The Biggest Risks Of 2016

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal, Alix Steel and Scarlet Fu talk to guests about what they think are the biggest economic risks in 2016.

Dec 28, 2015

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal, Alix Steel and Scarlet Fu talk to guests about what they think are the biggest economic risks in 2016. They speak on Bloomberg's "What'd You Miss?" 

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