{
  "id": 8667497,
  "title": "Since 1871, the Stock Market Has Accomplished This Feat 6 Times, Including the Present -- and the Previous 5 Occurrences All Ended in Disaster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/since-1871-the-stock-market-has-accomplished-this-feat-6-times-8667497",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-20T10:56:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1871-stock-market-has-accomplished-feat-6-times-including-present-and-previous-5"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have reached new highs. This year, through September 15, they had gained 8.4%, 10.8%, and 11.8% respectively.\n\nThe current bull market is set to reach its fourth full year next month. According to Motley Fool, it has been fueled by the evolution of artificial intelligence, better-than-expected corporate earnings, and favorable tax policy that led to record S&P 500 share buybacks last year.\n\nHistory shows that bull markets are not indefinite, with the Nasdaq Markets noting that since 1871, the stock market has accomplished a certain feat six times, including the present, with the previous five occurrences ending in disaster. Several headwinds are threatening to upend the stock market, including near-record-high outstanding margin debt, persistently elevated inflation, and rapidly rising U.S. debt, as per Motley Fool.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Motley Fool",
        "title": "Since 1871, the Stock Market Has Accomplished This Feat 6 Times, Including the Present -- and the Previous 5 Occurrences All Ended in Disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/since-1871-the-stock-market-has-accomplished-this-feat-6-times",
        "published": "2026-09-20T10:36:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}