Toxie
Toxie
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In January 2010, reporters from Planet Money bought a toxic asset—you know, the things that blew up wall street banks, sank the economy and brought the global financial system to a halt—one of those. And “Toxie” turned out to be an encyclopedia of the financial crisis. Here’s an animation about Toxie. And here’s an interactive timeline tracking its value.