The market endured its worst week since 2020, with the S&P 500 losing nearly 7% over the last five trading days, while the Nasdaq 100 slipped into bear market territory for the first time since 2022.

There isn't a hard-and-fast definition of exactly what constitutes a stock market crash. For example, the S&P 500 went into a bear market in 2022, falling as much as 25% below its previous peak.

A Stock Market Crash And Recession Risk. In 2022 I reviewed whether stock market drops foretold recessions.Using a 20% decline as a threshold for a bear market, here’s what I found. “The stock ...

The stock market has been going through a rough patch. Selling pressures have been heavy, but as an investor, ... Stock Market Crash: Do This Now April 12, 2025 — 08:32 am EDT.

Photographs purporting to authentically depict stock traders' reactions to the historic Oct. 19, 1987, stock market crash known as "Black Monday" circulated online in April 2025.