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b_b  ·  2938 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The "financial hand grenade" of Deutsche Bank CoCo Bonds may have just had its pin pulled.

It's interesting to note that one of the corporate strategies that led to the great depression was the borrowing of funds to pay dividends, thus inflating stock prices. Pretty sure that's relevant again.