How immigration could help a shrinking American labor forceBy Sabri Ben-Achour and Jonaki MehtaJanuary 29, 2019John Moore/Getty ImagesYoung, productive workers "are the new scarce resource," one expert says.POSTED IN: fertility rates demographics Economy Great Recession Immigration ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why declining birth rates are a phenomenon in developing countriesBy Sabri Ben-Achour and Jonaki MehtaJanuary 25, 2019BassittART/Getty ImagesAs part of our mini-series on fertility, we talk to a demographer about why fertility rates are declining in developing countries. POSTED IN: fertility rates demographics Economy Great Recession ListenreadDownloadDownload
U.S. markets on track for worst December since the Great DepressionBy Sabri Ben-Achour and Kimberly AdamsDecember 25, 2018John Moore/Getty Images News...and there are many reasons why. POSTED IN: markets Wall Street recession great depression President Donald Trump Federal Reserve ListenreadDownloadDownload
Divided Decade: Financial crisis yields lasting pain and new possibilitiesBy Tommy Andres and Hayley HershmanDecember 21, 2018Bear Guerra/MarketplaceWe gathered your stories for a year. Here's what we learned.POSTED IN: Economy hwc how we changed financial crisis Great Recession finance divideddecade read
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed bankingBy Tommy AndresDecember 21, 2018iStock/Getty ImagesBigger, stronger banks … and threats.POSTED IN: Economy divideddecade banking system Banks Great Recession banking Jamie Dimon Barney Frank Chris Dodd Federal Reserve debt JP Morgan Chase bank bailout read
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed retailBy Tommy AndresDecember 20, 2018iStock / Getty ImagesA decade later, everything is still on sale.POSTED IN: Economy business Great Recession divideddecade Retail e-commerce dollar stores sales department stores brick-and-mortar stores read
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed youBy Tommy Andres and Hayley HershmanDecember 20, 2018Bear Guerra/MarketplaceWe've gathered your stories for a year. Here's what we learned. POSTED IN: Economy divideddecade how we changed Great Recession Housing Jobs recession texas california Washington financial stress financial crisis read
Seniors are still struggling to recover after the financial crisis By Erika BerasDecember 19, 2018Erika Beras/MarketplaceThe number of seniors filing for bankruptcy has nearly doubled since 2007 to a record high of 12 percent, part of it driven by the financial crisis; another part by mounting debt for things like medical care, mortgage loans and credit card bills.POSTED IN: Wealth and Poverty senior citizens elderly Great Recession Retirement ListenreadDownloadDownload
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed jobsBy Tommy AndresDecember 19, 2018MICHAEL MATHES/AFP/Getty ImagesThe work we do and the way we’re paid is different.POSTED IN: Economy divideddecade temp work temporary workers employment Jobs Great Recession recession freelancer unemployment rate teachers Retirement Savings read
