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Speaker 1: This is taking stock for the first time ever. Puerto

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Speaker 1: Bloomberg Business flash. Thank you, Kathleen Will. Consumer focused companies

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Speaker 1: from the Bloomberg News room. I'm sharing on. Attorney General

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Speaker 1: Kathleen Hayes and Pim Fox on Bloomberg Radio. A debt

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Speaker 1: default in slow motion. For months, Puerto Rico has been

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Speaker 1: now to someone who's been following us very closely, Shawn

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Speaker 1: Burge's portfolio manager and analysts for fixed income at Cumberland Advisors,

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Speaker 1: joining us from Sara Sota. So, Sean, this is quite

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Speaker 1: a day for Puerto Rico. Yeah, I love Kathleen, So

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Speaker 1: our our stance has always been to avoid uninsured general

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Speaker 1: so much, Sean. It's a complicated situation, but definitely a landmark,

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