The 2008 Financial Crisis in 13 Minutes

September 2008. A 158-year-old investment bank collapses overnight.
What follows is the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression—$19 trillion in household wealth erased and more than 8 million jobs lost.

In this video, we pull back the curtain on how cheap money, sub-prime mortgages, and Wall Street alchemy turned the American Dream into a global nightmare—and why the shockwaves still shape your wallet today.