Meanwhile the company was burning cash at a furious rate as the costs of marketing in so many countries piled up.

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Rumors swirled that the company was burning cash at a much higher rate than Youku.

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The rate at which Nokia was burning through cash as it invested in new products had been a worry for investors.

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At that rate you can spend decades burning through a large loss unless you have other capital gains to offset them more robustly.

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Several are burning hot and trying to manage their inflation rate by tightening while keeping their currencies from rising in response.

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If this happens, perhaps the Guy Fawkeses of the 21st century can put away their burning tapers, for a few decades at any rate.

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