‘We run the risk of another Great Recession’: People should be outraged by Trump’s efforts to kill CFPB
The financial watchdog, created in the wake of the financial crisis, gives consumers a direct outlet for complaints. It polls ...
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CHARTS: How the rich won the Great Recession
From the time the Great Recession started in late 2007 until it officially ended in 2009, the richest 1 percent of America saw its income drop 36.3 percent, according to a new report by economists ...
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Lessons of the Great Recession
Cordray gave a talk online earlier this fall, during which he drew comparisons between the nature and effects of the current financial crisis and those of the Great Recession of 2008. He spoke with ...
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Jobs report shows a hiring slowdown as companies are acting like ‘they’re in a recession’
These large swings happen in significant economic transitions (the Great Recession then and the pandemic now). In addition to pandemic-era economic shifts that knocked tried-and-true models a ...
Lost decade: NYC’s horrible housing slump
A generation of New Yorkers is paying a heavy price for a huge drop in unit production following the Great Financial Crisis.