His approach to the economy was hands-off, but he was honest enough to admit his financial crisis failures

A market maestro to some, he was criticized by others—including himself—for having too much faith in self-regulating markets.

During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the…

The influential economist died Monday from complications of Parkinson’s disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell.

Alan Greenspan presided over the Federal Reserve for 19 years under four presidents and mastered the art of obfuscation known as Fedspeak.

Alan Greenspan, the longtime chairman of the Federal Reserve, has died, his wife confirmed. He was 100 years old.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, a towering figure in American economic policy, has passed away at 100. He guided the nation's monetary policy through five…

Alan Greenspan, who served on the Federal Reserve under four presidents, died Monday at the age of 100.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, once hailed as a maestro for directing a booming economy but who later received some of the blame for the housing bust and…

Alan Greenspan, the influential economist who led the US Federal Reserve for almost 19 years and helped steer the world's largest economy through periods of growth and crisis, has…

Former US Fed chair Alan Greenspan dies at 100. He led decades of economic expansion, shaped US monetary policy, and later faced criticism after the crisis.

Critics have said Greenspan’s light regulatory touch for banks may have helped bring about the Great Recession.

Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman proclaimed a wizard for guiding a then-record U.S. economic expansion, has died. Read here now

“Alan passed away at our home this morning at the age of 100 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease,” Mitchell said in a statement.

Alan Greenspan steered U.S. monetary policy as the head of the Federal Reserve under four presidents.

Alan Greenspan oversaw the US Federal Reserve for nearly two decades from 1987 until 2006. Critics argue that his policies contributed to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.

Alan Greenspan, the influential economist who guided United States monetary policy for nearly two decades and became one of the most...

Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006 but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed bar...

Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006, but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on…

Greenspan attained an almost mythical reputation in his long tenure as Federal Reserve chairman but his decisions paved the way for the subprime mortgage crisis.

Greenspan oversaw his nation’s second-longest economic expansion. Critics linked him to the 2007-2009 financial crisis.