Friday, March 13, 2009

Sign of the Times

Gawker had a funny article abt how stock shares of certain companies have dropped lower than the price of some of the goods and/or services that they sell. Here's the list:
Prices are for NY.

The New York Times Co. dropped below the $4 cost of a Sunday paper

Shares in Citibank fell below the cost of the bank's ATM fee.

General Electric: $8.86
GE 45 watt fluorescent light bulb: $14.97

Altria Group (maker of Marlboro): $16.60
Two packs of Marlboro cigarettes: $20

Anheuser-Busch: $20.16
Case of Bud Light bottles: $24.99

Office Depot: $.92
Bag of rubber bands: $4.59

Wendy's/Arby's Group: $4.03
"Baconator" combo meal: $8.24

Borders: $.51
Mr. Wiggle Bookmark: $3.99

The Gap: $10.61
Pair of Gap dotted boxer shorts: $12.50

Whole Foods: $12.71
One pound of sea scallops: $18.99

General Motors: $1.89
2009 Saturn Outlook XE: $32,625

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