The American economy had suffered economic downturns and slumps before, but the Great Depression was the worst in the country’s history. It affected more people and lasted much longer.

Let's explore the economic policies leading to the Great Depression, the impact of the 1929 stock market ... are now part of the fabric of American society. New Deal legislation ushered in a ...

The Great Recession from 2007-09 saw GDP fall 4.3%, the biggest drop since the Great Depression. Deregulation in the 2000s and excessive risk by banks were major causes of the financial crisis.

Economists warn the U.S. economy may suffer most—but a range of knock-on effects will ripple across the world.

Crashes do happen every few years. Stock markets are often volatile and most downturns are forgotten by the next upturn.

Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds. The rise in unemployment significantly raised government expenditure on unemployment insurance and other benefits. Germans began to lose faith in democracy ...

They just haven’t been all that impactful since the Great Depression era ... From a macro view, the economic impact of tariffs tends to be negative. But the specific tie to the stock market ...

On TikTok, some have declared a full-blown “Meme Drought,” dubbing it the “Great Meme Depression of 2025.” The panic began on March 10, when user @goofangel posted a video titled “TikTok ...