Can the lessons of 1929 help us avert another economic crisis?

By Dave Davies

Published December 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM EST

New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin draws parallels between the stock market crash of 1929, which led to the Great Depression, and today's economic uncertainty.

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