Lehman collapse on Sep 15, 2008 had a devastating impact. It froze the financial markets and pulled the US and world economy down. 5 years have gone by, let's take stock of how far has the world progresed
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Blog 5 years since
1. Five years since the financial crisis,
how far has the world moved?
Data uptill Q1, 2014
2. US GDP contracted by 4.1% in Q2, 2009. No recession since the great
depression (1930s) was of this scale
Real GDP plotted for annual growth
3. Sep 15, 2008: Lehman filed
for Chapter 11
Lehman closed its doors with over $600 billion in debt;
largest in U.S. history.