How Europe Sees the U.S. Economy

Published April 1, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT

The Independent, a British newspaper, ran a headline today that said, The United States of America 2008 — The Great Depression. Alex Chadwick talks to Chris Giles, economics editor of the Financial Times in London, about European perception of U.S. economic woes.

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