Business

Tech Fever and Debt Mountains Push Sovereign Markets Toward Breaking Point

The International Monetary Fund has issued a stark warning that government bond markets are becoming dangerously fragile, suggesting that yields could experience a chaotic spike. Speaking during the annual IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok, officials highlighted a volatile mix of soaring inflation, record levels of public debt, and an unexpected surge in corporate borrowing tied […]

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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
Stock

Wall Street Braces for Banking Blitz While Asian Markets Slide

Global markets are navigating a choppy start to the week as investors pivot toward a critical stretch of corporate earnings and economic data. In the United States, stock futures showed a fragmented picture early Tuesday morning. While Dow Jones futures edged higher, Nasdaq-100 futures dipped, leaving S&P 500 futures largely flat. This hesitation comes as […]

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 […]

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.