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10 Years After The Great Recession
Published Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at: 7:00 AM EDT
Ten years ago, the economy was bleak. The U.S. was in a recession. The subprime mortgage crisis was undermining Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Countrywide Financial, AIG, and other major financial institutions; General Motors looked like it might go out of business. Then, in a story for the ages, the nation bounced back and led the world out from The Great Recession. Over the last 10 years, a dollar in America's 500 largest public companies grew to $2.48. From the stock market's low point on March 9, 2009, a dollar appreciated in value 4.75 times, to $4.72 - a 372% return!For...
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