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Old 09-18-2009, 12:56 PM
 
Location: San Diego California
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Ten Big Companies That Are Veering Toward Bankruptcy: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance

Is the economy really improving? This does not bode well for unemployment.
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Old 09-18-2009, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Saturn
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Ten Big Companies That Are Veering Toward Bankruptcy: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance

Is the economy really improving? This does not bode well for unemployment.
Never heard of most of them.
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Old 09-18-2009, 01:05 PM
 
Location: DFW
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The common theme for most is "Massive Debt". Doesn't work for the little guy like me or you either.

This latest down turn in the economy hopefully will teach many young people to save money, minimum debt & have some money in savings.
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Old 09-18-2009, 02:53 PM
 
Location: San Diego California
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Yea, just a group of no-names. Hertz, Sprint Nextel, Macy's , Goodyear, CBS, Advanced Micro Devices,
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Old 09-18-2009, 04:07 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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More head slashing to get operating costs down is their only way right now.
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Old 09-18-2009, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Warwick, RI
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The common theme for most is "Massive Debt". Doesn't work for the little guy like me or you either.
I agree 100%!
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Old 09-18-2009, 05:13 PM
 
Location: 23.7 million to 162 million miles North of Venus
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Never heard of most of them.
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Yea, just a group of no-names. Hertz, Sprint Nextel, Macy's , Goodyear, CBS, Advanced Micro Devices,
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Old 09-18-2009, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Planet Eaarth
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Never heard of most of them.
HUH! What planet are you on? These are all old line major American companies.
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Old 09-18-2009, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Moon Over Palmettos
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Never heard of most of them.
Uhhhhhh......
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Old 09-19-2009, 05:28 AM
 
Location: Saturn
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HUH! What planet are you on? These are all old line major American companies.
Second tier US companies, it must be added.

Goodyear, AMD : I've heard of.
CBS - too.

The rest barely register, internationally.
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