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    Which Way, L.A.?

    What Does Fiscal Cliff Deal Do for the Economy?

    Financial markets responded positively today to the last-minute legislation passed by Congress yesterday to avert some of the nation's most pressing fiscal problems. Global markets in the US, Europe and Japan opened with an early rally. Sudeep Reddy is economics reporter with the Wall Street Journal .

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Financial markets responded positively today to the last-minute legislation passed by Congress yesterday to avert some of the nation's most pressing fiscal problems. Global markets in the US, Europe and Japan opened with an early rally. Sudeep Reddy is economics reporter with the Wall Street Journal.

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    Fiscal Cliff Averted
    1. 0:00What Does Fiscal Cliff Deal Do for the Economy?You’re reading this
    2. 7:49Hanging Ten on the Fiscal Cliff: Congress Pulls Back from the Edge
    3. 42:08Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation Still Misunderstood
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      Sara Terry

      The Aftermath Project

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      Sonya Geis

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      Director of Content, News

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Fiscal Cliff Averted
    1. 0:00What Does Fiscal Cliff Deal Do for the Economy?You’re reading this
    2. 7:49Hanging Ten on the Fiscal Cliff: Congress Pulls Back from the Edge
    3. 42:08Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation Still Misunderstood
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