Michael Phelps Leaves Massive Financial Impact on Olympics

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for beating Mark Spitz's record for gold. Kids across the US are already obsessed with the athlete, and the saying "I want to be like Mike" has reportedly transformed to mean Phelps (it was formerly reserved for basketball great Michael Jordan). When it comes to the Olympics' impact on a company's stock value, some reports show Michael Phelps is actually helping Warnaco (the company that owns Speedo) earn a bump up in their stock value. The stock has doubled in the last two years, and ...