Sept. 6, 2018 6:23 PM PT FacebookTwitterShow more sharing optionsShareClose extra sharing options Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied!Print It’s been a decade since a cascade of events that ignited the Great Recession. Read more 1Business To the brink and back: A financial crisis timeline 2 Business Across much of Southern California, home prices are setting records. But the crunch still lingers for the Victor Valley 3Business A decade after the financial crisis, many Americans are still struggling to recover 4Business The economy is booming. But are Americans ready for the next recession? 5 Column: What we learned from the financial crisis — and what we’ve already forgotten When calamity strikes — especially avoidable calamity — the human instinct is to look for the silver lining, often by calling the event a “teachable moment.”