Lessons learned from the crisis

Friday, December 26, 2008

Instead of lashing out at the causes of the financial crisis, why not learn from them? Tess Vigeland and Marketplace's Senior Business Correspondent Bob Moon try to garner wisdom from the pains of the past year.

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during early trading on Dec. 5, 2008. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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