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Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR). To say that MicroStrategy (MSTR) has been at the lead of creatively raising capital with which to buy massive ...

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR). To say that MicroStrategy (MSTR) has been at the lead of creatively raising capital with which to buy massive amounts ...

The spate of suicides and migration has turned the focus on the state government’s inability to rein in microfinance institutions (MFIs), some of which have morphed into loan sharks. Chief ...