Economic uncertainty often forces a shift in how we spend and save. During the Great Recession of the late 2000s — when unemployment hit 10% and home values dropped by 30% — many tightened their ...

In a discussion on Reddit, millennials talked about how bad the job market and overall economy were during the Great ...

You should consider these strategies if you can't afford to wait out another market crash.

Discover how the paradox of thrift shows that increased savings may harm economic growth during recessions, with examples and ...

Being prepared for a downturn in economic activity will ensure you can keep your head above water when times get tough.

Barely 15 years after we recovered from the “Great Recession,” we face a looming even greater recession. The great recession of 2007-2009 was caused largely by the cascading effects of the rapid ...

May's employment report showed that 17.6% of total employed workers were part time and 82.4% of total employed workers were ...

The numbers suggest a small but growing share of American consumers have fallen into a pit of credit card debt. It's hard to ...

Already having been hit hard in recent years due to changing shopper preferences, the apparel industry ―particularly department stores and specialty apparel retailers―are now facing the fallout from ...

New data shows that Cincinnati Public Schools joins the 20% of districts that are facing negative cash balances, the highest ...

California’s homebuying collapse is far different than the nation’s sales dip. My trusty spreadsheet looked for clues in 21 years of sales stats from Attom, tracking closed deals for houses and condos ...

When the subprime crisis broke in the 2008 presidential election year, there was little chance for a serious discussion of its root causes. Candidate Barack Obama weaponized the crisis by blaming ...