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Taking a chance on Other People’s Money

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Other People’s Money – Shattered Globe

Jerry Sterner’s Other People’s Money opened in New York 24 years ago in 1989. The premise of the pay focuses around buying and selling businesses at the corporate level. To put it simply, a large corporation will target a smaller failing business that has stock going for pennies to the dollar. The corporation will buy that stock, driving the price of the shares up. Once the price of the shares for the smaller business are up, and the corporation holds the majority of the shares, the corporation will sell the failing business for a greater profit. In more recent years, we have seen this business equation with companies such as Yahoo!, Microsoft and Starbucks.

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Part Two of a Thrilling Theatre Fantasy Trilogy

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The House Theatre’s The Crownless King

The Crownless King, being performed at The Chopin Theatre, is the second part in a three-part fantasy trilogy about the adventure of an orphaned young man who realizes his destiny as the King to unite all the lands. No, you are not reading a review for a summer blockbuster film. The Crownless King is a unique theatre experience that rivals the enjoyment I’ve had at any of the recent big budget Hollywood sequels.

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