FDIC insurance is designed to protect depositors who hold accounts in banks located in the United States. If you keep your ...

On Monday, the president of the Oregon Food Bank delivered her first State of Hunger address at the state capitol.

One expert is comparing the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to the aftermath of a trade policy that deepened the Great Depression.

Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the causes of the Great Depression.

While the Great Depression was a catastrophe beyond anyone's personal control, people made what, in hindsight, we see were mistakes. Here are some to know of.

Credit: Reddit In March 2023, the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank—two of the largest U.S. banks to fail since the Great Depression of the 1930s—led some to wonder if ...

Find all the episodes from this season here. And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School. When we last left the United States of America in our economic telling ...

In bank runs, people rush to withdraw their deposits when they see others in line to withdraw theirs. Likewise, when people witness their neighbors participating in protests, they are more likely ...

The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, a Depression-era tariff signed into law by then-President Herbert Hoover, continues to be invoked in conversations surrounding Trump’s tariff plan, as the on-again ...

A new bill introduced is set to create a state-based food assistance program in Oregon, targeting residents who lack access to federal benefits.