Politics

Tech Giant Under Fire Amid Claims of Political Bias in Brazil

Tensions boiled over in Brazil this week as crowds of protesters converged on Meta’s headquarters, accusing the social media giant of manipulating its platforms to influence the national election. The demonstrations follow serious claims made by the political party of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which suggests that Meta’s internal algorithms were unfairly boosting […]

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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

Fuel Costs Ground Profit Hopes While Passenger Demand Soars

United Airlines is facing a difficult balancing act as soaring fuel prices eat away at its bottom line, forcing the carrier to significantly lower its profit expectations for 2026. The company revealed on Tuesday that it expects fourth quarter adjusted earnings to fall between 50 cents and 1.50 dollars per share, missing the mark set […]

Sport

A New Era Dawns as San Antonio Ascends the NBA Throne

The landscape of the NBA has shifted dramatically heading into the new season, with the San Antonio Spurs claiming the top spot in the latest power rankings. After a stunning run that saw them take down Oklahoma City in a decisive Game 7 on the road during the conference finals, the Spurs have transformed from […]

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.