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Bethany McLean asks, Are insurance executives responsible for the public's rage toward the industry—or are they just well-paid cogs in a flawed machine?

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Podcast Episode · Capitalisn't · 12/05/2024 · 48m

US bank is second-largest shareholder in Swedish battery maker which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week

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