In 50 years, when historians write about this period — the Great Recession — it will be photos like these that tell the story. Job lines in Florida, where unemployment soared over 11%.

Grim economic times produce indelible images. The Great Depression calls to mind grainy news photos of bank runs and soup kitchens, and the harrowing portraits taken by Walker Evans. The downturn ...

I was in college when the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009. But I couldn’t find a job that summer or the next one because the effects of the recession, which reverberated throughout ...

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The Great Recession from 2007-09 saw GDP fall 4.3%, the biggest drop since the Great Depression. Deregulation in the 2000s and excessive risk by banks were major causes of the financial crisis ...

The Great Recession inspired money lessons relevant for any economic crisis. Find out which ones still apply today. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. Quick Look- ...

The Great Recession didn’t just affect the United States; all countries with rapid credit growth and large account deficits were impacted. Global trade nearly collapsed, declining by 15% between ...

We break down how the recession came about, the Democratic Party’s failure to meet the moment, and how we’re still living with the consequences.