Viewpoints: Soros on ‘Super Bubbles’ and Regulators

By Barry Ritholtz - July 2nd, 2009, 9:15AM

Viewpoints: Soros on the Financial ‘Super Bubble’

George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management, LLC, explains his theory of the financial “super bubble” to WSJ Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray.

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6/30/2009

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Viewpoints: Soros on the Role of Regulators

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George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management, LLC, discusses the role of regulators. He tells WSJ’s Alan Murray regulators are imperfect and should interfere as little as possible, but there are instances when they should step in and act.

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