George Soros

The World's Wealthiest Man Is Taking Advantage Of Europe's Woes

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.24.2012

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Some are finding a silver lining in Europe's economic crisis. The world’s richest man, billionaire Mexican investor Carlos Slim is reportedly att...

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Unemployment: Why

Alan Grayson | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: George Soros, Paul Krugman, Unemployment, Economy, US Economy, Great Recession, Unemployment Rate, US Recession, Recession, Politics News

Why is this recession different from all other recessions? There is a simple answer: the austerity fetish. The bizarre notion that cutting is healing.

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Obama's Soros-Controlled Energy Council

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Energy, Obama Energy Policy, Cecilia Munoz, NAT GAS Act, George Soros, Natural Gas, Green Energy, Politics News

If natural gas is an already cheap and abundant source of energy, why would we subsidize it? The answer may be found with the Soros Management Fund.

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Dem Donors Roll The Dice With 2012 Campaign Strategy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.08.2012

WASHINGTON -- Key players in the progressive universe have reached the conclusion that the 2012 elections can be won only with a gamble. Rather than m...

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Billionaires To The Rescue?

AP | JACK GILLUM | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — Liberal financial heavyweights are becoming more involved in the presidential campaign. The growing list of financial supporters n...

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Soros Throwing His Money Behind Obama, Progressive Groups

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012

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* Money will go to Super Pac, another organization * Soros had largely remained on sidelines By Alina Selyukh ...

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Soros Abandons Sidelines To Combat Citizens United-Spawned Groups

AP | JACK GILLUM | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON — Billionaire financier George Soros is pledging $2 million to political groups supporting progressive causes and President Barack Ob...

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Ex-Enron Trader Retires At 38 With Billions In The Bank

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.04.2012

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Most of us would feel lucky to have the means to retire at 38. Now imagine retiring at that ripe old age with $3.5 billion in the bank. That's the...

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George Soros: Eurozone Crisis, 'Similar To Soviet Union,' Has Potential To Destroy EU

Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 04.26.2012

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Billionaire investor George Soros is sounding the European alarm again. “Europe is similar to the Soviet Union in the way that the euro crisis h...

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Soros: If Germany Persists, Europe Is Over

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.14.2012

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George Soros has gone to Berlin to tell the Germans that their policies are leading to the disintegration of not just the Euro, but Europe itself.

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George Soros: European Crisis Has Entered 'Potentially More Lethal Phase'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.12.2012

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Belt-tightening in the Eurozone is putting the region on life support, at least according to one famous billionaire. The European debt crisis "has...

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WATCH: Dov Says His Lawsuits Are 'Testimony To My Success'

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 04.11.2012

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American Apparel CEO Dov Charney did not fail to live up to his reputation Tuesday in a frank exchange with CNBC reporter Jane Wells -- the first inte...

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Gore Occupies, Soros Opines

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.16.2012

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Talk is cheap. In this business you get what you pay for in blood, toil, sweat, tears, passion, idealism, activism, commitment and, yes, you better believe it, in money.

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The Right Plays Politics With the Holocaust

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.15.2012

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To trivialize anti-Semitism (and by extension the Holocaust) by tossing the "anti-Semite" charge around with joyful recklessness is ugly, disrespectful, and obscene. Is it too much to ask the right to show a little respect for the dead?

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Barack Obama Super PAC Still Limping Along Despite Endorsement

The Huffington Post | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 03.13.2012

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The super PAC backing President Barack Obama's reelection is still failing to raise money even after the Obama campaign endorsed the group's efforts a...

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Natural Gas Bill Profits Four Billionaires

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On any given day, Congress is likely to be considering some type of legislation that would funnel taxpayer cash to a handful of rich men...

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Troubled LA Retailer Gets Big Credit From Famous Hedge Fund

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.12.2012

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Looks like billionaire George Soros and American Apparel CEO Dov Charney now have more in common than the lawsuits they both currently face with forme...

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SLIDESHOW: The Top 15 Of NY's 66 Billionaires

Posted 03.07.2012

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Forbes has created a massive database of the world's billionaires, and one nifty feature allows you to search by state to see just how rich some of yo...

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Billionaires Who Care: The .001%

Monika Mitchell | Posted 03.31.2012

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2012 has ushered in a whole new era in international finance, as the upwardly gilded tell an angry world, "Don't hate me because I am filthy rich. It's not my fault!"

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Billionaire Says European Leaders 'Did Everything Wrong,' Warns Of Crisis

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.25.2012

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Billionaire investor George Soros warned of a possible breakup of the European Union at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerlan...

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Are The Wealthy's Giving Priorities Misplaced?

Pablo Eisenberg | Posted 03.26.2012

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The questions about the giving style of the wealthy come at a time when important social-service and advocacy organizations that serve low- and moderate-income people throughout the country are being forced either to reduce their programs or to shut their doors.

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Soros: Germany Relegating Weaker Euro Nations 'To The Status Of Third-World Countries'

AP | Posted 01.25.2012

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DAVOS, Switzerland -- Philanthropist and former financier George Soros is urging European authorities to take more decisive action to protect the econ...

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George Soros' Investment Company Cutting Jobs

Posted 12.16.2011

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Soros Fund Management, the investment company of billionaire George Soros, has laid off a handful of analysts and portfolio managers in recent mon...

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George Soros Bets On MF Global Europe Bonds

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 12.09.2011

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Safe to say George Soros isn't scared off by a little risk. The billionaire investor bought about $2 billion worth of European bonds formerly owne...

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Soros: Global Financial System On Brink Of Collapse

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.12.2012

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Billionaire investor George Soros says that the global financial system is on the brink of collapse. Developed countries are falling into a "defla...

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