Politics

Battle for the Airwaves Erupts as Prague Residents Fight State Media Control

Thousands of demonstrators flooded Prague’s Old Town Square this Sunday to voice their outrage over a controversial government plan to overhaul how public media is funded. The crowd gathered to demand the immediate withdrawal of legislation that would scrap traditional household license fees, replacing them with direct allocations from the state budget. Protesters expressed deep […]

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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

The Intelligence Gap Between Silicon Valley and Main Street

The glittering promise of an artificial intelligence revolution may be hitting a wall of reality for the average American corporation. According to a recent analysis from Torsten Slok, the chief economist at private equity powerhouse Apollo Global Management, the massive wave of investment pouring into AI has yet to translate into actual profits for companies […]

Stock

Markets Eye High Stakes Week as Global Central Banks Prepare Rate Moves

Wall Street is attempting to shake off a bruising stretch as stock futures ticked higher on Sunday evening. Investors are looking for a rebound following a difficult week that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffer consecutive losses, capped by a sharp Friday sell-off where the Dow plummeted over 650 points. Much of that volatility […]

Sport

Young Gun Antonelli Dominates Austin But Must Wait For Crowning Moment

Kimi Antonelli delivered a masterclass in composure and pace at the Circuit of the Americas, securing a commanding victory at the United States Grand Prix. Starting from pole position, the twenty year old Mercedes sensation maintained control throughout the fifty six lap event, resisting pressure from both Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. While the win […]

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.