Lauren Tara LaCapra
The Street
December 1, 2010
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — In its latest perception battle, Bank of America (BAC_) is up against an international man of mystery who appears to have a loaded publicity gun.
In just a matter of hours, he robbed shareholders of as much as $4 billion.
The man, of course, is Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks known for blockbuster data dumps that have humiliated top diplomats and put lives in danger.
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On Tuesday, after investors realized that Assange probably has a mark on Bank of America as his next target, shares of the Charlotte, N.C.-based banking behemoth plunged as much as 3.5%, hitting a new 52-week low of $10.91.
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