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Aug 2024
12m 46s

How Investors’ Bets With Borrowed Money ...

The Wall Street Journal
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P.M. Edition for Aug. 12. The rapid decline of several popular trades and the heavy use of leverage sparked last week’s markets meltdown. WSJ special writer Gregory Zuckerman breaks down how borrowed money and risky bets set off a stock-market roller coaster. And Heard on the Street columnist Jinjoo Lee explains why the AI boom could cause a hike in Americans’ power bills. Plus, Israel puts its military on high-alert on the possibility of an attack by Iran and Hezbollah. Francesca Fontana hosts. 


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