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To: Think4Yourself who wrote (137815)7/30/2008 10:03:37 PM
From: copper000Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
"Why would anyone want to own the banks right now?"

I don't think anyone should be shorting them either. I think this would be a higher risk, considering the effort to prop them up. The government thought really hard about this right?



To: Think4Yourself who wrote (137815)8/1/2008 11:47:19 PM
From: 10K a dayRespond to of 306849
 
U.K. hedge fund buys 6 percent stake in Washington Mutual

A London hedge fund with ties to Dubai has acquired a 6 percent stake in ailing Washington Mutual, a move that appears to rank it as the bank’s second-largest shareholder.
atlanta.bizjournals.com


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