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Monday, February 20, 2006

Bullish on fun financial metaphors

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Sure, we know the Dow doesn't really flirt with 11,000. But what harm is there in having a little fun when we do the numbers? Scott Tong reports on the pitfalls of metaphor.

Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP © Getty Images

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