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> See the failure of huge conglomerates like GE

GE was a successful company as a major conglomarate which made aircraft engines, railroad locomotives and light bulbs.

GE was a failure as a financialized "engine of financial performance" that was focused entirely on spinning off businesses, outsourcing, and speculating in the debt derivatives market.



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