Contagion is a medical term, but it applies to the banking world too. Investors are now worried that the problems at a handful of American banks could ripple across the world economy And unexpected surprises may be lurking. But this is not 2008. Regulations in the US and Europe are much stronger today than they were 15 years ago. The World’s Jason Margolis reports.
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