During the dot.com bubble and its collapse, economists and historians increased their study of market crazes of the past, particularly the most ludicrous one of all: the 17 th-century Dutch flower ...

In the 1600s, the Dutch literally speculated themselves into economic ruin over — please don’t laugh — tulips. Tulip Mania wasn’t the first speculative bubble the world had seen, nor would it be the ...

Today, tulips are frequently found in flower shops and residential gardens, but in the Netherlands in 1637, a single tulip could buy you a house. This is the story of the Dutch Tulip Bubble, ...

VATICAN CITY — Earlier this year, some Dutch Catholics were dismayed to learn that a 37-year Easter tradition would not continue in 2022. The Netherlands, known for its fields of flowers, had for more ...