Jacobin on Fox!
The Young Turks
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Is There a Conflict of Interest?
A ground breaking two thousand four study by a group of professors and researchers examined the records of us. Senators between 19 93 and 19 98. The study found that a portfolio tracking the stocks that the us. Senators bought during the same time period out performed the market by 85 basis points each month. In a portfolio that tracked the stocks that senators sold during the period lagged behind the market by 12 basis points. Study concluded that the senators knew appropriate times to both buy and sell their common stocks.
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