Rewriting History

This article has apparently been around for some time but I have only just stumbled across it (note to self pay more attention) Apparently the I/B/E/S database that is maintained by Thompson Reuters is subject to extensive rewrites designed to portray analysts in a much better light. Comparing two snapshots of the entire I/B/E/S analyst…

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Neat Summary.

If you want a neat encapsulation of how financial markets work and the inanity of much of what goes on and the post-dictive rationalisation that everyone employs. Then you should treat yourself to a New Years present from KAL a cartoonist for Economist