Birch has always maintained that selling players is not a good long-term solution to solving a short-term fix.

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When countries get an international bailout, they are often expected to contribute to the solution by raising funds themselves, usually by increasing taxes or selling state-owned assets.

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With the expiration looming on an emergency Securities and Exchange Commission order banning short-selling in hundreds of financial company stocks, exchanges are working toward a permanent solution that would involve all stocks.

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