Inside Bank of America’s woes and Warren Buffett’s mind

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Since the beginning of the year, Bank of America has lost more than half of its stock market value. Earlier this month, AIG sued the bank  behemoth  for alleged mortgage securities fraud, and just this past week the company laid off 3,500 workers. With more in mortgage holdings than any other bank, its future success is essentially tied to the state of the faltering housing market. But yesterday,  Warren Buffett announced he’s investing $5 billion in Bank of America. What’s in store for the beleaguered company? Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for The  New York Times, joins us to discuss the state of Bank of America, the rationale behind Warren Buffett’s decision, and the health of the banking system.

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