Epstein Secrets

at two different worlds — and this applies to both parties. Consider the meeting that this paper reported on from last February between President Obama and the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in October. The president, understandably, asked Jobs why almost all of the 70 million iPhones, 30 mi

his paper reported on from last February between President Obama and the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in

Source everywhere, manufacture everywhere, sell everywhere.' The whole notion of an `export' is really disappearing." Mike Splinter, the C.E.O. of Applied Materials, has put it to me this way: "Outsourcing was 10 years ago, where you'd say, `Let's send some software generation overseas.' This is not the outsour

Is that because of the tax inversion? CE: That's what it was—it was the tax inversion. It was because AbbVie was scared of getting yelled at by Obama. So they blew it up. They traded from $250 to $150. Settled around $180 for the next two or three months, then went back to $260. Now it's back

ere they're down now. Micron Technology was at $36. It's trading at $15. YPF is an oil company in Argentina. down from $27 to $15. The last one, Applied Materials. was an arbitrage deal that blew up. Three of our biggest positions got destroyed. That's never happened to me during all my years of investing.

visor for Energy and Environmental Policy to U.S. President Obama. *Erik Brynjolfsson*— Prof of Economics, MIT Slo

to, RyanAir Holdings, Wilderness Society, World Wildlife Fund. *Jason Bordoff*— Senior Advisor for Energy and Environmental Policy to U.S. President Obama. *Erik Brynjolfsson*— Prof of Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management. Director, MIT Center for Digital Business. Chair, /MIT Sloan Management Rev

*— CEO, Manifest Energy. Fmr U.S. Asst Sec of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2005-2009). Fmr Managing Director, Enercorp. Boards: Applied Materials, Conservation International. *Garry Kasporov*— Fmr World Chess Champion. Chm, United Civil Front of Russia. *Neal **Katyal*— Partner, Hogan Lovells

to, RyandAir Holdings, Wilderness Society, World Wildlife Fund. Jason Bordoff — Senior Advisor for Energy and Environmental Policy to U.S. President Obama. Erik Brynjolfsson — Prof of Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management. Director, MIT Center for Digital Business. Chair, 77 Sloan Management Review

visor for Energy and Environmental Policy to U.S. President Obama. Erik Brynjolfsson — Prof of Economics, MIT Sloa

- CEO, Manifest Energy. Fmr U.S. Asst Sec of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2005-2009). Fmr Managing Director, Enercorp. Boards: Applied Materials, Conservation International. Garry Kasporov — Fmr World Chess Champion. Chm, United Civil Front of Russia. Neal Katyal — Partner, Hogan Lovells. Fm

RyanAir Holdings, Wilderness Society, World wildlife Fund. *Jason Bordoff*1iz% Senior Advisor for Energy and Environmental Policy to U.S. President Obama. *Erik Brynjolfsson*iz% Prof of Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management. Director, MIT Center for Digital Business. Chair, /MIT Sloan Management R

visor for Energy and Environmental Policy to U.S. President Obama. *Erik Brynjolfsson*iz% Prof of Economics, MIT S

% CEO, Manifest Energy. Fmr U.S. Asst Sec of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2005-2009). Fmr Managing Director, Enercorp. Boards: Applied Materials, Conservation International. *Garry Kasporov*1z% Fmr world Chess Champion. Chm, United Civil Front of Russia. *Neal **Katyal*ig% Partner, Hogan Lov