Press Doom & Gloom
Are financial headlines getting gloomier, or does it just feel that way?
Financial headlines are somewhat gloomier than their historical norm.
Based on headline sentiment from CBS MoneyWatch and CNBC, compared with their historical norms. The displayed percentage is a historical percentile of the current standardized 14-day headline-sentiment environment - it is not the percentage of headlines that are gloomy. Monthly readings are finalized only after repeated collection passes produce a stable result.
Historical Doom & Gloom
Combined CBS MoneyWatch / CNBC Doom percentile, one observation per calibration month, continuing forward with monthly live readings.
Historical readings use the final 14-day observation from each sampled calibration month. New valid readings are added monthly.
Selected recent historical readings use CBS MoneyWatch only where a standard combined CBS+CNBC reconstruction was not available. From September 2026, the indicator uses the standard 50/50 CBS MoneyWatch and CNBC methodology.
Publisher detail
CBS MoneyWatch — status: VALID, retained headlines: 42, mean VADER: 0.0202, detrended VADER: -0.0367, Doom percentile: 54.5 (against 420 reference windows)
CNBC — status: VALID, retained headlines: 295, mean VADER: 0.0208, detrended VADER: -0.0284, Doom percentile: 92.6 (against 350 reference windows)
Window: 2026-09-12 to 2026-09-25. Computed 2026-09-25T22:34:49.573Z.
Based on standardized financial-news headline sentiment. Duplicate stories and service/advice content are controlled for. This is for entertainment and research—not an investment signal.