Based on what 155 years of historic precedent tells us about notable declines in M2 and the performance of the U.S. economy ...

Meatloaf is an American classic, and though it might not have the greatest reputation, it helped power the country through ...

Periods of economic downturn are a normal part of the business cycle, with the average US recession lasting around 10 months. But the Great Depression was a catastrophe, lasting nearly a decade ...

Just how important is money? Few would deny that it plays a key role in the economy.­ During the Great Depression of the 1930s, existing economic theory was unable either to explain the causes of the ...

A new study suggests global warming’s effect on GDP has been vastly underestimated. Will it finally break through the ...

We look at what life would be like in a deflationary environment, and what you can do to protect your investments.

Investing during a period of economic depression or recession can ... Often referred to as “the Great Depression,” the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, caused the GDP of both the ...

Robert Bothwell, an emeritus professor of Canadian history at the University of Toronto, said the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was ...

Based on analysis of a historical dataset created during the 1930s that captured the life stories of thousands of older Americans, researchers offer a reminder that work isn’t just about income but ...

Especially in today’s economy, where many people are struggling ... including the time period between 1929 and 1940 during the Great Depression. While times have certainly changed and our ...

Canada isn't just at risk of a recession. It faces a reordering of economic ties between the two countries that were built by generations since the Great Depression — and a scrambling of the world ...