Topic: stock-market
The Nov. 5 stock drop was the worst since April 2025, but outside history’s 20 worst
Verdicts: 1 Mostly True, 2 Mixed, 2 Misleading
Stocks fell 4.4% on Nov. 5, the worst day since April 2025 but outside the 20 worst in percentage terms. Election fears were one driver; the day after the vote, stocks rallied.
Recession Scorecard: Fact-Checking the Economic Divergence
Most consumer and household indicators show significant stress while the stock market hits record highs, but ‘every single indicator’ overstates the case.
From Spice Ships to Slot Machines: How the Stock Market Lost Its Way
The stock market was built to crowdfund dangerous ocean voyages. Four centuries later, half of S&P options expire the same day, buybacks top a trillion dollars a year, and Congress beats the index.