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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 ...

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

Last week's rally in the broader stock market indexes sprung the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) back upward after a more than 20% that technically put it into a bear market. However ...

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average enters correction territory, and the S&P 500 teeters on the edge of a bear market.

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 ...

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 ...