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    To the Point

    Dow Wiggles Ever Downward, Springs Skyward

    After four days of declines, stocks in Asia jumped up today, 14 percent in Hong Kong, 7.8 percent in Tokyo and 15 percent in Seoul, South Korea.  One Japanese investment researcher said, "Panic also means opportunities."  So what happened on Wall Street ?  Jim Browning writes under the byline E. S. Browning at the Wall Street Journal .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    After four days of declines, stocks in Asia jumped up today, 14 percent in Hong Kong, 7.8 percent in Tokyo and 15 percent in Seoul, South Korea. One Japanese investment researcher said, "Panic also means opportunities." So what happened on Wall Street? Jim Browning writes under the byline E. S. Browning at the Wall Street Journal.

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      Warren Olney

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      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      E.S. "Jim" Browning

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Financial Crisis and Unemployment: Is Help on the Way?
    1. 1:34Dow Wiggles Ever Downward, Springs SkywardYou’re reading this
    2. 7:31Mounting Layoffs a Sign of a Deepening Economic Downturn
    3. 43:55Ted Stevens and Sarah Palin: Interesting Times in Alaska Politics
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