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Aviation Economics | Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 01:15 AM | August 12,2009
There is no question that flying is a less pleasant experience than it was 30 years ago. Economists tell us that most products get better over time in a free market. The airlines have managed to rip up that rulebook
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Post-marital Economics | Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 12:43 AM | April 09,2009
Divorce settlements could come with a derivatives contract tied in, so that the fortunes of both former partners could move in tandem. It would be a lot simpler
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Buyout Economics | Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 11:29 PM | March 04,2009
Typically, buyout funds liked to purchase big companies in solid industries, the kind that employ lots of people
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Downturn Economics | Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 11:52 PM | January 06,2009
By forcing investors to keep their money tied up during a bad year, hedge funds are damaging their own reputation, and it may well never recover
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Market Economics | Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 09:08 PM | December 16,2008
No doubt there are now plenty of young entrepreneurs with bright ideas and loads of determination ready to build the corporate giants of the 2020s and 2030s
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Pirate Economics | Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 12:38 AM | December 03,2008
We must understand that piracy is an economic problem, just like the credit crunch. Political and military solutions alone won’t fix it
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Fund Economics | Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 11:30 PM | October 21,2008
The funds have so far avoided the worst of the crunch
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Banking Economics | Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 11:46 PM | September 24,2008
To most people, the British economy looks the most exposed to the fallout from the credit crunch. And there is a lot of truth in that view
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Investment Economics | Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 11:47 PM | September 03,2008
The markets have kicked it around for a long time, and yet by next year it may well be the US that has the world’s strongest economy
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Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 12:25 AM | August 25,2008
It is not just financial events. Plenty of big political and military stories have broken in August
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Matthew Lynn / Bloomberg 01:13 AM | October 04,2007
People are shallow in their judgements, they value showmanship over ability
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