The Great Depression hit one region especially hard, and a historic drought made matters even worse.

Economics professor Christopher Clarke joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about The Great Depression. What caused The Great Depression? How bad as The Great Depression? What did ...

As financial markets continue to experience extreme volatility, many commentators are making new comparisons between the equity markets of today and those of the Great Depression. With those ...

Fox Photos/Getty Images President Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have unsettled both domestic and international markets, concerning investors and manufacturers. This emerging global ...

As far as economic events go, true depressions are rare. Over the last century, the Great Depression of the 1930s was the only economic downturn in the U.S. that earned the distinction of being ...

President Donald Trump is warning of potential economic fallout if his extensive tariff policy is overturned, hinting at a new Great Depression. What Happened: Trump voiced his apprehensions in a post ...