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finance · sector mood
1987
year mood -0.01 · -0.61 to +0.40 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.75 -0.38 0 +0.38 +0.75 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun +0.40 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec -0.61
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
+0.35+0.35+0.35-0.47-0.51+0.40+0.40+0.40+0.30-0.50-0.55-0.61

The finance sector is sharply negative this month, weighed down by widespread layoffs on Wall Street as trading revenues plummet amid a post-crash lull in market activity. Sentiment is further eroded by the high-profile prison sentence of Ivan Boesky for insider trading, which intensifies reputational damage and regulatory scrutiny across the industry.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top finance stories of 1987
Apr
Texaco files for Chapter 11 after $10.3B Pennzoil judgment upi.com →

Texaco, the third-largest U.S. oil company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a record $10.3 billion judgment against it in favor of Pennzoil over the 1984 Getty Oil acquisition. The move, intended to shield assets during appeal, makes Pennzoil the largest unsecured creditor and could lead to prolonged legal and financial uncertainty for both firms. The case may deter large bond requirements in future corporate litigation, impacting market perceptions of legal risk.