European Debt Crisis

Greek economic crisis… Part XXIII

Tess Vigeland Jun 22, 2012
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A rally for the New Democracy party in Greece before the elections. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
European Debt Crisis

Greek economic crisis… Part XXIII

Tess Vigeland Jun 22, 2012
A rally for the New Democracy party in Greece before the elections. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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We’re going to address economic security — both yours and the world’s! Because it was called into question — YET AGAIN — before the big elections in Greece last weekend. Our New York bureau chief Heidi Moore is here to helped us understand why world leaders keep shouting, “The sky is falling!”

Moore said that the crises — debt ceiling debate, S&P downgrade — are real, but there are obvious solutions. The problem is, she says, is that the problems are ignored until the very last minute.

Listen to the audio above to learn what average investors should do to ride out the world economic rollercoaster.

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