Sport

Coaching Blunder Costs Eagles Heartbreaking Loss in London

The Philadelphia Eagles leave London with a sour taste in their mouths and a precarious 2-3 record after blowing another late lead against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Despite a gritty performance from a depleted roster, the game ended in disaster due to a questionable tactical decision by head coach Nick Sirianni. After Jake Elliott hit a […]

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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

Irony at OpenAI as Engineer Uses Chatbot to Plan Office Spying Operation

Federal authorities have arrested a Saudi national employed as an engineer at OpenAI after he allegedly planted a secret recording device in an executive conference room. According to prosecutors, Abdulrahman Alfozan hid the device behind a television at one of the company’s San Francisco offices around late September. The discovery has sparked immediate concern regarding […]

Stock

Future Fears Eclipse Financial Gains as Banking Stocks Slide

Wall Street witnessed a puzzling trend this week as the nation’s largest banks saw their share prices tumble despite several reporting surprisingly strong third-quarter results. While individual balance sheets showed resilience, the overarching sentiment remained bleak, leaving investors focused on potential pitfalls rather than current profits. Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money, noted that […]

Sport

Storm Clouds Fade as Undefeated Titans Prepare for Clash in Tuscaloosa

All eyes are on Tuscaloosa this weekend as the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide prepare for a massive showdown. While the hype surrounding two undefeated powerhouses usually dominates the conversation, much of the recent focus has shifted toward the looming threat of Hurricane Isaias. With the storm reaching Category 3 status on Friday, fans […]

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.