The Latest Breaking News from the Great Recession

An ex-congresswoman’s ‘passion project’: the national debt

Even before she won her hotly contested Georgia congressional seat in 2020, Carolyn Bourdeaux was always something of a budget nerd. As director of Georgia’s Senate Budget and Evaluation Office during the Great Recession, the Democrat won recognition from a Republican-controlled Senate for her work to cover a budget shortfall.…

Roll Call · Sep 14

Gen Z was 'jaded about employment before we ever entered the workforce'—now psychologists say the stare has hardened into something worse

The children of the Great Recession's foreclosure crisis are at risk of foreclosing on themselves.

Fortune · Jul 6

The 30-year yield hasn't been this high since the Great Recession. Do the bond vigilantes ride again?

"Wow." Analysts can’t decide if the bond market rout is nothing or everything.

Fortune · May 19

Colleges Face An Enrollment Crisis That May Be Irreversible Due To Low Birth Rates

The U.S. birth rate has been declining since the Great Recession, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that problem is about to rear its head in college enrollment numbers. 

Benzinga · Sep 11, 2025

Americans haven’t been this pessimistic about finding a new job since a bleak stretch of the Great Recession

Pessimism is "most pronounced for those with at most a high school education," according to the New York Federal Reserve.

Fortune · Sep 9, 2025

The Red Flag That Presaged Dot-Com Crash And The Great Recession Is Back

It is hard to make quantifiable observations without having a strong anchor point. Beneath the surface of a fresh market all-time high, the foundation is looking increasingly shaky. Market breadth, a measure of stocks participating in a rally, has slipped below the level it had in 2008 – a year…

Benzinga · Aug 26, 2025

Global Stocks Are Crushing Wall Street And Trump's Tariffs In 2025

Global equities are crushing Wall Street in 2025, posting their strongest outperformance since the Great Recession, as trade deals, a sliding dollar and looser monetary policy overseas help fuel a historic reversal.

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025

6 Frugal Living Lessons From the Great Recession

Here are six frugal living lessons from the Great Recession that can help you stretch your dollars and stay out of debt today.

GOBankingRates · Jul 18, 2025

The 2026 Nissan Leaf Is Finally Here, and It Has Way More Range

Fifteen years ago, Nissan was at the forefront of electric vehicle development. It unveiled the Leaf in mid-2009, just as the world’s economy started to recover from the Great Recession. It entered production in 2010 as the first mass-market EV, offering just 73 miles of range. But a lot has…

Motor1 · Jun 17, 2025

Wells Fargo says home sales aren't far off from levels seen in the wake of the Great Recession

"The tepid pace of home sales can not be blamed on a recession," Wells Fargo economists wrote.

Fortune · Mar 24, 2025