Isaac Newton, of all people, should have known that what goes up must come down. So I was intrigued to learn this week that he lost around $20m in today’s money in the South Sea bubble. Not only that, says financial historian Edward Chancellor on Breakingviews, but he sold his stock at an early stage before re-entering the
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Feb 23, 2024
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