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Elizabeth Warren probably wouldn’t have felt welcome at Cipriani Wall Street Monday night.
Earlier in the day, the Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate went after Blackstone Group and other private equity firms, claiming they had “shamelessly” profited from the 2008 housing crisis. Blackstone countered that its purchases of mostly vacant and foreclosed houses had lifted up neighborhoods and created value for pension plans.