Matt Taibbi on The Break Room

By Barry Ritholtz - July 17th, 2009, 2:15PM

Goldman Sachs Profits Reach Vampire Proportions

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Simon Says:
July 17th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Warren Buffet would otherwise be pleased with this video, if he hadn’t bought lots GS stock. Free Coke promo…

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