First: The stock market has been in flux this week, but the overall U.S. economy seems to be doing well. Are the markets actually a solid marker of an economy’s health? We take a look at the relationship between the two. Next: World trade has declined, raising the question of whether we’ve reached peak globalization. Plus: Economist George Chouliarakis has been named Greece’s interim finance minister.
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