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Stock Market Nosedive Part Of Global Economic Decline

Wayne Silver Flickr Creative Commons
Wayne Silver Flickr Creative Commons

Texas A&M University-Commerce economics professor Dr. Dale Funderburk says the stock market plunge last week is not only tied to a slowdown in China's economy, but a worldwide economic slowdown.  He says that's also bringing down demand for oil, which is causing further declines in oil prices.  Dale says he's optimistic about the long-term prospects for stocks, but we may continue to see trouble in the short term.

John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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