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...from their desks. Shemmer has more than $11,000 of his own money invested in the market, mostly in risky, especially volatile "penny stocks" that can be bought in huge quantities. "Make your fucking move!" he shouts at one dawdling stock. But he's proud of a company called Zamba, which started out in the morning at $5 a share. It's up to $5.50 by the time he settles down at his desk. "Look at Zamba! I'm making a slow killing!" Shemmer shouts. The other analysts grumble...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Boys In the Bank | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...black tables in the conference room, and for half an hour the office feels like a dining hall. Cliques form in different corners--secretaries over here, a small group of partners towards the back, and two big tables of analysts and associates. The stock talk continues: "Did you see Zamba? Good call, man." A group gathers around Shemmer, who's animatedly describing the movie he saw last weekend...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Boys In the Bank | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...over New Jersey, Shemmer is still hard at work at his desk. It's late, and he won't go home until it's totally dark, but the atmosphere in the office is more casual than during the day. And Shemmer has another reason to be happy. "You see Zamba?" he yells over the walls of his cubicle...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Boys In the Bank | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...extra was clawed. And John Dawley, who doubles for a character who is mauled to death, once thought that life was about to follow the script. Then he discovered Zamba the Lion's intentions: "He started to make love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 1, 1980 | 9/1/1980 | See Source »

...Zamba--The Idler...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Weekly What Listings Calendar: March 15-March 21 (film listings on page four) | 3/15/1979 | See Source »

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