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To: NickSE who wrote (58084)	8/23/1999 8:28:00 PM
From: paulmcg0	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

Come on man - variety is the spice of life. For your shopping convenience, here are some recommendations for cheap, potent wine, to get you through the current bull market. (Tip: if the label says "fortified wine" it's a good sign!) * MD (Mad Dog!) 20-20 * Ripple * Night Train * Red Lady * anything from Boone's Farm * various "tawny ports" * cheap burgundy wines * if you visit Italy, any vina tavola selling for around $2 a bottle. BTW, here's a taste test report on cheap wines: www-sccm.stanford.edu This guy is a PhD student in Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics at Stanford University, which explains a lot...

To: NickSE who wrote (58084)	8/23/1999 8:55:00 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

SINKING BUCK COULD USE A BOOST FROM THE FED nypostonline.com WHEN the Federal Reserve meets tomorrow and Wednesday, it'll decide whether or not to raise interest rates based on ... how badly it needs to improve the value of the U.S. dollar. Nearly everyone is assuming that the Fed will make the rate decision on its perception of inflation. The government says inflation is under control; both the bond and commodities markets believe that view is nonsense. But that isn't the only argument that'll be batted back and forth at the Fed meeting. Of great concern - perhaps the most concern - will be the sinking dollar.