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October 28, 2021
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Molly Osberg
Hedge Fund Apps Want You to Believe They’re Redistributing Wealth From Wall Street to You
But like most of the tech industry, they’re actually in the business of collecting your personal data.
April 15, 2021
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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
Bernie Madoff Lives!
The man behind the world’s largest Ponzi scheme died at 82; the system that enabled his grift continues in his image.
February 1, 2021
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Anonymous
I Bought Tens of Thousands of Dollars of GameStop Stock. And I Have No Regrets.
On the sordid, life-affirming business of being a member of r/WallStreetBets
August 28, 2020
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J.C. Pan
Private Equity Is Cannibalizing the Post-Pandemic Economy
These vulture firms helped create the conditions for economic collapse. Now they’re cleaning up.
April 18, 2018
Alex Shephard
Finance Is Killing the News
The saga at "The Denver Post" reveals that the internet isn't the only culprit in the decimation of the journalism business
July 1, 2015
David Dayen
Don't Reward the Greedy Vulture Funds Who Recklessly Invested in Puerto Rico
May 6, 2014
Alec MacGillis
The Hedge-Funders Who Complain About Creeping Socialism Are Somehow Still Getting Richer
You can still make billions even if you can't beat the S&P
March 7, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Leaning Out, Hedge Fund Billionaire-Style
February 12, 2013
David Dayen
Your New Landlord Works on Wall Street
Hedge funds are snatching up rental homes at an alarming rate
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