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Merrill Deal Makes Bloomberg $4 Billion Richer

By Ryan Tate, 10:33 PM on Wed Jul 16 2008, 641 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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That would bring the total, on paper at least, to $16 billion. Not a bad day for the mayor. [Business Sheet]

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