Merrill Lynch after the Subprime

Merrill Lynch after the Subprime
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The Merril Lynch logo after the subprime effect. The statue on the right was commissioned in June 2008, sculpted by Anna C Spelling. I wonder whether the CEO knows about the real meaning of the bull’s limping head.

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