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Excusez-moi, s’il vois plait!

Monday, January 28th, 2008

French bank Société Générale has just demonstrated to the world that business ethics are not a uniquely American issue.  Already facing a €2 billion writedown due to its exposure to subprime mortgage-related investments, Société Générale reported on January 24th that a single, low-level trader had generated another €4.9 billion in losses by making unauthorized wagers on [...]

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