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Shanghai Bull Market

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on the phenomenal growth of the six-year-old Shanghai stock market, and new Chinese investors' sometimes-bitter experiences with a financial operation they're just beginning to understand. The Chinese government recently reigned in the market, causing several days of fierce selling, followed by angry protests.

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