Wall Street Really Needs Relief

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It has not been a good time on Wall Street, and now it's gotten even lower. Reader Adalis writes, "Someone spray painted the Wall St. Bulls balls blue. It was gone in a few hours, but I snapped some quick pics."

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wow that's a pretty good paint job too

This is worthy of the Met or MOMA. I applaud this fine masterpiece. Cheers

Maybe the Treasury Dept. can commission a cow to help bail out the bull and relieve his blue balls.

It needs to be changed to an ox now anyway.

whoever did that, do it again - graffiti artists of new york, make sure those balls stay blue 24/7

That is 31 flavors of awesome!

Very cool...though would love to see photos of the guy cleaning the balls.

@10: That guy just might have the safest and most honest job on Wall Street.

Does Barney Frank have an alibi?

Ides, that was totally uncalled for.

Now that was a brilliant idea. I think it should be a permanent fixture. Different colors for different market moods. Kind of like like the terror threat colors.

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lol@it was banksy.

cool pic!

That's just what happened to Wall Street: too many idiots going for the low-hanging fruit.

It was either Banksy, or Nick Walker... Those silly capricious Brits!

It was either Banksy, or Nick Walker.... Those silly, capricious Brits!

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bulls balls blue.

now say that ten times fast.

Over the years, certain elite persons associated with Wall Street have become famous. Although their reputations are usually limited to members of the stock brokerage and banking communities, several have gained national and international fame. Some earned their fame for their investment strategies, financing, reporting, legal or regulatory skills, while others are remembered for their greed. One of the most iconic representations of the market prosperity is the Charging Bull sculpture, by Arturo Di Modica. Representing the bull market economy, the sculpture was originally placed in front of the New York Stock Exchange, and subsequently moved to its current location in Bowling Green.
Bernard Madoff is not a popular man. Bernard Madoff, once the Wall Street wizard that sat atop the NASDAQ exchange, has pled guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $50 billion. He refused to accept a plea bargain that would have forced him to reveal anyone who assisted him, but he wasn’t interested, which lead some to believe he is protecting his wife, Ruth Madoff. Regardless of his motivation for not accepting a plea deal, or if he did act alone which is unlikely, prosecutors are seeking a sentence of up to 150 years in prison. There is a high degree of probability that Bernard Madoff will not end his days in the comfort and opulence that his grand theft afforded him.

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