Up, up and away: the economy’s wild week
Investment banks are reporting generally positive earnings, lawsuits stemming from the financial crisis are hitting the courts, and the stock market passed the 10,000 mark for the first time in a year. It’s been quite a week in the economy; Lakshman Achuthan, from the Economic Cycle Research Institute, stops by the Takeaway to explain it.
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