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    Stock Markets Fall Worldwide while OPEC Cuts Production

    "This is beyond volatile; it is chaotic." That was the assessment of one top economist as stock markets around the world plunged today while the price of oil and even gold declined sharply. Peter Cohan is President of Peter S. Cohan & Associates, a management-consulting and venture-capital firm.

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

    "This is beyond volatile; it is chaotic." That was the assessment of one top economist as stock markets around the world plunged today while the price of oil and even gold declined sharply. Peter Cohan is President of Peter S. Cohan & Associates, a management-consulting and venture-capital firm.

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    'Socialism' and Cold War Rhetoric in the Presidential Campaign
    1. 1:36Stock Markets Fall Worldwide while OPEC Cuts ProductionYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47'Socialism' and Political Rhetoric, Past and Present
    3. 42:17New Way to Test Embryos for Genetic Diseases
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Peter Cohan

      President, Peter S. Cohan and Associates

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    'Socialism' and Cold War Rhetoric in the Presidential Campaign
    1. 1:36Stock Markets Fall Worldwide while OPEC Cuts ProductionYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47'Socialism' and Political Rhetoric, Past and Present
    3. 42:17New Way to Test Embryos for Genetic Diseases
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