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hwp ...down twenty-four points
in light trading...
sixty-two million shares.
declines outnumber advances
three to two.
new claims for unemployment
benefits rose ...
in the fourth week of April
to .
The number of persons
collecting benefits rose .
They still are running
at about . million.
The weekly jobless claims
figures...
are the earliest indication
of how the economy is doing...
and will give
any early signal...
when the economy begins
to come out of recession.
Gold--up $ . at the afternoon
fixing in London at . .
-Jeez!
-Oh, shit.
lnternational communications
is the most active issue.
lts down a dollar,
at forty-seven.
U.S. Amalgamated is down a half,
at twenty-nine.
The biggest move of the day--
Bolt enterprises.
The stock is up $ . at
sparked by reports...
that Goddard Bolt intends
to purchase a prime section...
of downtown Los Angeles
real estate.
Morning, Mr. Bolt.
Morning.
Gentlemen, lets go to work.
Pritchard, how are we doing
with our development in Brazil?
Mr. Bolt, we just learned...
that in order to build Club Bolt
the way you envision it...
wed be forced to cut down
six thousand acres...
of natural Brazilian
rain forest.
So?
Well, sir, the last four hundred
remaining lpi lndians...
left in the world
are still living there.
So?
Sir, if we cut down
their forest...
wed have to displace them,
and they could cause trouble.
Well, theyre not gonna want
to live there anymore anyway.
-Why not?
-no shade.
How are we doing with
our new development in Florida?
Sir, we are having a slight
problem in Fort Lauderdale.
ln order to make room
for the magnificent...
largest-in-the-world
Bolt shopping mall...
were going to have to tear down
a nursing home for the aged.
So?
Well, at present, there are
very old people living there...
and we understand that
most of them are invalids...
who are bedridden and dying.
So?
lt wouldnt look good
in the papers.
Ah, l get your point.
do it late at night.
Excellent!
Gentlemen,
l have a little surprise.
Follow me.
-What is this?
-Looks like a slum area.
You are looking
at . square miles...
of the most derelict,
dilapidated section...
of Los Angeles.
Right now,
l own half of this property.
The city owns the other half,
but by noon tomorrow...
it will all be mine.
Ow! What is that?
One of those little bums
that live down there.
l suppose youre wondering
why Goddard Bolt...
is prepared to pay
up to $ billion...
to own this worthless
pile of refuse. Am l right?
Well, we would never presume
to question your genius...
for financial wizardry, sir,
but why?
Wait.
Gentlemen, the ultimate
achievement of my life--
Bolt Center.
lts absolutely visionary.
-Fantastic!
-lncredible!
Gentlemen, youll never know...
how much this project
excites me.
Mr. Bolt, you have
a surprise visitor.
-Who is it?
-Vance Crasswell, sir.
Crasswell? damn it!
Thank you. Lets go.
Excuse me.
Am l interrupting?
lm interrupting.
lm interrupting.
l should leave. Should l leave?
lm gonna leave.
Can l come in?
Hello, Vance.
You know my attorneys--
Pritchard, Knowles, Stevens.
The three wise men.
Hiya, fellas. Whats going on?
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God! Someone elses idea
of what to do...
with the downtown slum district.
Would you bel--
Why didnt they tell me Goddard
Bolt owned the other half?
l never would have bought it.
no one beats Goddard Bolt...
when it comes to financial
wheeling and dealing.
now, look,
lm in way over my head here.
lm sorry to have
wasted your time, gentlemen.
Mr. Bolt...
Can l ask you a question?
Let me buy your half
of the property.
lll give you $ billion...
/ of the profit
for the next twenty years.
-no.
- /.
-no.
-Six.
-Stop.
-Stopped.
Vance, why dont you
let me buy you out?
Look at us.
An office
is no place to do business.
l have a much better idea.
