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World Nov 09

Global markets rocket higher amid vaccine news and U.S. election

By Associated Press

Economy Jul 10

Wall Street drifts as week of erratic swings comes to close

Stocks are drifting in early trading on Wall Street Friday, the latest eddies in a week full of erratic swings driven by worries about rising coronavirus counts.

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Economy Jan 03

Watch 2:58
Why a ‘veil of uncertainty’ is causing global market volatility

Global markets dropped after Apple CEO Tim Cook announced unforeseen sales declines for iPhones in China. Why is the Chinese economy so important to American business, and what's at the root of global market volatility? Diane Swonk, chief economist with…

World Dec 27

The White House is seen on the first day of a partial federal government shutdown in Washington, D.C. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters
Watch 6:02
News Wrap: Government shutdown will last into new year

In our news wrap Thursday, with no progress in sight on resolving the partial shutdown, the Senate recessed until next Wednesday, the day before the new Congress convenes. Also, Indonesian authorities are sounding new warnings about the volcano that triggered…

Economy Dec 26

Watch 2:32
How computerized trading exacerbates market volatility, including on a record-setting day

After several days of major losses, the Dow Jones Industrial saw its largest single-day gain ever, more than 1,000 points, as the markets reopened after Christmas. Since not much has changed in terms of policy, what’s at the root of…

Apr 17

How a single computer system failure halted global financial markets

By Marina Lopes

Traders pay upwards of $20,000 a year for access to the service, which serve as their eyes and ears into financial markets around the world. Bloomberg blamed the two-hour outage on internal network issues.

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Mar 13

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Why good economic news spooked markets this week

By PBS News Hour

Anxiety over interest rates, the dollar and falling oil prices drove volatility in the financial markets this week; even good news seemed to upset investors. Judy Woodruff talks to Mark Vitner of Wells Fargo about what’s causing the turmoil and…

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Sep 26

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Amid New Strikes in Greece, ‘a Constant Tension in the Air’

The Greek Parliament is set to vote Tuesday on a key part of a new austerity package that would include a new property tax paid through electricity bills. Jeffrey Brown discusses efforts to keep the nation from defaulting with freelance…

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Apr 18

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In Downgrading U.S. Rating, Standard & Poor’s Fires ‘Warning Shot’

Jitters in Markets After Ratings Agency Downgrades U.S. Debt…

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Apr 27

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Global Markets Rankle Over Greece’s Deepening Debt Crisis

Downgrades of Greece's debt rating to junk status sent markets tumbling in Europe and the U.S. Gwen Ifill talks to financial expert Eswar Prasad about the far-reaching effects of the European nation's economic crisis.

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