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Hubris
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Hubris
An arrogance due to excessive pride and an insolence toward others. A classic character flaw of a trader or investor.


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Still more eye-catching is the Galvin brothers' plan to open what they hubristically call a 'gastrodome', a 110-cover restaurant in St Botolph's Hall in Spitalfields, with an additional glass-fronted bar, dining area and an all-day cafe attached.
Examples abound of aggressive acquisitions, built on hubristically estimated synergies, that fail to create the value that was promised.
Throughout this crisis, Brown has hubristically felt compelled to place himself at the centre of events (an interesting inversion of his McCavity act of yore) and on some level this fed into our desire for a fairytale ending.
 
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