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    World Markets Swing Widely as Finance Ministers Meet

    On the last day of one of the worst weeks in stock market history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has careened back and forth between losses and gains today.

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

    On the last day of one of the worst weeks in stock market history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has careened back and forth between losses and gains today. President Bush, who tried to be reassuring by listing the many dramatic measures being taken to cope with the crisis, will meet this weekend with economic ministers from around the world. Business columnist Justin Fox writes the Curious Capitalist blog for Time magazine.

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    2. 7:47Consumer Complicity in the Credit Crisis
    3. 43:06Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Finnish Diplomat
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

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      Sonya Geis

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      Justin Fox

      Economics Columnist, Time magazine

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Wall Street, Main Street and Economic Crisis
    1. 1:36World Markets Swing Widely as Finance Ministers MeetYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Consumer Complicity in the Credit Crisis
    3. 43:06Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Finnish Diplomat
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