"Things have gotten so bad that before the price of copper fell, people were breaking into boarded-up houses to strip them of their wiring," says Mark.

马克说，“事情已经变得非常糟糕，在铜价回落之前，已经有人砸坏封了门窗的房屋把自己配的电气线路中的铜线剥离出来。”

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He was planning to sell the goods at 100% mark-up on the price he had paid after importing them through an unauthorised supplier in China.

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Previous City boss Mark Hughes paid the price for failing to live up to the expectations of the club's Middle Eastern owners when he was sacked in December, and replaced by Mancini.

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He secured a 42% premium to FleetBoston's current share price (the mark-up is usually 20-30%), and this for a bank that has had to recover from a string of strategic mistakes: FleetBoston is now focusing on consumer finance after losing a packet in more exotic businesses, such as Latin American debt and dotcom venture capital.

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