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Aug 2024
14m 14s

Global Stock Selloff Deepens

The Wall Street Journal
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A.M. Edition for August 5. Japan’s Nikkei suffers a dramatic fall and U.S. stock futures drop as concerns about a slowing U.S. economy mount and popular trades continue to unravel. Plus, Mars eyes a multibillion-dollar snack deal. And, Journal Heard on the Street Columnist Jinjoo Lee discusses whether Donald Trump would really be better than Kamala Harris for oil and gas investors. Luke Vargas hosts.


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