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 ...

More Americans are worried about their financial situation today than they were during the economic devastation of the 2008 ...

The Great Recession of 2008 marked a particularly difficult time for Americans, with effects that reverberated around the world. Few remained unscathed as lay-offs and foreclosures mounted. While the ...

In fiscal year 2025, the capacity of states’ rainy day funds—meaning the number of days they could cover state operations—fell for the first time since the Great Recession of 2007-09. According to ...

More than 55% of Americans say their finances are getting worse as gas, housing, healthcare, and everyday costs hit simultaneously — matching pessimism levels last seen during the Great Recession.

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 ...

Over 400,000 households in New York had their gas or electric service shut off for failing to pay their bills last year, surpassing levels from the Great Recession, state records show. Year-end totals ...

Plus, a new trillion dollar baby.

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 ...

Multiple reports reveal that increasing tensions in the Middle East could spell trouble for the economy.