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period of time. take last week for example-- the worst one for stocks since august. crude oil prices jumped 15% in a matter of days. in that same time frame, the s&p 500 lost nearly 3%. big board specialist jonathan corpina says equity investors are reacting to fear of the unknown. >> if we're going to see oil prices move higher, it's because there's uncertainty in the middle east. and, when there's uncertainty in the middle east that can reflect to uncertainty globally and any type of uncertainty, investors pull their money to the sidelines. >> reporter: in the summer of 2008, when ...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. february was an up month for stocks and oil prices. all of the major stock averages rose about 3%, the third straight month in the black despite the spike we've seen in oil. >> tom: susie, investors were relieved that crude prices pulled back today from their recent highs. in fact in new york trading, april crude futures fell about $1 to $96.97. but for the past month, they jumped more than 5%. >> susie: and now there are new concern...

>> paul: the fed says consumers are getting back out there, with spending on everything from cars to homes picking up, but there are still plenty of worries about the job market. >> susie: mel karmazin of sirius xm radio tells me business is better, a year after being on the verge of bankruptcy. but next year sirius faces another challenge as the contract runs out for its biggest draw, shock jock howard stern. >> paul: tonight's street critique guest thinks there's still good value in this market, despite the runnup. he's jason tyler, director of research at ariel investments. >> i ...

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> as an expert on the causes of the great depression, i'm sure ben never imagined that he would be part of a team responsible for preventing another. but because of his background, his temperament, his courage, and his creativity, that's exactly what he has helped to achieve, and that is why i am reappointing him to another term as chairman of the federal reserve. >> susie: it will be take two for ben bernanke. we talk about his reappointment and what's next for the central bank. our guests, former fed governor laurence meyer and fed watcher david jones....

captioning sponsored bwpbt >> susie: from retailers to manufacturers to t corner deli hundds of thousands of small businesses depend financing from c group. but the tion's leading small busiss lender is fighting for survival and a bankrtcy filing could tear through the econy. >> jeff: a trilln dollars and coting. what sod at just $286 billion at this time last yearas ballooned. e federal budget deficit now tops a trilliodollars thanks to bank and auto bailouts. >> susie: speaking of bailou, we mt an auto parts firm not waitg for a helping hand from uncle sam. johnson controls is goin...