‘Black Swan’ Author Worries About the U.S. – Bloomberg

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the best-selling book “The Black Swan,” said he’s more concerned about prospects for the U.S. than Europe because the country lacks awareness of its fiscal woes.

“The difference between Europe and the U.S. is the consciousness of the problem,” Taleb, a New York University professor, said today at a news conference in Tokyo organized by Bank of America Corp. “There’s no consciousness in the U.S.” about the fiscal deficit, he said.

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