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Great Recession
One key to fixing the economy? Getting low-wage workers help
Oct 16, 2020
Christopher Low, chief economist at FHN Financial, says low-wage workers are suffering the bulk of job losses — the opposite of what happened in 2008.
Just how bad is this economic crisis going to get?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 20, 2020
We asked a group of experts in economic history.
Recessions are bad for labor movements ... except when they're not
Jul 31, 2020
What the history of union movements can teach us about worker power during the pandemic.
Who gets to decide if we are in a recession?
Jun 9, 2020
We have to take the word of economists at the National Bureau of Economic Research, who have been making that call for a hundred years.
How the COVID-19 economy is changing Americans' spending habits
May 11, 2020
Post-lockdown spending sprees are looking a lot less likely.
Some companies are cutting retirement contributions in the COVID-19 cash crunch
Apr 1, 2020
During the Great Recession, about 20% of companies scaled back matching funds.
More and more people are being laid off. How far might unemployment go?
Mar 18, 2020
As unemployment climbs, it gets harder for the economy to come back.
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House subcommittee scrutinizes diversity at biggest banks
Feb 12, 2020
Reforms after the financial crisis haven't brought dramatic change.
Who benefited from America's housing bust?
by
Amy Scott
and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 15, 2019
Millions of Americans lost their homes during the foreclosure crisis. Investigative reporter Aaron Glantz wanted to know who got them.
How Reno, Nevada, turned its economy into a small powerhouse
by
David Brancaccio
, Rose Conlon
, Daniel Shin
and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 8, 2019
Mayor Hillary Schieve said playing on the region's strengths and diversifying its economy helped revive the struggling, post-recession city.