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What Else Happened Last Week?

By Mark Morgan Ford · January 7, 2026 · 1 min read
What Else Happened Last Week?

* The S&P 500 completed one of its best three-year runs ever, rising around 80% from the start of 2023 through Dec. 31, 2025.

What Else Happened Last Week?

Wall Street thinks the party is just getting started, but few expect the good times to keep rolling indefinitely.

* Trump threatened to intervene if Iran cracks down violently on ongoing protests, putting pressure on Tehran as it tries to contain discontent with its economy.

* Gavin Newsom’s wealth tax dilemma: “Wealth taxes are going nowhere in California,” he has insisted. Not so fast. A wealth tax may be going to voters this November.

What Else Happened Last Week?

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