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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by ScottBurson on Friday November 04, 2011 @12:49PM (#3196759)
"Markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent." -- Keynes
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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by unfletch on Friday November 04, 2011 @01:30PM (#3196931)
I agree with the sentiment, but the quote is misattributed. It was probably first said by Gary Shilling, a writer for Forbes, in 1993: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/08/09/remain-solvent/
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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by ScottBurson on Friday November 04, 2011 @07:40PM (#3198221)
Wow. Funny how these things take on a life of their own. A lot of people now think Keynes said that.
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