Politics

The Midwestern Mirror: How Charlie Berens Turns Badger State Bureaucracy into Comedy Gold

Wisconsin has always been known for its peculiar quirks and steadfast traditions, but comedian Charlie Berens is finding that there is plenty of untapped comedic gold in the state’s political machinery. In a recent conversation with NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer, Berens discussed how he navigates the delicate balance between sharp political satire and the warm, self-deprecating […]

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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

The Ghost in the Code Awakens Through Artificial Intelligence

Security teams spent this past week in a frantic race against time as they rushed to patch a series of PHP vulnerabilities known as PHP2Shell. While millions of exploitation attempts flooded networks almost immediately after the flaws became public, the real story lies in how those attacks were formulated. According to data from Cloudflare, the […]

Stock

Appliance Giant Sparking New Interest As Investors Pivot From Tech

SharkNinja is emerging as a frontrunner among several key stocks currently positioned near critical buy points. The home appliance manufacturer has seen its shares jump back into an actionable range, leading a small group of companies that are benefiting from powerful sector tailwinds. While most of these tracked stocks have already cleared their entry markers, […]

Sport

Freshman Struggles and Overtime Heartbreak Sink Michigan Against Indiana

Michigan had every opportunity to pull off a stunning upset on Saturday, but they ultimately fell short in a gritty defensive struggle, losing 13-6 to Indiana in overtime. The game was defined by a clash of wills where neither offense could find its rhythm for most of the afternoon. After a scoreless first quarter ended […]

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.