Is GameStop-style risk-taking a prelude to instability?
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Could this be the end to private equity exploitation? After the devastating legacy of the 2008 financial crisis — where taxpayers took the fall, and big corporations got bailed out — the 2022 announcement of more regulation for private markets is a welcome sign that progress has been made. Rana Foroohar explains how private equity made eye-watering profits and why these new policies could shine as a bright spot in an otherwise financially dark tale.