Politics

Venezuela releases more political prisoners after opposition talks

A wave of relief swept through families across Venezuela over the weekend as more than three dozen political prisoners were released following a fresh round of negotiations in Caracas. According to the human rights organization Justicia, Encuentro y Perdon, thirty nine dissidents walked free between Friday and Saturday. Among those liberated were eight women previously […]

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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

Alabama teens getting their own version of TikTok under sweeping $100M deal

Teenagers in Alabama are about to experience a drastically different version of TikTok following a landmark hundred million dollar settlement between the social media giant and the state. The agreement, reached just days before a scheduled trial, moves beyond simple financial penalties by forcing the company to dismantle some of its most addictive features for […]

Stock

I’d Put $10,000 Into These 3 Vanguard Funds and Not Touch It for 20 Years

With the S&P 500 hovering just shy of record highs, many investors feel a sense of hesitation about putting new money into the market. There is a natural fear of buying at the peak, but for those looking at a twenty year time horizon, the risk of staying on the sidelines often outweighs the discomfort […]

Sport

Self-learning AI releases NFL picks, score predictions every Week 3 game

As the NFL season hits its stride in Week 3, bettors and fans are turning toward high tech solutions to gain an edge over the oddsmakers. SportsLine has officially released its full slate of score predictions and picks for all sixteen games, powered by a self learning artificial intelligence designed to strip away the emotion […]

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.