U.S. Financial Crisis

Economy

Economists blame 'global savings glut' for destabilized markets

Seven years after the global financial crisis, big players are reluctant to invest, hampering economic growth

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Economy

U.S.

Wall Street

Stock Market

Finance

U.S. Financial Crisis

Federal Reserve

Economy

A look at 401(k) and retirement plans during a tumbling market

Ben Casselman of FiveThirtyEight.com on what to do with retirement savings amid declining markets

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Economy

U.S.

U.S. Financial Crisis

Retirement

Personal Finance

Finance

Business & Finance

Economy

Dow loses 588 points on volatile day

Ali Velshi discusses how the aggressiveness of China’s market sell-off fed the US stock market drop

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Economy

Stock Market

U.S.

China

U.S. Financial Crisis

International

China’s stocks tank, but full-blown crisis far from certain

Analysis: While market has lost all of its 2015 gains in a span of weeks, economic picture remains complicated

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International

China

Stock Market

U.S. Financial Crisis

Business & Finance

Finance

Economy

The flawed argument around China’s currency manipulation

Calls to scrap free-trade deals solely because of China’s recent currency moves lack factual basis

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Economy

U.S. Financial Crisis

U.S.

International

Economy

Puerto Rico’s economy, crime to blame for middle class exodus

Squeezed by high taxes and jobless rates, workers seek better quality of life on US mainland

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Puerto Rico

Economy

U.S.

U.S. Financial Crisis

Finance

Migrants

U.S.

Close the revolving door between Washington and Wall Street

Holder’s return to corporate law firm undermines public trust

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Eric Holder

Department of Justice

Law & Justice

Wall Street

U.S. Financial Crisis

U.S.

International

The Australian volunteer fighter who gave up his life to help the Kurds

Reece Harding, 23, joined to help fight ISIL because he believed the West was not doing enough

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International

ISIL

U.S. Financial Crisis

Kurds

Kurdistan

Turkey

NATO

Syria

Economy

Hard Earned: Elizabeth and Jose put an offer in on a house

Elizabeth and Jose look towards the future, while Percy and Bev struggle with their monthly mortgage payments

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The middle class

Low-wage Workers

Minimum Wage

Economy

U.S.

U.S. Financial Crisis

Economy

Hard Earned: Emilia gets an opportunity, and Percy looks for a better job

Emilia gets a call from Operation Snowball about a speaking engagement, and Percy seeks better-paying work

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Low-wage Workers

The middle class

Economy

U.S. Financial Crisis

U.S.