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Well at least sub-prime mortgages don’t seem to be a problem…

Just like in the real world, Second Life financial markets are also apparently in turmoil too with a run on the biggest bank and the stock market shut down. I wonder if Bear Stearns had a hedge fund in Second Life…

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