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Hedge fund uses Twitter to profitably predict market swings

The $40 million dollar fund made a profit of almost two percent in its first month of trading by using Tweets to gauge public’s mood.

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Financial Takeout: A recently expanded IRA program encourages private actors to alert the agency to tax evaders. In return informants receive a share of the recovered tax dollars. The New York Times finance reporter Louise Story explains this emerging market for hedge fund and private equity firms. Listeners Respond: Takeaway listeners text, call, email and […]

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