What Is a Bear Market? Are We in One?

A bear market occurs when stocks fall 20 percent from a recent peak. As global markets continue their meltdown, here’s what it means for your money and the economy. Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index, Stocks and Bonds, United States Economy, Recession and Depression, Russell 2,000 Stock Index, Stimulus (Economic), Nasdaq Composite Index, Customs (Tariff), Federal Reserve System, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Morgan Stanley, National Bureau of Economic Research, S & P Dow Jones Indices, Powell, Jerome H, Trump, Donald J, United States A bear market occurs when stocks fall 20 percent from a recent peak. As global markets continue their meltdown, here’s what it means for your money and the economy. NYT > Business