Doom, gloom and crystal balls

The Times
"Marc Faber, the Swiss-born investment guru, is often called “Dr Doom” by the media. A former trader with Drexel Burnham Lambert, the corporate raider caught up in the junk bonds scandal of the late 1980s, Dr Faber set up his own business, Marc Faber Ltd in 1990, where he works as an investment adviser and fund manager.The ponytailed Dr Faber, who publishes the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, a monthly market commentary, has a reputation for saying things that nobody wants to hear. "