Lots of people trust 50 Cent, apparently. People flocked to buy shares in a marketing company partly owned by the rapper after he plugged it on Twitter. It was a great deal…. for 50 Cent. The Telegraph reports he made more than $10 million in two days. The company loses money.
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
The price of trust
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