So you can see why the financial market reaction has been pretty muted.

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The reaction in the financial markets seemed to confirm that the energy companies were protesting too much.

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In reaction to their financial woes, many state and local governments have attempted to raise taxes and fees.

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In my video interview with Cafaro, she recalls her reaction to the unfolding financial crisis in 2008.

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Chris Leslie, the Labour Party shadow financial secretary to the Treasury gave a statement in reaction to the news.

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Essentially, bitcoin is a reaction to three separate and ongoing developments: centralized monetary authority, diminishing financial privacy, and the entrenched legacy financial infrastructure.

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Amid suggestions that sterling could be heavily sold when financial markets open on Monday, Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng warned against a "kneejerk reaction" and said the downgrade should have already been "priced into" foreign exchange calculations.

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Financial advisor sentiment has seen less of a drop, but the latest poll did not reflect a reaction to the plunge in the stock market late last week.

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