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Mar 2022
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Warren Buffett’s Biggest Bet | The Salad...

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In 1963, a New Jersey conman named Anthony “Tino” De Angelis pulls off “The Great Salad Oil Swindle”, one of the largest financial frauds in Wall Street’s history. De Angelis’ actions cause American Express stock to plummet and puts a young midwest investor named Warren Buffett in a position to make one of the most important deals of his career.

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