Politics

The Battle Against Apathy Inside the GOP

Panic is beginning to set in across various levels of the Republican party as leaders realize their base may simply stay home this November. From Georgia to Texas, candidates are sounding the alarm about a growing complacency among rural voters and a visible lack of urgency compared to their opponents. In Texas, candidate Bo French […]

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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

Crypto Giant Moves Toward Full Recovery After Massive Security Breach

Binance is nearing the end of a grueling recovery process following a staggering security breach that saw 6.3 billion dollars in cryptocurrency stripped from its user base. The company’s chief executive announced that roughly 90 percent of those lost assets have already been replenished, marking a significant step toward making victims whole after one of […]

Stock

Chip Giant Stumbles as Weak Outlook Triggers Market Rout

Intel endured one of the most brutal trading sessions in its history on Friday, watching its shares plummet roughly 28 percent. The sudden crash followed a disappointing financial forecast for the fourth quarter that left investors reeling. Most notably, the slump wiped approximately 12 billion dollars off the valuation of the government’s holding, a ten […]

Sport

Masterclass in Riyadh as Canelo Outboxes Mbilli to Recapture Gold

Saul Canelo Alvarez proved that age is just a number on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, delivering a tactical masterclass to reclaim the WBC super middleweight world title. Facing the previously unbeaten Christian Mbilli, the Mexican superstar looked like a man possessed by his younger self, utilizing superior ring generalship and precision […]

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.