Donald Trump hugs and kisses the American flag as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., in February 2024.
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A second Donald Trump presidency would not necessarily implement a foreign policy any more destructive than what is normal for the United States.
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Our global review of research into the link between financial crises and mental health highlights three key challenges: stigma, stress and social roles
Most small businesses rely on loans to finance at least some of their operations.
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Concerns about a decline in lending to small businesses are growing as the Fed raised rates for the 10th time in a little over a year.
Another U.S. bank bit the dust.
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The cause of banking crises since the debacle in the 1980s remains unchanged. Incentives encourage executives to take excessive risks, with few consequences if bets turn bad. It’s happening again.
SVB encountered a perfect storm of high interest rates and fearful clients.
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SVB, as it’s known, collapsed with lightning speed following a run on its deposits.
Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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A new survey suggests three ways consumers are behaving like the US economy is in crisis, which may become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Rising levels of homelessness and rent arrears in council housing show how deeply austerity measures have harmed society.
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Cuts to public spending do not actually result in efficiency savings because they cause more problems for people than they solve.
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Research suggests that big bonuses encourage big risks.
Investors often seem to view their performance through pink-tinted glasses.
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Overconfidence is often a contributing factor to market crashes, like the financial crisis of 2008.
Bitcoins may finally be good for more than just speculation and making buttons.
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Decentralized finance makes it easier for virtually anyone to take advantage of financial markets without the need for a bank, but there are new risks as well.
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 1955.
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Market prices are supposed to reflect a company’s fundamental value. When they no longer do, bad things can happen.
People wearing face masks walk in front of a euro sign in the center of Frankfurt am Main, Germany (October 21, 2020).
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The global economy is currently experiencing its severest contraction since the 1930s. While capitalism will survive, its fundamental structure can change at critical historical junctures.
The financial ravages caused by COVID-19 will particularly impact Black seniors.
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New data shows the Great Recession hurt older, poorer Blacks and Hispanics the most. The pandemic downturn is likely to be even worse for them.
Trump with two of his top health advisers in May.
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The Trump administration has revised CDC health guidelines and undermined its own experts, making it harder for science to prevail over politics in US’s coronavirus strategy.
Markets panicked following the collapse of investment bank, Lehman Brothers, in 2008.
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PODCAST: Part six of The Anthill Podcast’s Recovery series looks at the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession that followed.
Fire up the printing presses.
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Seven of the past 10 business bailouts since 1969 have either broke even, or more frequently, ended up making a tidy profit for taxpayers.
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Had an international pandemic struck 20 years ago, it could have been so much worse.
Interesting times.
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Beijing might have been ultra-tough on the pandemic, but it has been horizontal in response to the economic shock.
Green energy can be at the heart of government stimulus plans.
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Governments can staunch the current economic collapse without returning to the status quo.
A universal basic income and a job guarantee are critical ways to help us weather the economic storm of the coronavirus pandemic.
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A universal basic income could provide financially precarious people with the money they need. And it would keep money flowing through the financial system.