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Gold/Mining/Energy : Big Dog's Boom Boom Room

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From: Kayaker10/30/2008 3:23:39 PM
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Squeezy money

Oct 30th 2008
From The Economist print edition
How Porsche fleeced hedge funds and roiled the world’s financial markets

GREAT cornering and eye-popping acceleration make Porsche’s cars popular among thrill-seeking bankers and hedge-fund managers. Now its clients are discovering that the carmaker itself has an unexpected talent for cornering markets. In a few tumultuous days it is thought to have made a cool €6 billion-12 billion ($7.5 billion-15 billion) on the share price of Volkswagen (VW)—a coup that has roiled the world’s financial markets....

....Even Porsche may come to rue its coup. “They may struggle to sell 911s to hedge-fund managers for years and years to come,” says one investor.

economist.com
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