John Knuff, general manager of global financial services at Equinix, said his company serves 50 global exchanges, including 8 of the top 11.

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Given all the financial uncertainty surrounding the Mets, many pundits figure new general manager Sandy Alderson to go into rebuilding mode by midseason, especially if the club is out of contention.

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Tom Slee, contributing editor to the Canada Report, is a certified financial analyst, a certified general accountant and a former pension fund manager.

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The general-manager role is partly creative and partly financial (he has to do a great deal of fundraising from the Met's wealthy patrons), and Mr. Gelb has been a particularly public face during his six-year tenure.

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Earlier, Lerner's right-hand man General Charles C Krulak said he believed O'Neill quit as manager because of the financial limits he was expected to work under and because he thought he was bigger than the club.

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