What the stock market and unemployment rates tell us about economic recovery
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is over 10,000, yet unemployment is at 10%, the highest it has been since 1983. Do these numbers tell us anything about economic recovery? Our guests are New York Times writer PETER S. GOODMAN and economist ROBERT KUTTNER.
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