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The Effects of Coronavirus on the Global Economy

Clip: 3/9/2020 | 2m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

Economist Austan Goolsbee discusses the effects of coronavirus on the global economy.

On one of the most stunning days since the global financial crisis of 2008, markets plunged so deeply that trading on the NYSE had to be briefly suspended. The last time oil prices plummeted so steeply was at the start of the first Gulf War. Economist Austan Goolsbee thinks things could still get "a heck of a lot worse." He joins Christiane to discuss the situation.

03/09/2020

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What Will Earth Look Like in 2050 Without Climate Action?

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Clip: 3/9/2020 | 19m 14s | Christiana Figueres, architect of the 2015 Paris agreement, joins the program. (19m 14s)

WHO Expert on Coronavirus and “Everyday Heroes” in China

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Clip: 3/9/2020 | 2m 55s | Dr. Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization discusses coronavirus. (2m 55s)

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