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The latest in a venerable American tradition: Goldman-bashing

Jamie Fiore Higgins draws attention to some despicable behaviour

Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Wall Streets push to refill office towers across the country has been derailed again. This time its the highly transmissible omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus thats forced executives to rethink their plans. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bully Market. By Jamie Fiore Higgins. Simon & Schuster; 320 pages; $28.99.

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