The Great Depression (1929-1939) was one of the hardest economic periods in American history. With unemployment reaching 25%, ...

Companies are increasingly turning to a Depression-era policy to avoid President Donald Trump’s tariffs, importing goods into ...

Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the causes of the Great Depression.

Trump points to the Depression to justify tariffs, but they’re widely seen as intensifying downturn President says 1929 Depression ‘would have never happened if they had stayed with the tariff ...

The Great Depression was the worst economic disaster of the 20th century, starting with the 1929 stock market crash and causing global unemployment, bank failures, and widespread poverty.

With sweeping tariffs that have sent global markets into a tailspin, President Trump argued that the U.S. was founded on steep import taxes on goods from abroad.

The average US recession between WWII and today is 10 months, according to data from the National Bureau of Economic Research. However, the Great Depression ravaged the economy for roughly a decade.

What Working People's Struggles to Survive The Great Depression Can Teach Us Today Historian Dana Frank shares the stories of people who survived the Great Depression—and what lessons they offer ...

When Did the Great Depression Start? – And Why That Matters A crowd of depositors gather in the rain outside Bank of United States after its failure in 1931 during the Great Depression.

The United States experienced a Great Depression during the 1930s causing one-quarter of its workforce to be unemployed. Although not formally recognized, a growing body of survey evidence ...