BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Bear
- somebody who anticipates unfavorable business conditions, especially somebody who sells stocks or commodities expecting their prices to fall, often with the intention of buying them back cheaply later.
- See also Bull
Wiktionary Definition for: Bear
- A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet.
- colloquial An animal that resembles a bear, such as a koala, panda, or sloth.
- finance A market in which prices are falling.
- finance An investor who sells (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a fall in prices.
- colloquial A problem that is very difficult to solve.
- vulgar (''Exchange Alley'') One who contracts to deliver a certain quantity of sum of stock in the public funds, on a future day, and at stated price; or, in other words, sells what he has not got, like the huntsman in the fable, who sold the bear's skin before the bear was killed. As the bear sells the stock he is not possessed of, so the bull purchases what he has not money to pay for; but in case of any alteration in the price agreed on, either party pays or receives the difference.
- (''slang'') A large hairy man, especially one who is gay.
- transitive To carry something.
- transitive To be equipped with something; as, the right to bear arms.
- transitive To declare as testimony.
- Ex: ''The jury could see he was '''bearing''' false witness''
- transitive To put up with something.
- transitive To give birth to someone or something.
- transitive To produce or yield (e.g. fruit, crops.)
- intransitive To be in a specific direction from the observer's position.
- Ex: ''The harbour '''bears''' N by NE.''
- #English bear
Additional Resources
- This Bear Market Still Has Claws
- I respect that Bruce McCain is relying on Ned Davis's research to identify past bear and bull markets and his conclusion from their data that the market may have already bottomed. However, I disagree with their theory that 1939 was the end of a secular bear market that began in...
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Actually, the Bear Market Might Be Ending
- While I do not disagree with some of Michael Markowski's interpretations of the current market environment, interpretational frameworks sometimes lead us to the wrong conclusion. I agree that this has been a secular bear market, but in my opinion that does not preclude significant gains over the coming months. ...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Was Bear Stearns Hurt by Fear, or Greed?
- It's often said that business behavior is either motived by fear or greed. For Bear Stearns - the Wall Street bank facing rumors of a liquidity crisis that proved self-fulfilling - the prime culprit forcing it into a government bailout seems to be fear. But I wonder. ...
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Was This Bear Market Really So Different?
- While the recent downturn was one of the worst on record, the recovery looks a lot like previous bounce-backs. And that means many of the old investing lessons still apply. ...
- Articles 2009-09-29
- A bad week for Bear Stearns alumni
- NEW YORK Fortune -- The $20 million insider-trading ring that the U.S. government alleges was masterminded by billionaire hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam also included two former Bear Stearns hedge-fund managers. According to two federal complaints, two of Rajaratnam's partners in the alleged crimes were Mark Kurland, of Mount Kisco, N.Y.,...
- News items 2009-10-19
- The End of This Bear Market Rally Is Near
- My opponent Bruce McCain believes that the "markets are in the early stages of a significant rally that will play out in the coming months." I strongly disagree. I believe that the markets are in the later stages of a powerful bear market rally that is close to its peak....
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Build-A-Bear Workshop and World Wildlife Fund Canada Making Friends That Make a Difference and Introduce New Polar Bear.
- ST. LOUIS, Aug 12, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Build-A-Bear WorkshopR is proud to announce the arrival of the Polar Bear, the newest in the series of co-branded stuffed animals developed by Build-A-Bear Workshop and World Wildlife Fund-Canada (WWF-Canada). Beginning August 14, the Polar Bear...
- Research articles 2004-08-12
- Countrywide, Bear Stearns: Failures in Governance
- Countrywide, Bear Stearns: Failures in GovernanceRE: Countrywide, Bear Stearns: Failures in GovernanceSeems what's missing is accountabilty.CKunbelievable!I am absolutely disgusted with government bailouts due to bad management, and in some cases, possibly criminal actions, by corporate officers and business leaders!Yes, NOT having the bail out will be hard for some people,...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- KILL BW1379-8/3, CT-BEAR-ISLAND-PAPER and KILL BW1529, CQN-CT-BEAR-ISLAND-PAPER
- Please KILL BW1379, (CT-BEAR-ISLAND-PAPER) Bear Island Paper Company, L.L.C. Makes Announcement, which ran on Business Wire at 1:22pm ET on 08/03/1999. Also KILL the CORRECTION, BW1529, (CQN-BEAR-ISLAND-PAPER) Bear Island Paper Company Corrects Heading in Financial Table in release issued Aug. 3, BW1379; Three Months Ended June...
