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Quote of the Day: The AP Doesn’t Hire Criminal CFOs | 04.06.10

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

If you want to know what the firm’s actual P&L is like, I suggest you read people who can perform basic addition and subtraction.

~ Barry Ritholtz, who was not impressed with the Associated Press story on Overstock.com’s 2009 profit. He suggests this.

Posted in NewsTagged Barry Ritholtz, Overstock.com, Quote of the Day

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