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Lending Stalls; Banks On Sidelines

by Jim Zarroli, NPR
November 21, 2008

Stock prices are at six-year lows. Over the past two days, the Dow Jones industrial average has lost more than 6 percent of its value. The $700 billion bailout was supposed to stabilize the financial industry and get banks lending again. But that hasn't happened yet.

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  • Morning Edition, November 21, 2008
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