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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (39285)	2/5/2000 8:33:00 PM
From: bobby beara	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

Most recent example of irrational stock buying is IBM. Louis Gerstner of IBM started touting his company as an Internet play Carly Fiorina learned new tricks from Big Blue and Big Lou -ggg- IBM is sucking wind, not going to new highs with the rest of the techs, it's a wounded caribou in the herd, and the wolf's are waiting for the right moment to go in for the kill. b

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (39285)	2/6/2000 8:25:00 AM
From: awi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

Austria with a $21,000 per capita GDP has a national debt of $30 billion similar to Belgium national debt of $31 billion and Denmark's national debt of of $44 billion (sources the CIA World Fact Book). Haim, just as a side note, but are you sure about these data. I don't know about the national debt of Austria, but that of Belgium is >100% GDP which was at $178 bn in 1993 (MS Encarta). Similarly, Denmark's national debt should also be much bigger. Probably you're talking about the budget deficit? ($31 bn for Belgium seems awfully high in that case).