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The bank's stock price is no longer heading toward penny-stock territory shares are now trading at around $8 today, and market talk about another round of government bailouts has ceased, at least for the moment
Charles Gasparino: Who Is the Best Person to Run Bank of America? Charles Gasparino 2011
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In late 2007, Mr. Ruettiger and the company's president hired an experienced penny-stock promoter to orchestrate a public distribution of company stock.
SEC Tackles 'Rudy' in Fraud Case Andrew Ackerman 2011
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Just as the penny-stock scandals reflected badly on Colorado's business community in the last decade of the 20th century, Colorado's bank failures in the first years of this century -- eight since 2008 -- will reflect badly on the state for some time to come.
Robert Schwab: Bank Failures Reflect Badly on Colorado Robert Schwab 2011
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The bank's stock price is no longer heading toward penny-stock territory shares are now trading at around $8 today, and market talk about another round of government bailouts has ceased, at least for the moment
Charles Gasparino: Who Is the Best Person to Run Bank of America? Charles Gasparino 2011
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He has a conviction rate of more than 95%, largely from cases involving mini-Madoff investment schemes, unregistered brokers and penny-stock firms.
In Alabama, Beware the Borg Jean Eaglesham 2011
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Just as the penny-stock scandals reflected badly on Colorado's business community in the last decade of the 20th century, Colorado's bank failures in the first years of this century -- eight since 2008 -- will reflect badly on the state for some time to come.
Robert Schwab: Bank Failures Reflect Badly on Colorado Robert Schwab 2011
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The SEC said it also is seeking "an officer and director bar against Dubeau and penny-stock bars against Gomez and Dubeau."
SEC Charges Two Florida Firms, CEOs Nathan Becker 2010
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Monday, the SEC charged more than a dozen penny-stock promoters with securities fraud.
Overheard 2010
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Bloomberg News Vikram Pandit "They want to change their image and get rid of the penny-stock image," suggested James D. Rosenfeld , a finance professor at Emory University in Atlanta who has studied reverse splits.
Heaven Cent: Citi Reinstates Dividend Randall Smith 2011
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The bank's stock price is no longer heading toward penny-stock territory shares are now trading at around $8 today, and market talk about another round of government bailouts has ceased, at least for the moment
Charles Gasparino: Who Is the Best Person to Run Bank of America? Charles Gasparino 2011
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