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by ddeck 4695 days ago
I hope that's a joke. As one reply here mentions, the financial press typically avoid pissing off the rich, but I would not include Bloomberg in that list.

Bloomberg have been battling the government in the courts for years over FOIA requests to disclose secret information to the public on a variety of issues.

For example they were very aggressive in investigating and publishing details of secret dealings between the largest US financial institutions and the government during the financial crisis:

Bloomberg Sues Fed to Force Disclosure of Collateral (Update1) [1]

Wall Street Aristocracy Got $1.2 Trillion in Secret Loans [2]

Fed’s Once-Secret Data Compiled by Bloomberg Released to Public [3]

As well as publishing details on billionaires who manipulate the system from the shadows (e.g. the Koch brothers):

David Koch’s Chilling Effect on Public Television [4]

Koch Funneled $1.2 Million to Governors Battling Unions [5]

Koch’s Iran Link Causes Democrat to Send Donation to Charity [6]

[1] http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aKr.o...

[2] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-21/wall-street-aristoc...

[3] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-23/fed-s-once-secret-d...

[4] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-09/david-koch-s-chilli...

[5] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-23/koch-funneled-1-2-m...

[6] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-18/koch-iran-link-caus...