Prediction Markets + Market Predictions = Collective Forecasting That Pays Off
I like it much.
#1. You can fish Felix Salmon there. (Cheap joke, I know. 
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#2. You don’t need a Bear (Nouriel Roubini, his former employer) to catch your daily Salmon. (Second cheap joke, I know. Hey, it’s Sunday morning.)
I’ll probably get e-mails from some wet blankets because, in this present blog post, I have made two cheap jokes and, to add salt to injury, I’m publishing a picture that has nothing to do with prediction markets. Big crime.
by Ken Conger
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I am also a fan of Salmon and anti-Roubini, who would have had us sell the Dow at 10,000 last year, and thus destroyed much wealth.
I sent the URL of your comment to Felix Salmon. He will love it.
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