Politics

Faith and Friction in the Golden State

Xavier Becerra’s recent victory as governor marks a historic milestone for California, making him the state’s first elected Latino governor and the fifth consecutive Catholic to hold the office. For Becerra, the intersection of faith and governance is a personal journey, one where the Catholic principle of the sanctity of life informs his worldview even […]

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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

Leadership Crisis at Nvidia as Jensen Huang Retreats from Public Eye

Jensen Huang has abruptly canceled his appearance at the upcoming ElevenLabs Summit in New York, marking a sudden retreat from several high profile public events. The voice AI company confirmed the news on Monday, noting that the Nvidia chief will no longer be attending this Wednesday’s gathering. This withdrawal is part of a broader pattern, […]

Stock

Finding Opportunity Amidst the Artificial Intelligence Shakeup

The recent volatility in the technology sector has left many investors questioning whether the artificial intelligence gold rush has finally hit a wall. According to David Sekera, chief US market strategist at Morningstar, the latest market turmoil is less about a failure of technology and more about a sudden shift in political winds and investor […]

Sport

High Stakes and Heavy Hitters Define Final Hours of NFL Trade Window

General managers across the league are working their phones in a frantic sprint toward Tuesday’s 4 p.m. Eastern cutoff, turning the final forty eight hours of the 2026 trade deadline into a chaotic chess match. While some franchises are aggressively hunting for the missing piece that could secure a Super Bowl run, others have reached […]

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.