The market crash of 1929 triggered the Great Depression, which would shape American life for the following decade.

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While the Great Depression was a catastrophe beyond anyone's personal control, people made what, in hindsight, we see were ...

Many of the stocks that rose during the Great Depression were defense stocks like Electric Boat, now a defense subsidiary of General Dynamics (NASDAQ: GD). This was because the U.S. was gearing up ...

As a result, America today is the most unequal developed nation in the world and the situation gets worse every day: Many of ...

Meanwhile, the least popular era came about 100 years ago, when the country was plagued by the Great Depression ... U.S. had the most global influence during World War II (1939-1945).

For months, American consumers and businesses have been hearing that President Trump's massive tariffs would drive up prices ...

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank's response to the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday in a ...