It's time to stand up for bears
Sir, we are deeply offended by your
newspaper's persistent use of the term "bear market" to describe
falling share prices. The Economist's claim, for example, that
this is the worst bear market of all times (measure by the loss
of equity wealth as a share of GDP) is embarrassing to us. Your
cheap headlines, such as "the bears show their teeth" or "grin
and bear it" are insulting...