investors on Wall Street have been on a selling spree. Many commentators and economists are now talking about the possibility of a ‘bear market’ emerging, after years in bull territory.

In contrast, Wall Street’s nickname for a surging market is a bull market, because bulls charge. The S&P 500, Wall Street’s main barometer of health, was down 1.2% in Monday afternoon trading.

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 ...

NEW YORK — Wall Street could soon be in the claws of another bear market as the Trump administration ... Wall Street’s nickname for a surging market is a bull market, because bulls charge.