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July 24, 2008 2:38:04 PM CDT


A Billion Here...

Thread started by  Imperator; Last updated Jun 17, 08 8:38 AM CDT by Imperator

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A Billion Here...

"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money" - attributed, perhaps falsely, to the late, great Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen

Companies now routinely lose billions of dollars...a quarter. And to the U.S. government, $1 billion is chump change. Yet, it's rarely the bosses that take the losses.

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Could-Have-Been-Worse News Now Cheers Wall Street Jul 23, 08 4:35 AM CDT J Farago
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Wachovia Posts $8.9B Loss Under New CEO Jul 22, 08 9:32 AM CDT K Spak
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A Billion Here... Jun 17, 08 8:38 AM CDT Imperator
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Army Overseer Ousted After Rejecting Bogus Iraq Bills Jun 17, 08 8:35 AM CDT Imperator
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 Cramer:  Never Seen  Wall Street  This Bad  Jun 16, 08 9:02 AM CDT H Kimball
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Sleight of Hand Has IRS After Billionaire Jun 9, 08 11:36 AM CDT W McCahill
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 Financials Key Downward Spiral  Jun 2, 08 3:37 PM CDT W McCahill
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Mammoth Writedowns Hammer AIG May 9, 08 7:49 AM CDT Imperator
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Big Fannie Mae Losses Prompt Fears of Failure May 6, 08 8:38 AM CDT Imperator
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 UBS Cuts 5,500 Jobs,  Sells Off $15B in Assets  May 6, 08 6:16 AM CDT Imperator
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 Merrill Braces for $6B-$8B   in New Writedowns   May 5, 08 7:44 AM CDT Imperator
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Subprime Woes Cost UBS Record $4B Loss May 5, 08 7:44 AM CDT Imperator
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Merrill Lynch Posts Steep Q1 Loss May 5, 08 7:44 AM CDT Imperator
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Citigroup Posts $5B Loss, Will Cut 9,000K Jobs May 5, 08 7:44 AM CDT Imperator
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 Delta Posts $6.39B 1Q Loss  May 5, 08 7:44 AM CDT Imperator
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Deutsche Bank Posts $220M Loss—First in 5 Years May 5, 08 7:44 AM CDT Imperator
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GM Posts $3.3B Loss on Weak US Market, Strikes May 5, 08 7:44 AM CDT Imperator
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UBS to Lay Off 8,000, Add $11.4B to Writedowns May 5, 08 7:42 AM CDT Imperator
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 Are Wall Street Banks   Ready to Risk Again?  Apr 28, 08 9:40 AM CDT W McCahill
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UBS Reports $712M Q3 Loss, $4.4B in Writedowns Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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$39B Charge Puts Brakes on GM's Earnings Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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Freddie Mac Loses $2B, Seeks Cash Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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UBS Writes Down $10B; Sells $11.5B Stake Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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Morgan Stanley Stuns With $9.4B in Writedowns Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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Bear Stearns Posts First Loss Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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Merrill: $9.8B Loss on $11.5B Writedown Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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Ford Trims Q4 Loss to $2.75B; Plans Job Cuts Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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Sprint Plans Major Asset Write-Off Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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GM Posts Industry Record $38.7B Loss Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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UBS Posts Record $11.2B Quarterly Loss Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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SocGen: Lax Controls Led to $7.2B Fraud Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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SocGen Posts Record $4.9B Q4 Loss Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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Sprint Nextel Takes $29B Loss as Customers Walk Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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Freddie Mac Reports Record $2.45B Loss Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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AIG Posts $5.2B Loss on Writedown Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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 UBS Posts $12B Quarterly Loss; Chairman Steps Down Apr 1, 08 7:06 AM CDT Imperator
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A Billion Here... Apr 1, 08 7:00 AM CDT Imperator
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