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Credit Crisis Topics




Terms » — — — — — — — — — — — - CDOs Commercial Paper Credit Default Swaps Derivatives Mortgage-Backed Securities Short Selling



Major Figures » — — — — — — — — — — — - Ben S. Bernanke Lloyd C. Blankfein Warren Buffett David Bonderman James Dimon Eric R. Dinallo Alan H. Fishman Barney Frank Richard S. Fuld Maurice Greenberg Timothy F. Geithner Kenneth D. Lewis John J. Mack Vikram S. Pandit Henry M. Paulson Jr. John A. Thain G. Kennedy Thompson Robert B. Willumstad



Affected Companies » — — — — — — — — — — — - A.I.G. Bank of America Bear Stearns Citigroup Countrywide Fannie Mae Fortis Group Freddie Mac Goldman Sachs Lehman Brothers IndyMac Merrill Lynch Morgan Stanley Washington Mutual Wachovia Wells Fargo




United States Economy Navigator


A list of resources from around the Web about the U.S. economy as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.


  • Data on Employment, Economic Growth and Inflation
  • From Various Sources
  • Data on Job Growth
  • From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Survey of Economic Forecasts
  • From the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
  • G.D.P. Data
  • From the U.S. Commerce Department
  • G.D.P. Ranking
  • From the World Bank
  • G.D.P. Per Capita
  • From the World Bank
  • Wake up to the dangers of a deepening crisis
  • By Lawrence H. Summers, Financial Times, Nov. 25, 2007
  • Recession Dates
  • From the National Bureau of Economic Research
  • Ben S. Bernanke on the Great Moderation

Other Coverage



  • Danger ahead: The prospect of recession again confronts America
  • Financial Times, Jan. 3, 2008
  • The Economy of the Edge
  • Business Week, Nov. 19, 2007
  • Getting worried downtown: Whether or not it's an official recession, America's economy will feel grim
  • The Economist, Nov. 17, 2007

Documents



  • Fact Sheet: Examples of how the Economic Growth Act of 2008 will benefit Americans
  • U.S. Treasury Department, Feb. 13, 2008
  • Economic Report of the President
  • Council of Economic Advisors, Feb. 11, 2008
  • China’s Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy
  • Congressional Research Service, Jan. 9, 2008
  • Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?
  • Congressional Research Service, Dec. 26, 2007 (via Federation of American Scientists)

Council on Foreign Relations



  • Iraq, Afghanistan, and the U.S. Economy
  • February 4, 2008