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Re:Is The Economist Always Wrong? by NordStreamYacht on Sunday July 05, 2026 @07:58AM (#48793485)
> By contrast, when we suggested in April that oil prices were likely to rise further, we were out on a limb. Alas, we were dead wrong.

Why "alas?" They wanted an economic collapse?

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Re:Is The Economist Always Wrong? by fnordian on Sunday July 05, 2026 @08:06AM (#48793541)
Maybe the Economist wanted to provide good analysis for their readers and they feel sorry that they failed.
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Re:Is The Economist Always Wrong? by fragmede on Sunday July 05, 2026 @04:40PM (#48797749)
They're capitalists before they're economists. If you predict the future correctly, you can make money. If you predict it incorrectly, you lose money. Alas.
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