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angrybear.blogspot.com - 4/22/2009
A brand name that pays back...?
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rdan 24/7 Wallstreet suggests AIG might pay back much of the money lent to it by Uncle Sam. Is this notion really in the cards for the taxpayer?? AIG (AIG) may be the only large company in America that both the management and federal government want torn apart. If AIG succeeds in selling most ...
247wallst.com - 4/17/2009
Twelve Major Brands That Will Disappear
— 247wallst.com — A number of well-known brands disappeared in the last year in large part due to economic forces.... Many of them were in the retail industry, led by Circuit City. ATA and Aloha airlines are gone. Gateway Computers has effectively disappeared after being ... (more) Twelve Major Brands That Will Disappear

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Where to Begin.....
adamsoptions.blogspot.com - 4/23/2009
Where to Begin.....
— adamsoptions.blogspot.com — Pretty unreal tale, this Lenny Dykstra article over on ESPN.com yesterday. And not just saying that because,... well, I was quoted in it. And really kind of sad, honestly. This part especially. Even members of Dykstra's family are lined up on the ... (more) Where to Begin.....

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economicpolicyjournal.com - 4/16/2009
The Goldman Sachs Three Card Monte Act
— economicpolicyjournal.com — These guys never stop. Bob Murphy has pointed out to me a letter to the editor of... WSJ written by Goldman Sachs managing director Lucas van Praag:Prof. Amar Bhidé does his readers a disservice when he asserts that Goldman Sachs miscalculated the ... (more) The Goldman Sachs Three Card Monte Act

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