Chemical and mining stocks pace a slump in materials Thursday on concern that China may raise interest rates to cool its booming manufacturing sector. MarketWatch's Christopher Hinton reports.
Credit markets are showing signs of life after a year of lows and two years after the collapse of Bear Stearns. Grianne McCarthy tells the News Hub panel why U.S. companies are feeling more confident about the economy.
For the first time, a person from a developing nation leads Forbes' list of millionaires. Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim beat out Bill Gates and Warren Buffett on the list. The News Hub panel discusses what the change could mean for emerging markets. 
Investors have found a country other than Greece to worry about as China's red hot economy remains resistant to cooling efforts.
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