Sport

Prime Time Pressure As Undefeated Niners Face Desperate Commanders

Monday Night Football returns with a clash between two teams heading in opposite directions. The San Francisco 49ers enter the contest looking to maintain their perfect record and potentially become the first team this season to reach six wins without a loss. On the other side, the Washington Commanders are struggling to find their footing […]

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110 Years of market data on record
10.4% Average annual return, all decades
41,593× What $1 became over the full span
8 Major downturns survived since 1926
Business

Security Fears Force Major Delay of Riyadh Business Summit

Saudi Arabia has pushed back its premier global investment gathering until 2027, citing a dangerous surge in militant activity within the region. The Future Investment Initiative, which was slated to begin on October 26 in Riyadh, serves as a cornerstone for the kingdom’s efforts to move away from an oil dependent economy. Organizers announced the […]

Stock

Investors Brace for Volatility as Key Economic Indicators Loom

Wall Street is preparing for another high stakes session tomorrow as traders digest a flurry of recent data and position themselves for upcoming corporate announcements. After a period of relative stability, analysts expect several key catalysts to trigger movement across major indices, particularly within the technology sector where valuation concerns continue to clash with optimistic […]

Sport

Chaos Reigns as Miami Ascends to the Summit of College Football

The landscape of college football shifted violently this past weekend, resulting in one of the most volatile upheavals in the history of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. In an unprecedented turn of events, five of the top eight teams suffered defeats on a single Saturday, clearing a path for the undefeated Miami Hurricanes to […]

A century, one decade at a time

Average annual return of the S&P 500 in each decade since 1920. Two of the eleven lost money. The other nine paid for them.

+18.0%
1920s
Roaring Twenties bull market
-0.9%
1930s
Great Depression
+9.0%
1940s
WWII and postwar boom
+19.4%
1950s
Post-war expansion and consumer boom
+7.8%
1960s
Space Race, Vietnam War spending
+5.9%
1970s
Oil crisis and stagflation
+17.3%
1980s
Reaganomics and market deregulation
+18.1%
1990s
Dot-com and technology boom
-0.9%
2000s
Dot-com bust and financial crisis
+13.5%
2010s
Longest bull market in history
+7.0%
2020s
Pandemic shock and AI-driven rebound
Best decade 1950s +19.4% Post-war expansion and consumer boom
Worst decade 1930s -0.9% Great Depression
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Decade averages, price return excluding dividends. Past performance does not guarantee future results.