recession
A Financial Survival Guide for the Next Recession
Seeing my own mother struggle through the last recession made me want to be sure I'm prepared for the next one. So I talked to some money and career experts to find out how to recession-proof my life.
How to Buy Stocks Without a Broker
Many of us are intimidated by the stock market. Direct investment plans are a good way to experiment without too much commitment.
Detroit’s housing crisis is the work of its own government
The city overtaxed homeowners for years. Those who couldn’t pay are still feeling the pain.
Math Suggests Inequality Can Be Fixed With Wealth Redistribution, Not Tax Cuts
A new report from the Complex Systems Institute justifies wealth redistribution with mathematics.
Squatters are taking over Las Vegas' abandoned houses
"Nowhere was harder hit by the 2007 economic downturn than Las Vegas."
3 charts show the US job market is booming
The jobs report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't come until Friday — but we already know what happened
Pizza Chains Are Killing It While Other Restaurants' Sales Suffer
After all, why go out to eat and face humanity when you can have a giant circle of bread and mozzarella delivered straight to your door?
Negative Interest Means You Might Have to Start Paying Banks to Look After Your Money
Banks like Natwest may start charging people to keep their money there, and that's bad news for you, my penniless friend.
Brazil's Lower House Votes to Impeach President Dilma Rousseff
It is now up to the Senate to decide whether to suspend Rousseff, as Brazil's political crisis plays out against a backdrop of a deep recession, and an ever-expanding litany of corruption scandals implicating political leaders from all major parties.