Things can change fast in a week

Maybe it's time to bring back mood rings

September 27, 2011 at 8:24PM

Last week was the biggest percentage drop in the major indices since those fun days of October 2008.

This week? Meh, not so much. Big gain yesterday. Big gain today - until rumors of a split over solving Greece's debt problems.

Anyway, things were so dark that the good folks at Almanac convened an economy panel last week. It was my day off and I was playing golf that afternoon, but hurried from the course to the studio. I did my best to forget about the missed par putts on the last three holes.

You can watch the segment here.

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Eric Wieffering

Deputy Managing Editor | Enterprise and Investigations

Eric Wieffering, deputy managing editor for enterprise and investigations, works with reporters and editors across the newsroom on short- and longer-term enterprise stories.

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