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“Merchants Have No Country”

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. ~Thomas Jefferson Cases in point: “Some of the country’s best-known multi-national corporations closely guard a … Continue reading

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Too Big To Jail?

Only in the bizarro world of high finance can one be named as a co-conspirator and not subject to criminal charges: “March 26 (Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase & Co., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and UBS AG were among more than … Continue reading

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