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How's business? Americans believe Wall Street's contributions to the economy are essential, but its leaders rank poorly.

Publication: The American (Washington, DC)
Publication Date: 01-NOV-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: How's business? Americans believe Wall Street's contributions to the economy are essential, but its leaders rank poorly.(DATAPOINTS)(Statistical table)(Survey)

Article Excerpt
RATING WALL STREET'S AGENTS

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Even before the market's recent troubles, confidence in the people running Wall Street was not robust--our first figure (see previous page) shows that in early 2008 only 11 percent of Americans had a great deal of confidence in them. That puts Wall Street on a par with Congress, the press, organized labor, and law firms. High confidence in Wall Street reached a peak of 30 percent in...

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