What Investors Need to Know About Cyprus

By Chris Hill – Mar 18, 2013 at 7:44PM

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Could the ripples from the Cypriot banking collapse spread all the way to American shores?

The following video is from Monday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with analysts Jason Moser and Tim Hanson, discuss the top business and investing stories of the day.

On Monday, U.S. investors reacted to the news that the E.U. was attempting to impose a tax on bank depositors in Cyprus. What will the Cyprus developments mean for E.U. banks? What will the financial crisis mean for U.S. banks? In this installment of MarketFoolery, our analysts discuss what it means for investors.

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The relevant video segment can be found between 0:55 and 12:06.

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