumer finance, and is among the companies in the fintech sector many continue to believe could be a long-term winner. There are certainly ...

U.S. stocks rose on Friday as Wall Street ended a roller-coaster week amid a trade war involving tariffs started by the ...