Every intense convulsion of the stock market raises primal fears spawned by the Great Crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression, which dragged on for a full decade and has haunted Americans ever ...

Memories of salvaging and stealing to avoid going hungry are part of the legacy of the Great Depression. Some iReporters say they can't help but look at the current economy and feel the past holds ...

Four years from now comes the hundredth anniversary of one of the most momentous events in American history: the stock market crash that began on “Black Thursday,” October 24, 1929, and was followed, ...

US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a warning to American courts, urging them not to undermine the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) - a Cold War-era law he has invoked to ...

The Fed is currently hiking into a recession, like in 1929. But the Fed also hiked during other recessions, like in 1974. History shows that the Fed hikes if necessary, despite the economic and ...

Former peace negotiator Dennis Ross discusses the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker reflects on Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House. Jad Abumrad ...

A compact and often illuminating history of the Great Depression, geared toward greater understanding of the 2008 financial meltdown and the current economy. Documentary maker William Karel forfeits ...

The Great Depression wasn’t just a rough patch — it was an economic freefall that left millions struggling to survive. Sparked by the 1929 stock market crash and worsened by bank failures, job losses, ...

President Donald Trump is warning of potential economic fallout if his extensive tariff policy is overturned, hinting at a new Great Depression. What Happened: Trump voiced his apprehensions in a post ...

The Great Depression stands as the most devastating economic crisis in modern history. It began in 1929 when the rapid growth of the Roaring Twenties abruptly collapsed, plunging the world into more ...

Economics is a proud discipline. It has long seen itself as the premier social science and with the major natural sciences part of the core of the intellectual apparatus of modern society. It ...

President Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have unsettled both domestic and international markets, concerning investors and manufacturers. This emerging global trade war has raised ...