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Michael et al--

On 11/18/2011 11:28 AM, Cammer, Michael wrote:

> "Japanese officials say that at least $4.9 billion is unaccounted for in a financial scandal at Olympus<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/olympus_corporation/index.html?inline=nyt-org>  and are investigating whether much of that money went to companies with links to organized crime."
> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/18/business/global/japanese-police-investigate-olympus.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=olympus&st=cse

I've seen these reports, too, over the past few weeks.  However, 
although it seems quite likely that their stockholders will be unhappy 
with them, it's unclear (to me, at least!) that the company is in 
financial trouble yet.

Disclaimer: I'm definitely not a certified financial advisor!

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