Macro
Americans' debt problems are flashing a warning not seen since the Great Recession
Researchers found that while wealth disparities narrowed somewhat, the ability to meet debt payments deteriorated significantly.
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Great Recession
2 stories in the last 7 days, reading strong bearish overall. The last day ran at 6.0× its usual pace.
- 7-day mood
- −77.9Strong bearish −78
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- 2
- Last 24 hours
- 16.0× usual
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- 9in the latest 10
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| Fri, Oct 9 | −77.9 | 1 |
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| Wed, Oct 7 | — | 0 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | — | 1 |
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| Sun, Oct 4 | — | 0 |
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'People in the U.S. need to wake up': As a mortgage loan officer, I rejected wealthy couples due to overspending. We're all heading for trouble.
A reader writes: "We'd better get real quick or we're going to have a financial crisis that makes the Great Recession of 2008 look like a picnic."
Macro
Shocking 105 million Americans are not working - more than during COVID or the Great Recession
The number of adults who are "not in the labor force" (NILF) surged to an all-time high in June to 105.8 million, according to figures from the Federal Reserve…
Macro
Cash Drain On Americans' Savings Accounts Nears Great Recession Levels
The personal savings rate fell to its lowest level in roughly four years on Thursday
Housing
Home flippers see smallest profits since the Great Recession, real estate data firm says
The typical home flip netted investors just $65,981 in gross profit last year, or a 25.5% return on investment, according to real estate data provider ATTOM.
Macro
The Great Freeze is almost as bad as the aftermath of the Great Recession if you're looking for a job
The Great Freeze is almost as bad as the aftermath of the Great Recession if you're looking for a job
Macro
Credit scores falling at fastest pace since Great Recession, Q4 investment outlook
Credit scores falling at fastest pace since Great Recession, Q4 investment outlook
Macro
Wage growth is doing something odd in 2025 - the last time it happened was around the Great Recession
Job "switchers" generally see wages grow at a faster pace than those who stay in their current role. However, that trend has reversed.
Macro
CEOs are acting like it's the 'Great Recession' - and that's crushing this stock
Gartner's stock suffered its worst day since 1999, as a historic drop in CEO confidence led the IT consultant to cut its revenue outlook.
Finance
Consumers need the CFPB. Remember the Great Recession?
The once-fierce watchdog is dropping consumer cases against companies and processing far fewer complaints.
