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Bear market of today different; how it ends is anyone's guess

Unlike previously, the current panic is a combination of health, business and financial worries

Published Mon, Mar 23, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    London

    THE bear market of 2020 is very different from its predecessors.

    Bubbles ending in busts, credit crises and wars caused previous market slumps. This time round, a global health pandemic pushed the longest bull market in history over a steep cliff.

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