Topic: Recession
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Maps
The New Geography of Finance
Despite the crisis, the U.S. finance industry has grown since 2008.
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Charts
One Surprising Factor Slowing the Economic Recovery
We need more mortgage lenders. 75 percent of the biggest home lenders in 2006 no longer exist.
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Creatives and the Crisis
Since the start of the economic crisis, creative class workers have fared substantially better than others.
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Economic Recovery Could Kill Airbnb
It's become the go-to site for hosts and guests who are desperate and underemployed. But that could change quickly.
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Charts
Why All Those New Fees Your City Is Charging Are Likely Permanent
Cash-strapped local governments overwhelmingly turned to fees instead of raising taxes in recent years. And they like them.
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Charts
How Cars Became the Next Big Subprime Market
Car sales are booming again. But is offering easy credit to riskier borrowers more trouble than it's worth?
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Maps
The Uneven Geography of U.S. Economic Growth
The U.S. economy is made up of hundreds of metro regions that grow and decline at different rates.
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Michigan Is Getting the Long-Term Unemployed Back to Work
A new state program matches companies with participants.
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Videos
The Social and Economic Roots of Oakland's Graffiti Boom
How the recession and rage against the system are fueling street art.
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America's Best Places for a Raise Since the Great Recession
Over time, the crisis has hit wages and salaries much harder in some metros than in others.
