Ten years ago this week, the Fed unexpectedly slashed interest rates at an unscheduled meeting. It was the first of many "bold" actions by the Fed during the financial crisis.

A look at what the Fed was doing — and wasn't — before the crisis hit the headlines and your bank account.

When we feel secure with our finances, we're more likely to splurge on that hot new toy.

A few days before Christmas, our reporter sets out to find a tree for the office.

The French bank BNP Paribas was a key figure in the crisis.

"A narrow swath of people, places and firms" account for a huge part of national growth, EIG co-founder says.

The recession of 2008 was prolonged and worsened by China's currency manipulation.

The film "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" is the surprising saga of the Sung family.

Writer Rachel Monroe says it’s a phenomenon 'born out of the recent recession.'

Janesville, Wisconsin's resources are stretched thin after GM left the city and took jobs with it.