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Mar 15, 2018

03/15/2018: A match made at Bear Stearns

Yesterday we examined the financials that lead to the fall of Bear Stearns, and now we’re going to look at the human side: A couple of unlikely Wall Street workers who met and eventually got married at Bear’s headquarters. We’ll trace their relationship through the bank’s collapse and catch up with what’s happened since. First though, we’ll talk about the latest Russian sanctions here and abroad. Plus: A closer look at the National Rifle Association’s scorecard, a powerful grading system that candidates run on — or run from.

Justin and Leigh Brannan were married at the former headquarters of Bear Stearns, in 2012. — Justin and Leigh Brannan were married at the former headquarters of Bear Stearns, in 2012.
Photo courtesy of Justin and Leigh Brannan

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Segments From This Episode

A match made at Bear Stearns
by Amy Scott
Photo courtesy of Justin and Leigh Brannan
Ten years later, a couple who met at the bank look back on its collapse.
Can tariffs bring back Big Steel?
by Erika Beras
Erika Beras/Marketplace
That's the plan, but pulling it off may be a lot more complicated than it sounds.
U.K. and Russia at odds over spy poisoning
ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images
The U.S., France and Germany also condemn alleged Russian killing.

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Yesterday we examined the financials that lead to the fall of Bear Stearns, and now we’re going to look at the human side: A couple of unlikely Wall Street workers who met and eventually got married at Bear’s headquarters. We’ll trace their relationship through the bank’s collapse and catch up with what’s happened since. First though, we’ll talk about the latest Russian sanctions here and abroad. Plus: A closer look at the National Rifle Association’s scorecard, a powerful grading system that candidates run on — or run from.