Bridgewater's employee-rating system tracked even the lowest-paid workers — who could get dinged if the office ran out of soda, a book says

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Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater in 1975. His tactics for managing his staff are the subject of a new book called "The Fund."

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Paranoid Bridgewater employees ventured into the woods to take some calls — until a rumor spread that the company was looking into installing listening devices in the trees, a new book says

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Rob Copeland's new book, "The Fund," details apparent surveillance that caused paranoia among employees at Ray Dalio's hedge fund, Bridgewater.

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See questions from Bridgewater's 'Principles' test, which probed employees on arrogance and whether their colleagues would steal

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Ray Dalio's hedge fund, Bridgewater, is famously strict when it comes to employees' observance of "The Principles."

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An agitated Ray Dalio once ordered an extensive study of urine on the men's room floor at Bridgewater, new book says

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Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio once asked staff to record cleanliness of the men's room to suss out who had left urine on the floor, according to a new book called "The Fund."

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Ray Dalio interrogated his pregnant protégé in front of his top execs until she cried: 'You're a dumb shit'

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Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, at times exhibited a short fuse with his employees, according to a new book.

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Global recession and financial crisis could hit if the Israel-Hamas war pulls in the US and Iran, Wall Street veteran says

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Wall Street warning: Ray Dalio, Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink issue grim outlooks for the global economy

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There's now a 50% chance of world war as the Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to spread, hedge fund legend Ray Dalio says

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Ray Dalio.

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US-China relations are 'on the brink of red lines' but war is still unlikely, says hedge fund legend Ray Dalio

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Ray Dalio on the Forum stage during day two of Web Summit 2018.
Ray Dalio said "irreconcilable differences" between the US and China include Taiwan, their rivalry over semiconductor chips, and geopolitics.

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Billionaire Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio says he's focusing on running his family office, not returning to run the world's largest hedge fund

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Ray Dalio speaks during the Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal on November 7, 2018.
Ray Dalio speaks during the Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal on November 7, 2018.

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