We believe, as apparently does Michael Dell and his partner Silver Lake, that the future of Dell is bright.

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They basically believe that billionaire founder Michael Dell and his investment partner, Silver Lake Partners, could wind up stealing the company from shareholders by offering only a slight premium.

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Gijsbert Groenewegen, managing partner of Silver Arrow Capital Management, said the news about Germany seeking to protect its banks shows how murky the European debt situation is, which makes investors seek the transparency of hard assets like gold and silver.

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