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Friday, August 17, 2007 12:00 AM

Panic on Wall Street

You've heard about the home-loan bust, but do you know your derivatives from your tranches? Read Salon's easy guide to understanding the current market freakout.
By Andrew Leonard

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  • Friday, August 17, 2007 12:00 PM

    The Bright Side

    I live in Chicago, and if this housing burst means plans for yet additional greedy developers'condo bloat are about to be cancelled, then there's a silver lining!

    —Anonymous

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