Politics

Democrats privately sounding alarm on GOP spending ahead of midterms

Behind closed doors, top Democrats are sounding a quiet alarm that they lack the necessary funding to fully exploit what many consider their strongest political landscape in over a decade. Despite confidence that they can reclaim the House and potentially secure a Senate majority, party insiders warn that a massive surge in Republican spending could […]

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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
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AMD hits $1 trillion market cap for the first time as stock rides 5-day rally

Advanced Micro Devices reached a historic milestone on Monday as its stock price soared ten percent, pushing the chip giant past a one trillion dollar market capitalization for the first time. Shares climbed to an intraday peak of six hundred fifteen dollars and fifty two cents, capping off a dramatic five day rally where the […]

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.