- Research articles 1999-08-05
- Bear Stearns' Secrecy Comes Home to Roost
- Here's the tricky thing about keeping secrets on Wall Street: It's terrific fun until it isn't. Just ask Alan Schwartz, the CEO of punch-drunk Bear Stearns. His firm was the first domino to topple, setting off a cascading chain of events that has spread from mortgages, to derivatives, to...
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- JPM + Bear = A Big Deal with Few Winners
- You get the sense that regulators were working all weekend long alongside hundreds of workers at JPMorgan and Bear Stearns to hammer out what by any standards is a historic takeover. The idea was to contain the equivalent of a toxic spill in world financial markets. So why doesn't anyone...
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Bear Stearns announces official opening of Bear Stearns Bank PLC in Ireland
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 28, 1997--The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE:BSC) announced today that the Central Bank of Ireland issued a banking license for the operation of Bear Stearns Bank plc in Dublin on April 10, 1997. Bear Stearns Bank BSB is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bear Stearns...
- Research articles 1997-04-28
- Bear Stearns to buy Globaistar shares.
- NEW YORK--Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. said it entered a purchase agreement' with Bear Stearns under which Bear Stearns will purchase up to $105 million worth of shares of GTL common stock. Bear Stearns will sell the ... NEW YORK--Globalstar Telecommunications...
- Research articles 2000-09-25
- Little Bear arrives on CD-ROM from Learning Co.
- FREMONT, CALIF.--The Learning Company has released three new software titles based on the hit children's television series, Little Bear. The three Little Bear titles, available on Windows 95/98 and Macintosh, are Little Bear Thinking Adventur FREMONT, CALIF.--The Learning...
- Research articles 1999-11-01
- JP Morgan Chase Bear Stearns Acquisition Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you, Mr. Cavanagh. Operator Instructions We’ll take our first question. Caller, your line is open. Anthony Sung – Point Marketing Hi guys. This is Anthony [Sung] from [Point Marketing.] Quick question. Will Bear still be in...
- Earnings calls 2008-03-17
- Build-A-Bear Workshop On Tour Teams up with The NBA And Visits NBA All-Star Jam Session
- ST. LOUIS -- Build-A-Bear WorkshopR (NYSE: BBW) On Tour and the NBA are teaming up at the NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by Nokia, in Denver, Colorado. Build-A-Bear Workshop On Tour takes the same interactive, bear-making concept of its mall-based stores to wherever families go to have fun. Guests who...
- Research articles 2005-02-02
- Embassy Suites Hotels® and Build-A-Bear Workshop® Team Up to Provide Summer Travel Fun
- MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Along with the Build-A-Bear Workshop Sleep Over Pack, Embassy Suites Hotels is the Official Hotel Partner of the Build-A-Bear Workshop Find-A-BearR ID Program Families and kids traveling with their Build-A-Bear Workshop stuffed animals this summer will now have a place for their favorite furry friends to...
- Research articles 2006-05-31
- JPMorgan Chase Announces Completion of Internal Restructuring Transactions Related to Bear Stearns Acquisition
- NEW YORK -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) announced today that it completed its previously announced internal restructuring transactions related to the acquisition of The Bear Stearns Companies LLC (formerly known as The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.). On July 31, 2008, in connection with the transfer to JPMorgan Chase...
- Research articles 2008-07-31
- New Book Bear Trap, Detailing the Fall of Bear Stearns, to Be Featured Today on Fox Business News
- NEW YORK -- It did not take long for the meltdown of the legendary investment bank Bear Stearns to be canonized in full fledged novel form for the history archives. The book is co-authored by Andrew Spencer, VP Literary of CMG Holdings Inc. Creative Management Group Inc. www.cmgholdingsinc.com and an...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Big Bear Inn "Smashes" the gas price hike! great braking news for Southern California drivers
- BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 2, 1996--The Big Bear Inn, the elegant, charming hotel in the San Bernardino Mountains announced its plan to help vacationing motorists get to Big Bear.Any guest one car per room who checks into the Big Bear Inn for one night or more, from May, 5...
- Research articles 1996-05-02
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