Economic Crisis 2008

The Economic Crisis of 2008 is about to morph into the Economic Crisis of 2009. We are all hungry for information on the whys, wherefores and the what nexts of this steep cliff upon which we are perched.

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe, a library subscription database, has recently posted a site that provides links to lots of data. Included are:

• Suggested search strategies in the database for worldwide news articles
• 3.5 billion data points on mortgage lending found in LexisNexis Statistical DataSets (Sounds like a huge amount of information to me, but really a drop in the bucket, considering the $700,000,000,000  government bailout of the banks.)
• Tips on how to follow the government's paper trail from the Government Documents section of the database
• A widget, which contains scrolling information on the latest news developments
  

Here's hoping that you will find some information, that although may not be comforting, will enable you to stay on top of this financial roller coaster.

http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic/index.php?title=Economic_Crisis_2008#LexisNexis_Congressional