Stock Markets Respond to Tsunami

The Takeaway

“The stock markets don’t wait very long to react,” says The New York Times Wall Street and finance correspondent, Louise Story. And already stock markets are down, following this morning’s earthquake and tsunami. Currently, there is much uncertainty surrounding oil prices, following unrest in the Middle East. Japan has its hands in the oil market as well.

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