Financial crisis
This Money Market Madness Looks Like a Bad Sign for the Economy. It Isn't.
Despite the optics, the financial situation now is very different than the one banks faced in the recession.
Glenn Beck Sounds Alarm on Economy Over Repo Market: 'I'm Warning You'
The conservative BlazeTV host, who has made predictions of economic doom before, claimed the Fed is "printing money to bail out the banks again."
Book: Trump Chastised Bank CEO During Financial Crisis—'You Arrogant SOBs'
"The Real Deal" by ex-Trump Organization executive George Sorial says President Donald Trump lashed out at banks that made him "squirm" when borrowing money.
Ocasio-Cortez: Student Loans Holding Back a Generation
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also said her generation never really got to experience American prosperity as adults because of the financial crisis.
The Lessons We Didn't Learn From The Financial Crisis
Trump promised to "drain the swamp", but he made it bigger and filthier.
Polio Back in Venezuela As Crisis Cripples Healthcare
Ongoing economic turmoil has led to a shortage of vaccines for the deadly virus.
Banks Make Record Profits as Congress Cuts Regulations
U.S. Banks profited by a record breaking $56 billion during the first quarter of 2018, up 27.5 percent from the year prior, as Congress prepares to roll back financial regulations.
Single Women Still Suffering From 2008 Financial Crisis
To understand why debt is so integral to household financial health, it's helpful to look at what happened during the 2008 financial crisis.
Bill to Ease Banking Regulations Has Bipartisan Support
The bill rolls back some regulations from the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which placed restrictions on banks in the wake of the financial crisis.
Watch Barack Obama Put Anthony Scaramucci in His Place
The new White House communications director complained to Obama in 2010 that Wall Street was being "whacked" like a piñata.
The Swiss Town of Zug Has Become Known As Crypto Valley
The town of 30,000 has attracted entrepreneurs who have created cryptocurrency startups.
Big Houses in the U.S. Are Back
America's largest homes, nicknamed McMansions, are helping to fuel a housing bubble similar to the one that precipitated the 2008 financial crisis.
Is Rampant Narcissism Undermining American Democracy?
During times of economic growth and stability, narcissism tends to grow.
Data Shows How Wall St. Profited From Financial Crash
New studies suggest politically connected traded on non-public information after the 2008 crash, and banks foresaw coming meltdown.
What We Learned from the Great Recession Crisis
It's important that investors or managers who make bad decisions pay a serious price. In the financial sector, that isn't the case.
$160 Billion in Fines Levied Since '08 Financial Crash
"These fines, as big as they are, don't begin to compare to the amount of monetary damage that the banks did to the economy," says policy researcher.
Goldman Sachs to Pay $5B to Settle Mortgage Bond Claims
The pact stems from the firm's conduct from 2007 to 2009 when investors suffered billions in losses.
Startups Are the Least Optimistic Since 2009
Only 64 percent of startups believe their business will be better than it was in 2015.
China's Fourth-Quarter Growth Weakest Since 2009
Concerns about China's policy-making ability have shot to the top of global investors' risk lists.
Sanders Takes His War on Big Banks to New York City
Bernie Sanders comes to Manhattan and takes aim at the banking industry.
U.S. Fiscal Year Budget Deficit Narrows to $439 Billion
The deficit is at its lowest level since 2008.
Three Persistent Myths About the Sinfulness of Big Banks
Voters and the press love to hate big banks, but misunderstandings may promote dangers in the financial industry.
The Birds of Wall Street
Predicting a financial crisis by observing crowds, viruses and migrating geese.
Few Oligarchs Can Beat Russia's Weakening Economy
Some of the 'original' oligarchs have found that being out of favor with the Kremlin is not necessarily a bad thing
EU Court of Justice Rejects UK Challenge to Bankers' Bonus Cap
UK bankers could see bonuses capped if judgement is upheld in court in the new year
Two Numbers: Bought by China
In the wake of the financial crisis, the world's economic output has continued to grow apace, but who's driving the growth?
Banks Could Face Criminal Cases Soon, Attorney General Says
Eric Holder made the announcement in a video, saying "There is no such thing as 'too big to jail.'"
The Killer Stalking Wall Street
For all the stock market gains, denizens of the financial industry say they are more stressed than ever – and their hearts are giving out.
New Documentary Looks At Greenspan's "Flaw"
A new documentary on the financial crisis paints Alan Greenspan as an embodiment of what went wrong with America.