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2008 crash is now an economic case study

Jul 30, 2018
Economics students in the U.K. led the charge to include lessons from the financial collapse in university curricula.
News tickers at the Nasdaq MarketSite show negative numbers October 9, 2008 in New York City. 
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"Generation Wealth" is about more than money

Jul 17, 2018
In her new documentary, Lauren Greenfield takes on the changing American dream.
Lauren Greenfield photographed excesses in her documentary "Generation Wealth," above.
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Fed Chair Jay Powell: We’re “independent of political considerations”

Jul 12, 2018
In a 30 minute conversation, Chairman Powell discusses tariffs, political pressure on the Fed and wage stagnation.
Jerome Powell listens as President Trump announces Powell as nominee for Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2017.
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How the financial crisis changed the way we think about home

Jun 29, 2018
Designers, architects and the president of IKEA U.S. weigh in.
Home stager Meridith Baer says after the recession, people looked for clean, simple home design.
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A look at China's unlikely lingerie capital

Jun 19, 2018
Guanyun County produces three out of five of the lacy undergarments ordered online in the country.
Midnight Charm is among 500 lingerie manufacturers employing 20,000 people directly. Many seamstresses are housewives who prefer the flexible hours.
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The best advice for college students unlucky enough to graduate into a recession: Be flexible

May 24, 2018
While studies suggest recession graduates tend to fall behind their nonrecession peers in terms of salary and don’t catch up for 10 to 20 years, there are ways to catch up more quickly and make up the gap.
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Small and midsize banks could get a big boost under new banking bill

May 23, 2018
Only the biggest financial institutions will be required to hold extra cash reserves to counterbalance risk.

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So, you're graduating into a financial crisis ...

May 21, 2018
Here's what notable speakers had to say to the classes of 2009 and 2010, when job opportunities were scarce.
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Trading in financial markets is becoming more of a headache

May 8, 2018
Is there a liquidity problem in some real financial markets?
Traders at the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
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The America left out of the economy

May 3, 2018
Sarah Kendzior describes "systemic inequality, a lot of suffering among citizens" in her collection of essays.
An aerial view of southern North Dakota in 2016, near Bismarck.
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