Have we learned from the collapse?
In the year since the start of the economic meltdown, Americans have been saving more and paying off debts. But have we really changed our ways? Tess Vigeland gets opinions from experts and regular folks. (09/11/2009)
Crisis rattled belief in financial system
Lehman Brothers' collapse a year ago shattered the blind faith that Americans at all levels of society had placed in the financial system. Kai Ryssdal examines how trust was abused and what it will take to rebuild it. (09/10/2009)
After Lehman: 'I loved my job there'
Elizabeth Moran, was a vice president of talent management at Lehman Brothers. She tells how she's adapting to her new life away from Wall Street. (09/10/2009)
After Lehman: 'Proud of the work'
Lehman Brothers' demise deepened the nation's financial crisis. It also left thousands of people out of work. One of them was Dave Demuro, the firm's director of global compliance and regulation. He reflects on his 24 years there. (09/10/2009)
After Lehman: 'A chance to pause'
Maliha Mustafa was an analyst at Lehman Brothers. After losing her job, she moved back home to Illinois to write a book and apply for business school. (09/10/2009)
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Optimism Scale
Marketplace listeners rank their level of optimism in the financial system. Go there.
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Timeline
Major events in America's financial crisis. Go there.
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Audio slideshow
Trust and the Financial System: Views from the bottom and the top. Go there.
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Audio interviews
Kai Ryssdal discusses with three experts how Americans' confidence in the financial system has been shaken:
Gillian Tett
Financial Times assistant editorLuigi Zingales
University of Chicago economistElke Weber
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More: PBS Nightly Business Report
In a week-long series, the NBR team takes a look at what we've learned in the year since Lehman's collapse. Go there.
