{
  "id": 8785439,
  "title": "The Stock Market's Best Quarter of the Year Is About to Start. The S&P 500 Has Risen in 34 of the Last 41.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-stock-markets-best-quarter-of-the-year-is-about-to-start-the-s-p-8785439",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-20T21:44:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-markets-best-quarter-year-about-start-sp-500-has-risen-34-last-41"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Key PointsSince 1985, the S&P 500 has risen in 34 of 41 fourth quarters, averaging a gain of about 4.4% -- the best record of the year's four quarters.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
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        "title": "The Stock Market's Best Quarter of the Year Is About to Start. The S&P 500 Has Risen in 34 of the Last 41.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-stock-markets-best-quarter-of-the-year-is-about-to-start-the-s-p",
        "published": "2026-09-20T21:24:01.000Z"
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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."
}