How the Smart Money Got the Way?

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I was just going through some old boxes, and I happened to come across an old Barron’s from February 13, 2006. It had the Google logo written as “Gurgle” and showed it drowning in water……

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Since Barron’s had so recently completely muffed it with Facebook, I was curious how their cover story aligned with Google’s price action. I guess I wasn’t that surprised:

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It’s amazing to me this remains one of the world’s most respected and influential financial publications. I mean, sure, the “cover curse” is well-known, but Barron’s seems to have cornered the market.