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Source: Dreamstime | Author: Ilkin Guliyev
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A bear market, or the period when stocks lose their value for a prolonged period of time, can no doubt sound scary to first-time investors. And while every market goes through this cycle at some point in its lifespan, the good news is that the bulls far outlive the bears when it comes to longevity.
So, what are bull and bear markets, what causes a bear market, and what can you do to protect your portfolio when all of your assets seem to be headed towards record lows?
Source: Dreamstime | Author: Russell Vance
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In a move that closely mirrored Apple, Tesla, Google and other tech giants, on Wednesday Amazon announced its first stock split since the dot-com era, essentially informing investors that they will receive 19 extra shares for each share that they currently hold in the company. The e-commerce leader also said that it will kickstart a brand new $10 billion share buyback program, effectively replacing its previous $5 billion buyback program authorised back in 2016.
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Currently, the world is in a state of panic not witnessed since 2003. Back then, a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) infected over 8000 people, caused the death of 774 citizens from 17 countries and went down in human history as “the crimson death”.
Now, amidst an endless stream of TV and social media news regarding the new Chinese virus, a troublesome trend emerges—the panic-inducing idea that the SARS story might repeat itself.
Here’s everything we know about the virus so far.