What's good for your neighbor is good for you. Charles Bone, one of the founders of law firm Bone McAllester Norton, said that he was frustrated earlier in his career, when as attorney for Sumner ...

Economic uncertainty often forces a shift in how we spend and save. During the Great Recession of the late 2000s — when unemployment hit 10% and home values dropped by 30% — many tightened their ...

The Great Recession didn't just change the economy-it quietly reshaped how people think about money, jobs, and security. Its impact still shows up in everyday decisions, often without us realizing.

The recession has provided a moment to step back and contemplate, to come to a truer understanding of life lessons like that happiness is not derived from material things. The financial downturn has ...

Discover valuable lessons from the 2008 financial crisis and learn strategies to safeguard against similar economic ...

The Great Recession demolished jobs across the U.S., and it eventually came for mine, too. After graduating in 2009, I worked four months as an entry-level executive assistant at a nonprofit before ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. As Montana and the West slowly recover from the recent recession, a number of lessons are ...

As states across America brace for economic turbulence, it’s tempting to look back to the Great Recession, when states also faced significant revenue shortfalls, for a playbook: cut budgets first, ...

The recession early this decade may have taught employees lessons about job security. Executives are negotiating severance before they are hired and aren't accepting the standard package, according to ...

Take risks, but even a safe bet can backfire. Cordia Harrington, founder of Tennessee Bun Co., said that after hearing that a customer was going to go away, she found another one to replace it. But ...