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'Yes Men' Say Alessio Rastani Was His Own Man

Wall Street Journal (blog) - John Crowley - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Yes Men, the “culture jamming” organization said to have spoofed the British Broadcasting Corp. this week, has said it had nothing to do with the independent trader who told the BBC's news channel he “dreamt” of a recession. ...

Yes Men insist Alessio Rastani is nothing to do with them

100gf | Politics and Computers - Michael R. Gideon - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Yes Men have insisted that trader Alessio Rastani, whose appearance on the BBC earlier this week sparked controversy, is nothing to do with them. It had previously been suggested that Rastani, who spoke candidly about the economic crisis, ...

Sorry, but this trader's banking confession was no prank

The Guardian - ‎7 hours ago‎
The Yes Men have been blamed for Alessio Rastani's comments on the financial crisis. But sometimes truth outdoes satire Trader Alessio Rastani shocked BBC viewers when said he 'dreams of another recession'. Photograph: None/pixel8000 This week, ...

BBC Anchor Speechless After Trader Says He 'Dreams Of Recession' (Video):BBC ...

Long Island Press - Jessica Sinclair - ‎2 hours ago‎
“Governments don't rule the world, Goldman Sachs rules the world,” said Rastani. Following the jaw dropping interview, rumors were swirling that he was part of a prank group called the Yes Men. According to Yahoo, the Yes Men is a group of pranksters ...

Maverick trader: Was what he said actually right?

BBC News - Julian Joyce - ‎8 hours ago‎
Even if shares are in free-fall, said Mr Rastani, it is possible for canny investors to make a killing - as some did in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Anderson says: "Yes, it is possible to make money in a recession - but generally only if you have ...

Alessio Rastani You Tube phenomenon

The Economic Voice - Richard Henley Davis - ‎29 minutes ago‎
And yes there are traders who are very much looking forward to a recession because that simply means betting against the growth by investing in those sectors which do very well during a recession. These new sectors (which I would love to mention….and ...

London trader says 'Goldman Sachs rules the world'

Oman Daily Observer - ‎2 hours ago‎
Alessio Rastani's comments on BBC television have gone viral, viewed by more than 360000 people, but they fit so closely to the stereotype of a heartless banker that rumours are rife that he is actually part of a hoax. Answering questions about world ...

Market-making rules

The Economist - ‎2 hours ago‎
“GOVERNMENTS don't rule the world,” claimed Alessio Rastani, a small-time trader who made it big in the blogosphere this week after a posturing BBC interview. “Goldman Sachs rules the world.” Somebody forgot to tell the regulators. ...

One click... and I'd lost thousands

The Sun - Steve Hawkes - ‎15 hours ago‎
SELF-STYLED "attention-seeking" day trader Alessio Rastani dreams of a recession so he can make money from it. Sun City's STEVE HAWKES finds out what it's all about by heading to the City to play the markets... GERMANY'S finance minister was spreading ...

The stock market is toast, so I hear

Globe and Mail - ‎3 hours ago‎
A supposed stock trader named Alessio Rastani was interviewed by the BBC this week and offered a market outlook that surprised people with its bleakness. Very quickly, the video clip went viral online. So who is this Rastani person, really? ...
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