Alan Greenspan, the longtime chairman of the Federal Reserve who served under four presidents, died at one hundred. According to France 24, his wife announced the news on Monday. Greenspan oversaw an era of sustained American economic growth, but his legacy is contested—critics argue he failed to prevent the excessive speculation that triggered the two thousand eight financial crisis.

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