Steven Pearlstein on the Anniversary of the 2008 Financial Crisis
Steven Pearlstein talked about the 10th anniversary of the financial crisis of 2008.
C-SPAN looks back at what President Bush, Senator Barack Obama and others were saying in September and October of 2008 about the financial c… read more
C-SPAN looks back at what President Bush, Senator Barack Obama and others were saying in September and October of 2008 about the financial crisis. During that two month period ten years ago, the government took over the home mortgage holding companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the investment bank Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, prompting the stock market to drop more than 500 points. Also, the Bush Administration announced the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, which was initially rejected by the House of Representatives, but later passed in early October. close
Steven Pearlstein talked about the 10th anniversary of the financial crisis of 2008.
House Financial Services Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) was the keynote speaker at an American Enterprise Institu…
Washington Post economics correspondent Heather Long explained recent fluctuations in the stock market and outlook for t…
Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen spoke with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman about the 2008 financial cris…