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To: N who wrote (27979)	8/5/1999 10:24:00 AM
From: Joe S Pack	Respond to of 50167

Nancy: Here is brief discussion based on today number. I am not sure what the source is. But this was on AOL thread. >> 01 PRODUCTIVITY SLOWDOWN COULD TROUBLE FED. >> 10:01 Q2 PRODUCTIVITY MISSES 2.2% EXPECTED BY STREET. >> 10:01 Q2 PRODUCTIVITY SLOWS TO 1.3% FROM 3.6% IN Q1. >> What does all this mean?? Higher interest rates??? It could. The Fed has not raised rates because higher wages have been offset by increased productivity. productivity is falling while wages are increasing = inflation = Fed takes action to slow the economy. My concern is that the Fed can do nothing to slow down wage increases specifically. They must slow down the entire economy which will eventually affect wages. -Nat

To: N who wrote (27979)	8/5/1999 10:24:00 AM
From: David Petty	Respond to of 50167

+ 1.2

To: N who wrote (27979)	8/5/1999 11:07:00 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Look at my messages on AG pricking the asset bubble, he has got what he wanted on internets out of 600 bilion cap 250 evaporated so were my out of money calls in thin air. This market will realize that soon and market has already discounted a raise.. productivity slow down and increased unit cost is not good.. but the market sell off and test of 200 days and blood on the streets with screaming margins is also not good, the bailing out of institutions is first sign of panic... I will look into prepositioning in some stocks.With stop loss at 1277....SPU.. Only cheap out of the moneys I don't buy these stocks I trade options only and I rarely sell puts on these stocks --so calls can be cheapest entry in your favourite universe.. just for fun... and just to test that 200 days 1393 should hold... Thus this is not the big one but this is how I build my long positions, little outlay lot of upside leverage and calls only.. if it bounces we have a cracker if it breaks we live for another day.. we don't have thousands of individual equities only calls for 50,000 $ you get AOL 90 sept neary 100, that is 10,000 shares a leverage of 800,000 $ if this thing bounces this can easily double.. if it goes down you loose the 50,000 $..