Author Andrew Ross Sorkin, skilled at writing about America’s financial history, tackles the Great Depression in his new book ...

The Great Depression started with the stock market crash of 1929, and was the most severe economic downturn in modern history ...

Andrew Ross Sorkin's "1929" is already a bestseller. Many who read this book will look for parallels to today.

Few people are alive anymore who remember living through the stock market crash of 1929. But plenty of people still view that fateful plunge as a worst-case scenario for what might befall investors.

Part One, America discovers the modern: The jazz age -- Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and Insull -- And then came Ford -- Transformations: New York City -- The view from below: Muncie, Indiana -- ...

The Great Depression was a landmark event that had lasting economic, social, and political repercussions, some of which are still with us nearly a century later. Learn more about the Great Depression ...

Diners have been an American staple for decades. Discover the vital role these classic restaurants played during the Great ...

Ninety years ago this fall, the stock market experienced the Great Crash. Shortly thereafter, America’s economy slumped into the Great Depression. Though misconceptions about them abound, these events ...

It’s difficult to avoid the comparisons between the current sad state of financial affairs and the Great Depression. “This is not like 1987 or 1998 or 2001,” Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain said at a ...

Few people are alive anymore who remember living through the stock market crash of 1929. But plenty of people still view that fateful plunge as a worst-case scenario for what might befall investors.