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To: mt_mike who wrote (51489)	5/15/2002 1:55:09 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (8) of 65232

I think higher costs will end up eating profits I see it coming on a widespread systemic basis but margins can be improved by new rounds of layoffs rather than price hikes just yet when the economy really improves, then price hikes like selling into strength but until that elusive recovery, shed costs many jobs were held by firms last year with expectation of 2ndHalf Recovery which never happened now more jobs are held with the same expectation this time, I think we recover slightly, but without earnings the final conclusion by many firms who see that the economy is stuck in a malaise could be to layoff bigtime they must restore profits, or face a languished future they know they must continue to invest in equipmt eventually layoff savings may likely provide the main source of investmt capital my 2c, JW

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