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Politicians who tweet-shame risk economic damage

  • Written by Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW Australia
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President-elect Trump has recently tweet-shamed several companies. This sort of attack has a real impact on the company and its shareholders, sending shares nosediving and discouraging investment. So perhaps politicians should think twice before releasing critiques into the twittersphere.

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