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Portugal on verge of collapse, euro crisis flares

Europe's financial crisis flared anew on Wednesday, after Portugal's finance minister quit and the government teetered on the edge of collapse.

Europe’s financial crisis flared anew on Wednesday, after Portugal’s finance minister quit and the government teetered on the edge of collapse. Interest rates on Portuguese government bonds approached 8 percent.

The BBC’s Alison Roberts joins Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio from Lisbon with the latest.

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