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Calmer Markets Cap a Week of Investors 'Being Smoked out...

Calmer Markets Cap a Week of Investors 'Being Smoked out of Safety Zone'

08/12/2011

PBS News Hour

Calmer Markets Cap a Week of Investors 'Being Smoked out...

Clip: 8/12/2011 | 6m 34s

Calmer Markets Cap a Week of Investors 'Being Smoked out of Safety Zone'

The closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday capped one of the market's wildest spells since the meltdown of 2008. In the end, the major U.S. stock indices only dropped a small percentage for the week. Judy Woodruff discusses where things stand for investors with Bloomberg Businessweek's Roben Farzad.

08/12/2011

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Conversation: Esmeralda Santiago, Author of 'Conquistadora'

Clip: 8/12/2011 | 7m 28s | Jeffrey Brown talks to Esmeralda Santiago, author of "Conquistadora." (7m 28s)

Esmeralda Santiago Reads From 'Conquistadora'

Clip: 8/12/2011 | 2m 50s | Esmeralda Santiago reads from her novel, "Conquistadora." (2m 50s)

Honor Roll: Remembering the 30 U.S. Forces Killed in...

Clip: 8/12/2011 | 3m 42s | Honor Roll: Remembering the 30 U.S. Forces Killed in Helicopter Crash (3m 42s)

How Will Iowa Straw Poll Shape GOP Field?

Clip: 8/12/2011 | 3m 59s | How Will Iowa Straw Poll Shape GOP Field? (3m 59s)

Rural Post Offices on Shaky Ground

Clip: 8/12/2011 | 6m 45s | Rural Post Offices on Shaky Ground (6m 45s)

Shields, Lowry on GOP Hopefuls in Iowa, Obama's Tough Times

Clip: 8/12/2011 | 14m 25s | Shields, Lowry on GOP Hopefuls in Iowa, Obama's Tough Times (14m 25s)

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