Ups and Downs on Wall Street Send Journalists Panicking

August 15th, 2007 2:00 PM
Ups and Downs on Wall Street Send Journalists Panicking

The media worried about Armageddon, recession and market crashing last week in reporting on the credit crunch and mortgage defaults. CNBCs Jim Cramer ranted that the Fed needed to cut interest rates and NBCs Meredith Vieira asked if Black Monday was coming. It was a bumpy ride for viewers, too hearing hype from one journalist and then a rational perspective from another.

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