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 […]

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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

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 […]

Stock

Wall Street Braces for Banking Blitz Amid Geopolitical Tension

U.S. stock futures remained largely flat on Sunday night as investors paused to catch their breath following a productive week for the major averages. While the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices saw modest ticks upward, the general mood was one of cautious anticipation. Market participants are now shifting their focus toward a heavy slate of […]

Sport

Bills Travel West to Battle Rams Under the Lights

The Buffalo Bills are heading across the country tonight to take on the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium for another high stakes edition of Monday Night Football. Coming off their first defeat of the campaign against the New England Patriots, Buffalo is looking to bounce back quickly and maintain their grip on the top […]

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.