CNBC'S "THE LONG ROAD: AMERICA LOOKS FOR RECOVERY" TO AIR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH AT 8PM ET

A live special from Jackson Hole, WY, "The Long Road: America Looks for Recovery," will air Thursday, August 26 at 8pm ET.

The Global Economy is on the brink. Will the recovery take hold? Or are we heading into another great recession? "The Long Road: America Looks for Recovery," anchored by CNBC’s Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman, gives unprecedented access to the people responsible for guiding the global economy. Can they steer us clear of another recession?

The show pre-empts "America's Crude Reality."

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