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Visualizing 150 Years of S&P 500 Returns
2023 was supposed to be a tough year for stocks.
However, consumers shrugged off higher interest rates, and investors were more optimistic than fearful largely due to exuberance around AI. As a result, the S&P 500 rallied over 24% in 2023.
The Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2023
In 2023, the U.S. stock market saw surprisingly strong returns, even as interest rates climbed higher.
The S&P 500 rose over 24% amid exuberance around AI stocks and big tech, lifting returns across the index. Traditionally defensive stocks, on the other hand, declined. Overall the stock market recovered losses from 2022’s plunge, and is now hovering near all-time highs.
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50 Years of Video Game Industry Revenues, by Platform
Video killed the radio star.
And the video game industry’s explosive growth over the last five decades has killed any skepticism of its strength and staying power in the larger media and entertainment space.
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Charted: Tesla’s Global Sales By Model and Year (2016–2023)
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