Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 21st October 2002

Dilbert//4937, first published 24 years ago on Monday 21st October 2002

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investment banker deal sheet company defending trillion doallr asbestos lawsuit no earnings stock analysts business

Official transcript

Headline: Dogbert the Investment Banker. Dogbert hands The Boss a piece of paper and says, "Here's a deal sheet for a company you should buy."

Dogbert continues, "They're defending against a trillion-dollar asbestos lawsuit, and they have no earnings."

Dogbert continues, "But that's okay because stock analysts don't dig that far into the minutiae."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT THE INVESTMENT BANKER HERE'S A DEAL SHEET FOR A COMPANY YOU SHOULD BUY.

THEY'RE DEFENDING AGAINST A TRILLION- DOLLAR ASBESTOS LAWSUIT, AND THEY HAVE NO EARNINGS.

BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE STOCK ANALYSTS DON'T DIG THAT FAR INTO THE MINUTIAE.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Dogbert the Investment Banker"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dogbert, a character from the popular comic strip "Dilbert," as an investment banker.
• Dogbert is shown presenting a deal sheet to a client, who is skeptical about the investment.
• The client expresses concerns about the company's financials and the lack of earnings, but Dogbert reassures him that the company is defending against a trillion-dollar asbestos lawsuit.
• Dogbert's response is met with skepticism by the client, who points out that stock analysts don't dig that far into the minutiae.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency of investment bankers to oversell investments and downplay potential risks.

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