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This Day In Market History: Works Progress Administration Kicks Off
Friday, April 8, 2022 - 9:10am | 285Read More...Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened: On April 8, 1935, Congress approved the Works Progress Administration — a cornerstone of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal — to employ more than 8.5 million...
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Depressing Similarities Between 1938 And The Present
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 8:44am | 362Read More...By the late 1930s, the worst of the Depression had passed after the U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt jolted the economy through the "New Deal," which focused on the "three Rs" — relief, recovery and reform. At the same time, private investment was at poor levels, as individuals chose to pay...
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Words I Wish Obama Said
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 4:18pm | 755Read More...We are in the midst of a great realignment, both politically and economically, and most of us are unaware it is happening. Just as the receding era began with a Great Depression, the incoming era has begun with the Great Recession. Just as the Great Depression brought about fundamental changes in...
