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By Mike Taylor 10/08/10 8:21pm

Sue the Nobel Prize Panel, Says ‘Black Swan’ Author

Black Swan author and general chronicler of unpredictability Nassim Nicholas Taleb is now saying that investors should sue the Nobel Prize Panel for giving economics awards to the people he thinks helped destroyed the financial system.

“I want to make the Nobel accountable,” Taleb told Bloomberg today. His case: the conveyors of economics’ most Read More

By Mike Taylor 9/14/10 11:51am

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China Economist to U.S.: You Don’t Want a Trade War

A trade war with China would end badly for the U.S., said China-employed economist Ding Yifan today at a seminar on trade between China and America. It would not be a good idea on the U.S.’s part to outright accuse China of manipulating its currency, or to import duties on Chinese goods, Ding said. Read More

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economist fight

Sue the Nobel Prize Panel, Says ‘Black Swan’ Author

China Economist to U.S.: You Don’t Want a Trade War

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