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Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (May 19 – 25, 2008)

By Prieur du Plessis, on May 25th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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Soaring oil prices were mostly to blame for the past week’s stock market sell-off, but renewed concerns about US economic growth, corporate earnings and mounting angst about inflation pressures also featured prominently in determining the market’s fate. Read all about this in my weekly blog post, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week. […]

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