The meandering current lets people float around their Prosper, Texas, property or, if they want, they can paddle from the river into a large swimming pool.

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The result is a play whose wisecracks float atop a roiling current of anger and despair.

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The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Family Dollar Stores sits at 3.2%.

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The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Tibco Software is notable at 3.4%.

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The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Finish Line is rather high at 10.2%.

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While that figure pales in comparison to the 777 million shares that will free up for trading Nov. 14, it will increase the free float by more than a third from the current 692 million shares.

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In the event of a listing, Mordashov, the seventh-richest Russian, will apparently sell part of his current holding in the company to increase the post-IPO free float to as much as 25%.

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Reports have suggested that it was originally planned to float Gala on the stock market, but these plans were abandoned given the current depressed market conditions.

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But I am long tech and float shrink, and will add to both positions over time if the market remains at or around current levels or plunges.

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