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> "Sharia forbids investments in sin stocks like arms, alcohol and tobacco." This very neutral way of writing is telling.
by titanix2 8y ago
> "Sharia forbids investments in sin stocks like arms, alcohol and tobacco."
This very neutral way of writing is telling.
- keiferski 8y ago“Sin stock” is a commonly-used phrase in finance and does not imply an ethical opinion on the topic by the user of the term, merely that ethical opinions are often held on the topic by the public/investors at large. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sinfulstock.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sinfulstock.asp
- titanix2 8y agoToday I learned. I'm still sure it is written as a double entendre just like the last sentence of the article.