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

OpenAI Bets General Intelligence Will Replace Specialized Robot Brains

OpenAI has officially dissolved its independent robotics division, redistributing those researchers into the company’s broader research and applied organizations. While such a move might look like a retreat to outside observers, the company insists it is actually a strategic evolution. According to a spokesperson, robotics remains central to the firm’s long-term goals, but the internal […]

Stock

Scandal and Political Shifts Trigger Massive Market Rout for Nvidia

The semiconductor giant Nvidia is facing a historic downturn as its stock plummeted for the sixth consecutive week, marking its worst losing streak since 2012. This downward spiral has wiped approximately 1.7 trillion dollars from the company’s market capitalization, causing it to lose its crown as the world’s most valuable firm to Apple. While investor […]

Sport

Costly Hesitation Leads to Heartbreak for New York

The Giants suffered a devastating loss on Thursday night, but the post-game conversation centers less on the final score and more on a single, baffling moment of inaction. With just under four minutes left in the fourth quarter and holding a slim 21-17 lead, New York found themselves facing a critical third-and-one. The coaching staff […]

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.