Author Andrew Ross Sorkin, skilled at writing about America’s financial history, tackles the Great Depression in his new book ...

Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation," financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin examines the conditions on Wall Street that preceded the Great Depression of ...

Andrew Ross Sorkin's "1929" is already a bestseller. Many who read this book will look for parallels to today.

In 1929, Andrew Ross Sorkin reconstructs the panic of the days the American economy broke. Leaves you wondering -- what is ...

What elevates 1929 beyond familiar accounts is the depth and seriousness of its research. Sorkin draws on diaries, weather ...

Mark Twain famously said, “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Andrew Ross Sorkin’s vivid new book, “1929: ...

The Dow Jones peaked in 1929 at 381 points before crashing 89% by 1932. Excessive consumer debt and use of margin accounts inflated the pre-crash stock market bubble. The crash limited lending and ...

It was Tuesday, October 29, 1929 -- 95 years ago today. Since the past week the New York Stock Exchange had been in turmoil. The Roaring 20s had seen a unprecedented boom on wall Street. Much of that ...

The 1929 stock market crash wasn’t just a financial collapse; it was the moment the Roaring Twenties came to a screeching halt. In a matter of days, fortunes were wiped out, optimism turned to panic, ...