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The big business news stories

WOW.com interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Lori Rothman on why business news is so important.

Here is an excerpt:

Why has America has become so fascinated by business news – enough to support three major channels devoted exclusively to business coverage?

Nearly three years ago, we witnessed the collapse of the financial markets and subsequently the economy. People lost huge amounts of money in their savings and retirement funds; they lost their jobs and their homes. Today the economy is still fragile with the housing market weak and the job market showing only minor improvement. This has all been a wakeup call that you have to keep follow the markets and the economy because it can impact so aspects of your life.

What’s the most important story you’ve covered to date?

I was covering the New York Stock Exchange on the morning of September 11, 2001. We were four blocks away from the World Trade Center. It was a horrifying day for everyone. And returning to Ground Zero, in the immediate days and months after the attack, reporting on the human and economic crisis, were among the most challenging of my entire life and career.

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