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Si nu unul din coada clasamentului miliardarilor, ci chiar pe primul loc, avind in vedere ca realul prim loc are ceva mai mult de 53 de miliarde.
Stirea in original o vedeti mai jos. Pentru cine nu stie engleza, Paul Fischer si-a verificat contul vineri noaptea, la SunTrust Bank si a constatat cu bucurie ca i s-a umflat :) 88,888,888,888.88 Dolari. 88 de miliarde.
Evident, o problema tehnica. Dar "norocosul" nostru a incepuit sa zbirniie de idei. In primul rind a zis ca probabil unii dintre noi fiind in locul lui ar fi cumparat banca pe loc :)
El a mai avut si alte idei. Chiar a si solicitat unui reprezentant al bancii sa mute banii intr-un cont cu dobinda la vedere, care dobinda sa se cumuleze pina banii ar fi fost returnati, si dobinda sa fie donata institutiilor de caritate.
Banca a zis NU. Banuiam eu. Greseala a fost corectata simbata dimineata la prima ora. Dar sigur mr.Fisher nu a mai dormit in noapta aia.
Si dupa experienta asta ne intreaba si pe noi. Chiar asa. Ce ai face daca ai avea 88 de miliarde pe care stii ca trebuie sa le dai inapoi dupa cinci ore impreuna cu ceea ce ai cumparat sau investit?
If You Were a Billionaire for Five Hours
by Robert Frank
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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When Paul Fischer checked his bank account Friday night, he had a happy surprise. His balance had exploded to $88,888,888,888.88. A very lucky number indeed, and close to $89 billion.
Of course, the balance was a technical error by SunTrust Bank (NYSE: STI - News), which quickly fixed the problem. It also may have occurred in other accounts.
"You say, 'Eighty-eight billion, what can I do with that?'" said Mr. Fischer, who owns a jewelry concessionaire for Florida theme parks. "Maybe a handful of us could have brought down SunTrust Bank."
The bank said no.Mr. Fischer had other ideas as well. Before the problem was fixed, he asked a SunTrust rep if he could move the money to an interest-bearing account until it was reclaimed and donate the interest to charity. Total interest: more than $7.3 million.
The money was stripped out of his account by Saturday morning.
"It's all gone. I'm poor again," he said. "I was a billionaire for five hours."
This kind of bank error happens frequently. But Mr. Fischer raises an interesting question: What if, for five hours, you truly did have $89 billion?
What would you do with the money? The ground rules are that you would have to give the money back — and whatever you bought or invested with it — after five hours.
 AP Photo/John Bazemore |
Of course, the balance was a technical error by SunTrust Bank (NYSE: STI - News), which quickly fixed the problem. It also may have occurred in other accounts.
"You say, 'Eighty-eight billion, what can I do with that?'" said Mr. Fischer, who owns a jewelry concessionaire for Florida theme parks. "Maybe a handful of us could have brought down SunTrust Bank."
The bank said no.Mr. Fischer had other ideas as well. Before the problem was fixed, he asked a SunTrust rep if he could move the money to an interest-bearing account until it was reclaimed and donate the interest to charity. Total interest: more than $7.3 million.
The money was stripped out of his account by Saturday morning.
"It's all gone. I'm poor again," he said. "I was a billionaire for five hours."
This kind of bank error happens frequently. But Mr. Fischer raises an interesting question: What if, for five hours, you truly did have $89 billion?
What would you do with the money? The ground rules are that you would have to give the money back — and whatever you bought or invested with it — after five hours.
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