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US bailouts won’t work, says Nobel winner
Moneycontrol.com – Joseph Stiglitz, a professor at the Columbia University and the 2001 Nobel Prize winner, said the US government’s bailout packages designed for financial institutions may not work. “It is a peculiarly-structured programme,” Stiglitz said, “The government puts in […]
Soros Says Economic Crisis Signals End of a Free-Market Model
Bloomberg – Billionaire investor George Soros said the current economic upheaval has its roots in the financial deregulation of the 1980s and signals the end of a free-market model that has since dominated capitalist countries. Liberalization of the financial industry […]
Hedge Fund Manager Charged With Fraud
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- William Galvin, Massachusetts’ top securities regulator has charged the hedge fund manager of the River Stream Fund with improperly soliciting investors. The investigation also turned up a brokerage statement that showed the fund had $1,625 in its account […]
