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Strategies & Market Trends : Waiting for the big Kahuna -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: William H Huebl who wrote (46924)	4/14/2000 12:44:00 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

well, if it gets more out of hand, who knows? Prechter says that culture and society in a bear market are vastly different from a bull market. however, the indices would have to fall a LOT more to prove we are not in a bull market anymore. actually today's selling is a bit of a yawn... (glad i'm up to my gills in puts, nevertheless...:)

To: William H Huebl who wrote (46924)	4/14/2000 3:19:00 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

Will this end life as we know/knew it? After these market drops, consumers might keep their credit cards under lock and key! "A government report Friday morning of an unexpectedly strong rise in consumer prices in March intensified Wall Street's unease. The figures rekindled worries that the Federal Reserve not only would raise interest rates again, but might be more aggressive in trying to cool down the economy. The Fed has raised rates five times since June, each time by a quarter-point in borrowing charges. Now, some investors fear a half-point increase. The market volitility has forced several companies to postpone their initial public stock offerings as well as plans for mergers and acquisitions." That hurts investment banks and brokerages. Dear William, Instead of an increase in interest rates, perhaps Mr. Greenspan will worry about a recession. What do you think? Cheers, Mephisto PS: As far as Merill Lynch's recommendations that we buy shares in financial institutions: Zinga "The market volitility has forced several companies to postpone their initial public stock offerings as well as plans for mergers and acquisitions. That hurts investment banks and brokerages."