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The Western Union Company (WU)

This Month’s Stock: The Western Union Company | (WU) | http://www.westernunion.com/ In a Nutshell: Founded in 1851, Western Union is a provider of money transfer services, such as sending money around the world, paying bills and purchasing money orders. The Company operates through two segments: consumer-to-consumer and consumer-to-business. In the consumer-to-consumer segment the Company provides its third-party agents [...]

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• A barber was cutting this guys hair, and tells him, "This is the dumbest kid I have ever known, watch this, I prove it to ya". "Hey kid, come over here" the man says. He puts a dollar bill in one hand and 2 Quarters in the other, and asks, "Which hand do you want, the Dollar or 2 Quarters"? The kid takes the 2 Quarters and heads out the barber shop. The barbers laughs and says,"See what did I tell you is that the dumbest kid you ever seen or what"? The guy getting his hair cut sees the boys exiting a drugstore, walks up to the kid and asks, "why did you take the Quarters instead of the dollar"? The kid takes another lick of his ice cream cone and says, "The minute I take that dollar the games over"! #
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