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WTTW News | August 8, 2011, 7:00 pm

Kris Kridel of WBBM Newsradio 780 joins us to discuss the local impact of S&P's historic downgrade, as well as news of Kraft's split and the latest on Groupon's IPO.

  • Chicago Tribune article on downgrade
  • Bloomberg article on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
  • Financial Times article on Kraft
  • Seeking Alpha article on Kraft
  • Reuters on Groupon
  • All Things Digital blog on Groupon
  • Corporate Counsel article on Marovitz
  • Chicago Tribune article on Marovitz

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