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Fortress surges on market debut
Shares in Fortress, the private equity and hedge fund manager, soared in their New York debut, nearly doubling in early trading, as some observers compared the event to the dotcom frenzy of the late 1990s.
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Fortress
If you are going to build something in the air, pick a moniker that invokes confidence. Even Fortress must be surprised by the mad scramble for its shares.
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