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Market Plunge Startles Investors, But Fed 'Out of Ammo'...

Market Plunge Startles Investors, But Fed 'Out of Ammo' Amid Double-Dip Fears

08/04/2011

PBS News Hour

Market Plunge Startles Investors, But Fed 'Out of Ammo'...

Clip: 8/4/2011 | 9m 57s

Market Plunge Startles Investors, But Fed 'Out of Ammo' Amid Double-Dip Fears

Wall Street finished its worst day since the financial crisis began in 2008 Thursday as the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points. Judy Woodruff discusses investors' concerns about a possible double-dip recession with Hugh Johnson of Hugh Johnson Advisors and Gillian Tett of The Financial Times.

08/04/2011

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