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The Joy of Humiliating Wall Street's CEOs: Michael Lewis
Bloomberg ^ | May 14 | Michael Lewis

Posted on 05/19/2003 10:01:53 AM PDT by WaveThatFlag

Edited on 07/19/2004 2:11:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

It brightens everyone's day just a little when reporters catch Morgan Stanley's Phil Purcell saying something stupid in a speech.

When Citigroup's Sandy Weill is compelled to agree that he will never again speak to his firm's equity analysts without a lawyer on hand -- well, that adds a little skip to your step, doesn't it?


(Excerpt) Read more at bloomberg.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 05/19/2003 10:01:54 AM PDT by WaveThatFlag
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To: WaveThatFlag
If these Wall Street firms were smart, they'd move out of New York and take their tax revenue generating businesses with them, and go to a state that appreciates them.
2 posted on 05/19/2003 12:27:40 PM PDT by Moonman62
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To: Moonman62
Which state appreciates crooks more than ny?
3 posted on 05/19/2003 12:41:30 PM PDT by RWG
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To: RWG
Rhode Island !!
4 posted on 05/19/2003 12:52:59 PM PDT by ED Basher
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To: RWG
Why don't you move to North Korea, or Cuba where there are no corporate crooks? This whole thing needs to be put in perspective. The wrong doers need to be punished, but the federal government steals more money from us each year than Enron or Worldcom combined.
5 posted on 05/19/2003 2:35:57 PM PDT by Moonman62
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To: Moonman62
You guys did select hillary for your senator.
6 posted on 05/19/2003 6:23:21 PM PDT by RWG
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To: ED Basher
I've heard that but at least you guys didn't make hillary your senator.
7 posted on 05/19/2003 6:24:19 PM PDT by RWG
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To: RWG
Ok,

But if you put John Chaffee and Pat Kennedy together you almost get a Hillary !!

ED
8 posted on 05/20/2003 3:56:05 AM PDT by ED Basher
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