Name: George Soros on Energy Independence
Uploaded: 2008-10-23T19:24:00-04:00
Duration: 1 min 39 s
Description: George Soros says energy investments will fuel America’s next boom.

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George Soros

George Soros is a Hungarian-born American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist. Famously known for “breaking the Bank of England” on Black Wednesday in 1992, Soros’ estimated current[…]

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