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Politics : Idea Of The Day

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To: James Strauss who wrote (20275)9/10/1998 11:36:00 AM
From: J. P.  Read Replies (1) of 50167
 
<They can also use the 1/4% borrowed money to invest in overseas Gov't securities, specifically U.S. Treasuries paying 5% or more... They're following the same blueprint we used to bail out our Banking System in the late 80'S>

A possible sign of a bottom: When IBM issues another round of debt offerings at super low rates, and use the money to buy back stocks. Thus increasing their EPS, lowering their float, and inflating the price of their own stock. I read somewhere that IBM has a great track record for timing their debt offerings.
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