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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

How rentier works for the rich, part 278;

made around $7bn profit in the last couple of months' through short selling.

No doubt supporters will point to as a key method of 'testing' the resilience of (in banking or any other sector); the profit is merely the price exacted for the 'service'...

For those losing their jobs or suffering hardship due to the recent upheavals, this will stick in their throat!