Since 1900, the U.S. stock market has endured 17 recessions — and still returned ~10% per year. Progress beats perfection. ...

Core Insights - All nine global indexes tracked have shown gains through September 29, 2025, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng leading at a year-to-date gain of 35.7% [2] - The second and third positions are held by Canada's TSX with a gain of 20.4% and China's Shanghai with a gain of 18.4% [2] - India's BSE SENSEX has the smallest year-to-date gain at 0.5% [2] Index Performance Context - A comparative performance chart illustrates the indexes' standings relative to their historical peaks, showing current values, all-time peaks, and the distance from those peaks [3] - The performance of world markets has been tracked since March 9, 2009, with various indexes hitting their lows on different dates, providing a visual representation of relative performance [5] - Additional charts provide insights starting from October 9, 2007, and the turn of the century, allowing for a longer-term view of index performance [6]

Core Insights - All nine global indexes tracked have shown gains through September 22, 2025, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng leading at a year-to-date gain of 34.3% [2] - The second and third positions are held by Canada's TSX with a gain of 20.3% and China's Shanghai with a gain of 17.4% [2] - India's BSE SENSEX has the smallest year-to-date gain at 2.8% [2] Index Performance Context - A comparative performance chart illustrates the relative performance of world markets since March 9, 2009, with various indexes indexed to 800 on that date [5] - Another visualization starting from October 9, 2007, shows the performance of these indexes around previous market peaks [6] - The indexes tracked include the S&P 500, TSX, FTSE 100, DAXK, CAC 40, Nikkei 225, Shanghai, Hang Seng, and BSE SENSEX [1][2]

Keynesian economics = gov’t steps in when demand drops. Spend during recessions, save during booms. A thermostat for the economy.https://t.co/Frf8UbE9Ry https://t.co/cpa0MWGLEK ...