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Is the Stock Market Wildly Overoptimistic?

Despite the Dow’s losses over the past few trading days, stocks are still close to their highest levels since the recession ended. Blue chips have almost...

More Americans Have FICO Scores of 800+

Could this be a light at the end of the credit crisis tunnel? According to new research from Fair Isaac Corporation, the company responsible for FICO scores, the...

Why Aren’t There More Jobs?

Friday’s jobs report was a disappointment even though it showed unemployment falling to the lowest level since shortly after President Obama took office. The...

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The Recession of 1958

Fifty years ago, after 13 years of post-war growth, the U.S. economy hit its first economic downturn since the Depression. In April, 1958, Life Magazine...

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Top 10 Topical Sesame Street Characters

In a nod to the American recession, the children's television show will feature a character that doesn't have enough food. Here, TIME takes a look at the other...

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Eurozone avoids recession as Germany powers ahead

Germany prevented the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro from falling into a recession in the first quarter of the year despite a raging debt crisis that's raising the...

Europe dodges recession

Stronger-than-expected growth in Germany was enough to help the European Union and the 17-nation eurozone avoid falling into recession for the second time since 2009 during the...

France's economy fails to grow in 1st quarter

France's economy failed to grow in the first quarter of the year, according to data released Tuesday, raising concerns that the country could be heading toward a recession. ...