NPR: The Ted Spread Alliance

Our good friends at Slate's The Big Money agree with us that you should feel free to ignore the Dow and pay a lot more attention to the Ted Spread.

They have a great primer on the scariest number in the world.

Adam Davidson

5:11 PM ET | 10- 9-2008 | permalink

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