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05/25/2017: The stock market’s decline since the roaring ’80s

Disappointment over declining oil prices abound. OPEC had agreed to make production cuts to help with an oil glut, but it seems these policy changes aren't helping — and neither is the U.S. We'll look at how America's own production habits undercuts the cartel's. Afterwards, we'll look at how state insurance markets that get waivers for pre-existing conditions would react to the GOP's new health care bill, and then talk about how the stock market has been in decline since the '80s.

Disappointment over declining oil prices abound. OPEC had agreed to make production cuts to help with an oil glut, but it seems these policy changes aren’t helping — and neither is the U.S. We’ll look at how America’s own production habits undercuts the cartel’s. Afterwards, we’ll examine how state insurance markets that get waivers for pre-existing conditions would react to the GOP’s new health care bill, and then talk about the stock market’s inability to yield the magic it used to.

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