Stimulus plan: believe the hype?

Latest update: 09/01/2009

- consumers - credit crisis - economy - finance - industry

Angela Merkel and Barack Obama are the latest politicians to flesh out the details of a major stimulus package. But are these announcements having any real impact on a global economy in a dramatic tailspin?

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