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Debt downgrade: The view from the trading floor
Aug 8, 2011
Marketplace's New York Bureau Chief Heidi Moore explains why Wall Street is more concerned with poor economic growth and a weak job market than the downgrade on U.S. debt
U.S. Downgrade: The First Wall Street Analyst Reactions
Heidi N. Moore Aug 8, 2011
If you're having a good weekend, you're a person who doesn't have any money in the markets. For everyone else, this is a weekend of looking for a...
Standard & Poor's officially downgrades U.S. debt
Sep 22, 2011
S&P has announced that the United States has lost its AAA rating. How will this impact the global economy?
So where's your money right now?
Sep 22, 2011
Marketplace reporters and contributors share what they're doing with their money -- under the mattress, on Wall Street, in real estate.
Short-term swings create long-term problems
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 22, 2011
The volatility in the stock markets isn't just spooking traders. It's making employers think twice about hiring, consumers think twice about spending, and affecting our entire economic outlook.
Who to blame for market mess?
Gregory Warner Sep 19, 2011
Europe's debt, anemic unemployment claims and general economic malaise all took the fall for the Dow's 500 point drop. But in reality, we'll never know the real culprit.
Market drop based on fear
Aug 8, 2011
The Dow dropped 500 points in one day -- but economists are blaming news we've known about for months now. So why the panic now?
Global economic fears rattle financial markets
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 22, 2011
With the U.S. debt ceiling distraction over, investor fears of a global economic slowdown sent Wall Street and overseas markets sharply lower
Weekly Wrap: A U.S. credit downgrade
Sep 22, 2011
Reviewing the week's news on Wall Street. This week: how the debt deal -- if it comes -- will affect U.S. credit and what looks to be a pending downgrade.
Debt ceiling first responders
Adriene Hill Sep 22, 2011
Commodities traders feel the pinch of debt ceiling uncertainty.
