61.   Buoyancy returned to Wall Street Monday, but a bear market in technology stocks had already gone to work on the Boston-area economy.

62.   But a growing number of strategists believe the three-year bull ride has given way to a bear market, a prolonged period of falling prices.

63.   But as the clouds gather over Wall Street, jittery Americans may want to comfort themselves with the silver linings a bear market might bring.

64.   But bear markets also present spectacular buying opportunities for the venturesome.

65.   But Cisco and Sun have held up well, compared with the Internet stocks, which have been in a bear market since January.

66.   But after the plunge into a bear market, it will be harder to convince investors that the future looks bright.

67.   But count on the menu to change as foodies come eye-to-eye with a bear market.

68.   But Gillis, Ely and others believe the June chill is evidence of a short-term correction, not the start of a bear market for technology stocks.

69.   But he said he expects the gap to narrow fast once Wall Street starts recovering from the bear market.

70.   But if stocks enter a bear market, Siegel said, it could prove particularly disastrous for retirees, who are so dependent on their savings.