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Fri 07 Jul 2009Beware the wild bulls running through the Chinese market
SERIOUS MONEY: Chinese stocks may have surged, but the economy’s growth path is simply not sustainable
THE FESTIVAL of San Fermín, or the Pamplona bull running as it is commonly known outside Spain, takes place each year in the second week of July. Six fighting bulls and two herds of bullocks are released from the Santo Domingo corral at 7am each morning, and the bull runners pray they will safely navigate the dash through the narrow streets to the bullring. The danger is considerable and there have been 15 fatalities and more than 200 serious injuries since 1911.
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