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    Markets Rally in Wake of Global Plan to Save Banks

    Friday ended the worst week in Wall Street history with eight days of decline and wild gyrations that had investors scrambling. Today, the Nasdaq , the Standard & Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all opened with major increases. President Bush gave credit to this weekend's meetings.

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

    Friday ended the worst week in Wall Street history with eight days of decline and wild gyrations that had investors scrambling. Today, the Nasdaq, the Standard & Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all opened with major increases. President Bush gave credit to this weekend's meetings. Sudeep Reddy is economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

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    The Road to Recovery and American Cars
    1. 1:49Markets Rally in Wake of Global Plan to Save BanksYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47The Recovery and America's Troubled Auto Industry
    3. 43:50Can McCain Turn His Sinking Ship Around?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Andrea Brody

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

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      Sudeep Reddy

      Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Road to Recovery and American Cars
    1. 1:49Markets Rally in Wake of Global Plan to Save BanksYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47The Recovery and America's Troubled Auto Industry
    3. 43:50Can McCain Turn His Sinking Ship Around?
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