LyricalDrug
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Saw this today and the overly-dramatic headline made me laugh:
Bono Becomes The Worst Investor In America – 24/7 Wall St.
Bono Becomes The Worst Investor In America – 24/7 Wall St.
Bono's Investment Group Takes Heat for Poor Performance [update facebook stock]
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last unicorn
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^ So true.
Not to forget the bad wheather and the long winter we've been having.
Not to forget the bad wheather and the long winter we've been having.
Zooropa man
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Bono's financial woes revealed...
Too funny.... who cares.
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those figures are crazy... $460 million invested (and possibly lost) in Palm?! 
what a waste!
think how much medication and vaccines that could have bought, Mr Bono!
what a waste!
think how much medication and vaccines that could have bought, Mr Bono!
doctorwho
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Well, it's not like Bono personally invested $460M. It was the group of people in that investment company that put $460M into Palm. And if Palm had taken off as was hoped (and really, before Blackberries and iPods, Palm was THE player, so I think expectations were high), that $460M could have turned into a small fortune that definitely could have benefitted others (with medication and vaccines).
Plus, given how much Bono has already given to those causes, I think we can forgive him for daring to invest. His investments may not be working now, but that's the gamble with investments.
The real issue is why are Elevated Partners investing in other risky adventures? One risk is fine, but multiple is rather crazy.
Plus, given how much Bono has already given to those causes, I think we can forgive him for daring to invest. His investments may not be working now, but that's the gamble with investments.
The real issue is why are Elevated Partners investing in other risky adventures? One risk is fine, but multiple is rather crazy.
wow... he's even worse than lenny dykstra.
A stor
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I feel sorry for him. 
I wouldn't want to lose my money.
I wouldn't want to lose my money.
gvox
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I hope Larry's ok.
Wow, find me someone with money, or better someone who is heavily invested with partners in a company that trades, speculates, gambles essentially who has not made a losing bet or multiple at one point or another.
The state of the economy the last few years probably had something to do with it as well.
I think Bono will be just fine.
Also, someone who gives so much of his time and money to the causes he believes in most certainly funnels some profits from his investments(not just in Elevation but elsewhere) to vaccinations and medical care in Africa. Combining social responsibility and profit is something Bono is very public about doing.
Anyone who has money invests it to some extent. The fact that some money gets invested has no bearing on how charitable Bono is. If I recall correctly, Warren Buffet and others use profits from investments for charitable purposes now and even plan on handing over the vast majority of profits they are making from investments to charity upon death.
Nothing like a good, sensationalized hit piece.
I think Bono is quite responsible for that girl rejecting my best friend at the club the other night, and for the steam room not working at the gym I go to, and for the pizza place closing early tonight.
The state of the economy the last few years probably had something to do with it as well.
I think Bono will be just fine.
Also, someone who gives so much of his time and money to the causes he believes in most certainly funnels some profits from his investments(not just in Elevation but elsewhere) to vaccinations and medical care in Africa. Combining social responsibility and profit is something Bono is very public about doing.
Anyone who has money invests it to some extent. The fact that some money gets invested has no bearing on how charitable Bono is. If I recall correctly, Warren Buffet and others use profits from investments for charitable purposes now and even plan on handing over the vast majority of profits they are making from investments to charity upon death.
Nothing like a good, sensationalized hit piece.
I think Bono is quite responsible for that girl rejecting my best friend at the club the other night, and for the steam room not working at the gym I go to, and for the pizza place closing early tonight.
it's not exactly like he'll be signing up for food stamps next week.I feel sorry for him.
coolian2
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that's a horribly mean thing to say
LemonMelon
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If GOYB hadn't been the lead single, this wouldn't be relevant.
No spoken words
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You have to pick your spots with this sort of stuff. Well done, though.
corianderstem
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The Yahoo News comment section is not a shining beacon of intelligence and thoughtfulness on the internet.
I have yet to find a beacon of intellegence on the internet.
Except for Interference of course.
Even then, there are tiers so to speak!
In all seriousness, if you can't spell, I discount everything else you say.
No, I am not talking 1 or 2 errors that are always going to be present when people are typing comments casually on line knowing they are not taking the Bar exam. I am talking something like the following:
"typicle hypocriitt Boner tellin u 2 pai tax ands giv you $ to the countree of Africua when he cannt handal hiz own $$....wankaaa"
Yes, and someone who has no strong feelings on U2 or Bono is going to read what you wrote then turn on the news or open the NY Times and read what Bono writes and make up their mind from there.
Bono is only about 1000000 times more intelligent than most of these people on comment boards.
A stor
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I know.....But, I don't like to see anyone lose their hard earned cash. Maybe, it's a working class thing.
The Sad Punk
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Yeah, but I don't think Bono's exactly working class anymore.
blueeyedgirl
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Not that Bono ever was. *classwarrior*
The Sad Punk
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A stor
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The Sad Punk
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Bono's fine. I'm sure he's got his own big fortress of solitude on some Micronesian island he can retreat to and muse on his investments.
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Bonnie, you're severely underestimating his wealth, he has enough for TWO Micronesian islands. 
blueeyedgirl
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On one of them, he's got that 24 carat solid gold toilet that I've personally paid for over the last 20 plus years....
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Vlad n U 2
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Gold toilet? He's underusing his money. That's a punishable offence. 
Gold toilet? He's underusing his money. That's a punishable offence.
Solid diamond toilets are where it's at, bitches.
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