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#164131 12/07/2006 1:41 PM
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old hand
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Today I found the following sentence among some financial news:
Moscow's investment banking scene is seldom without a rumor that any of its
remaining independent investment banks, such as Renaissance Capital, Troika or
Aton, is about to be snapped up by a bulge-bracket name ..

Has anybody heard of this expression, and where does it come from?

#164132 12/07/2006 1:49 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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never heard it, but wikipedia has info:

bulge-bracket


formerly known as etaoin...
#164133 12/08/2006 3:17 PM
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enthusiast
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JARGON
Is what I say when I cannot find the Peanut Butter!



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forgive me

#164134 12/08/2006 4:55 PM
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Quote:

JARGON
Is what I say when I cannot find the Peanut Butter!






Why don't you and daleh get a room somewhere below the fold?


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