Blue Chip Penny Stocks

Barry Ritholz has a depressing list of companies the were going gangbusters quite recently and are now damned near worthless.  A partial list:

  • AIG (39 cents)
  • Citigroup (98 cents)
  • E*Trade (66 cents)
  • Unisys (37 cents)
  • Ford ($1.83)
  • GM ($1.83)

For those of us who don’t buy individual stocks, here’s some perspective: The bankrupt New York Times, in the dying print media business, currently sells at $4.00.

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