Acquisition Quote by Akio Morita

“Americans make money by playing 'money games,' namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth ... instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.” quote by Akio Morita — Download Open image

“Americans make money by playing 'money games,' namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth ... instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.”

Akio Morita

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