You can never have enough of Jim Rogers, the globetrotter, bow-tied commodities guru, US-basher and one-time associate of George Soros. He is outspoken, colourful and iconic. Recently, he was invited by ABN Amro to its headquarters in the Netherlands where Rogers dished out a lot of investment ideas and opinions about the world economy. Here are some of his acerbic remarks. On USA: America is...

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