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This Looks Like the 2008 Stock Market Crash All Over Again

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - March 22, 2016

U.S. markets logged their fifth straight week of gains last week, pushing the Dow and S&P 500 into positive territory for the first time in 2016. But despite those gains, the fears of a stock market crash are still very real.

In fact, Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani says this rally reminds him of the one that preceded the 2008 stock market crash...

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This Looks Like the 2008 Stock Market Crash All Over Again

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - March 22, 2016

U.S. markets logged their fifth straight week of gains last week, pushing the Dow and S&P 500 into positive territory for the first time in 2016. But despite those gains, the fears of a stock market crash are still very real.

In fact, Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani says this rally reminds him of the one that preceded the 2008 stock market crash...

How the 2008 Stock Market Crash Compares to 2016

By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - January 29, 2016

Months of thrashing markets and a lot of big down days have triggered chatter about whether we're facing another 2008 stock market crash scenario.

The urge to compare the 2008 stock market crash to the market pullback in 2016 picked up speed when billionaire investor George Soros chimed in a few weeks ago.

The truth is, 2016 does share some similarities with the 2008 market crash. Here's a look at how they match up - and what all this means for investors...

Here’s a Chart That Explains the Goldman Sachs Financial Crisis “Waves”

By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - October 14, 2015

This Goldman Sachs financial crisis "third wave" is upon us. But what exactly were the first two waves, and aren't we through the financial crisis yet?

Here's everything you need to know about each of the waves - and what's coming as the U.S. enters into a third phase of financial crisis...

2008 Stock Market Crash Causes and Aftermath

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - June 26, 2015

The 2008 stock market crash was the worst since the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

The Dow plunged 54% in 18 months. It wiped out more than $2 trillion of Americans' retirement savings, and millions lost their jobs.

Here's a look at the events behind the brutal 2008 crash, in our third installment of the worst stock market crashes in U.S. history...

10 People to Blame for the 2008-2009 U.S. Stock Market Crash

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - April 3, 2015

The 2008-2009 U.S. stock market crash saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunge 54% in 17 months.

Housing prices fell 30% from their 2006 peak. The unemployment rate doubled from 5% (7 million Americans unemployed) pre-crisis in 2008, to 10% by the end of 2009 (15 million). And U.S. debt rose from 66% gross domestic product (GDP) to 103% from 2008 to 2012.

To blame was a systemic breakdown that encompassed Wall Street and Washington.

We like to call it the "Washington-Wall Street Corruption Corridor" - and these ten players had key roles...