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by Alex Akesson on April 1, 2009
As part of a strategy designed to broaden the revenue base, leverage content over new platforms and promote The Economist brand to a young and dynamic audience, The Economist Group is delighted to ann...
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by Alex Akesson on August 24, 2008
SOCIALISM:
You have 2 cows, and you give one to your neighbour.
COMMUNISM:
You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM:
You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you...
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by Alex Akesson on August 13, 2008
It seems a hedge fund manager/wannabe comedian's repertoire didn't go over so well at New York's Broadway Comedy Club.
According to Bloomberg, Ben Shoval, who manages $260 million for hi...
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by Alex Akesson on March 14, 2008
Daily Mash (satire)- Hedge funds have overtaken the Big Bang as the most important thing people know nothing about.
As a massive American hedge fund faces imminent collapse, millions of people across...
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by Alex Akesson on September 11, 2007
Funny song here on YouTube, Merle Hazard sings about hedge funds.
According to USA Today, Merle Hazard is the fictional brainchild of Jon Shayne, a button-down investment adviser and fan of Warren Bu...
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by Alex Akesson on September 5, 2007
Funny story in Newseek, "Hedge-Fund Managers March on DC "
In the largest chauffeur-driven protest in Washington's history, hedge-fund managers take to the streets. Dubbed "The Mil...