This divergence of fortunes between capital owners and capital users in the US is a very important and disruptive force.

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In an attempt to revive its fortunes and infuse fresh capital, the airline has held talks in recent months with Etihad Airways and other investors with a view to them taking a stake in the carrier.

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Jonathan Atkin, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, contrasted Comcast's fortunes with the woes of Time Warner Cable Inc.

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By applying Wriston's Law of capital and talent flow, you can predict the fortunes of companies (and countries).

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He said capital (meaning both money and ideas), when freed to travel at the speed of light, "will go where it is wanted, stay where it is well-treated...." By applying Wriston's Law of capital and talent flow, you can predict the fortunes of countries and companies.

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In effect, many of the big banks have turned themselves from businesses whose profits rose and fell with the capital-raising needs of their clients into immense trading houses whose fortunes depend on their ability to exploit day-to-day movements in the markets.

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