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7. Joseph and Brian work as train repairmen for a publicly traded railroad. One morning they noticed the president of the company was giving a tour of the rail yard to five men and women in ...

6. Thomas is a student at a local college. One day while sitting in a local park he overhears two investment bankers sitting on a bench next to him discussing a forthcoming acquisition of a small ...

3. Peter is a psychologist whose patient is Fred, a manager at a publicly traded oil exploration company. During one of their sessions, Fred tells Peter that next week his company will announce a ...