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The stock market freaks out … but you don’t have to

Kai Ryssdal Aug 24, 2015
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The stock market freaks out … but you don’t have to

Kai Ryssdal Aug 24, 2015
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You’ve heard by now that the stock market took a pretty steep downturn, but not everyone is concerned. Click above to hear our survey of listeners from across the country, and how they’re feeling about all the chaos.

Calm, cool and collected, right? Too bad we can’t say the same for the media outlets today. Click the below audio player to see what we mean:

We also asked listeners to send their reactions on Facebook. Check out some of those comments below.

On a day the Dow dropped 588 points, we went out and asked a bunch of people how they were feeling. You can listen to…

Posted by Marketplace on Monday, 24 August 2015

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