The FDIC was created to protect consumers. FDIC insurance will keep up to $250,000 safe in individual bank accounts, even if ...

Other countries including Germany and Britain also suffered economic declines during this period. While the U.S. has imposed ...

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3. Protectionism and Trade Wars: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff 1930 responded to economic pressures but exacerbated the global ...

Many of the stocks that rose during the Great Depression were defense stocks like Electric Boat, now a defense subsidiary of General Dynamics (NASDAQ: GD). This was because the U.S. was gearing up ...

The federal government under President Herbert Hoover was criticized for a lack of sweeping reforms early in the economic ...

During the Great Depression, ingredients like eggs and butter were expensive and scarce. Amid the shortages and economic turmoil, bakers got creative with a recipe known as "Depression cake" or ...

Created during the Great Depression, these affordable yet beautifully designed glassware items were originally intended for daily use. Today, however, many of them have transformed into prized ...

A number of factors contributed to the Great Depression, economists tell NPR. During the 1920s, known as the Roaring Twenties, the economy was growing and the stock market was thriving.

“I’m very certain that this method was used during the Great Depression, the recessions in the 1980s, and during the multiple financial crises in the 2000s.” — Attorney Mark A ...

In this Oct. 9, 1930 file photo, thousands of unemployed people gather outside City Hall in Cleveland during the Great Depression, after some 2,000 jobs were made available for park improvements ...