Big banks like Chase and Bank of America are giant, global institutions that have integrated their services into every aspect ...

Test your knowledge of the Great Depression in the U.S., its causes, devastating impact on society and economy, and the New ...

The Great Depression began with "Black Tuesday" on Oct. 29, 1929, when a panic selloff triggered a stock market collapse, wiping out thousands of investors who had borrowed heavily.

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.

The quintessential American economic myth is that the free market picks winners and losers. But the federal government has long had a role in this equation.

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