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Adolf Merckle

Upper Classes More Likely To Commit Suicide In A Recession

Newsweek | Posted 02.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Upper Classes, Schadenfreude, Adolf Merckle, Steven Good, Depression, Economic Suicide, Suicide, Wall Street Crisis, Bernie Madoff, Recession, Economy, Business News

Recent weeks have seen a spate of suicides by some of the most financially powerful people in the world. German billionaire industrialist Adolf Merckl...

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Adolf Merckle, German Billionaire, Mourned In Hometown

New York Times | CARTER DOUGHERTY | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

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BLAUBEUREN, Germany -- When the body of Adolf Merckle was discovered on the railroad tracks here last week, authorities ruled the German billionaire's...

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How Porsche Hacked The Financial System And Made A Killing

Radian | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Porsche Short Squeeze, Volkswagen, Porsche, Porsche Hacked Financial System, Adolf Merckle, Business News

A "short squeeze" sounds inconspicuous enough; you wouldn't tell it by Bloomberg's language, but Merckle's Volkswagen bet lost out to one of the most ...

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Adolf Merckle, German Billionaire, Kills Himself As Empire Crumbles

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Adolf Merckle, Germany, Billionaires, Suicide, Recession Suicides, Business News

BERLIN — German billionaire Adolf Merckle threw himself in front of a train after his business empire, which included interests ranging from VW ...

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