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Lessons From the 1930s on Avoiding a Second Great Depression

Apr 18, 2025 | 14:35 GMT

U.S. tariffs are throwing economies across the globe into disarray, just as they did in 1930, but lessons from the past could keep the world from tipping into a second Great Depression.

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