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China, Thailand and Myanmar pressured the militias into vowing to "eradicate" the compounds in February, releasing around 7,000 people from a brutal call centre-like system that runs on greed, human trafficking and violence.

While Ripa was speaking about the situation in New York City, there are no shortage of people complaining about the Halloween greed factor wherever they live.

Fear and greed are two “very strong emotions, making it critical for investors to remove emotions from any financial decisions,” Kaplan told MarketWatch.

For many, these retro posts act as a window to the past - leading some to accuse the firm of "corporate greed" in posts on social media and negative reviews on Google and Apple's app stores.

"Greed can be a powerful motive, and I consider there was substantial greed here," said Mr Justice Baker.