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To: Dealer who wrote (15965)	4/24/2000 2:33:00 AM
From: kokomama	Respond to of 35685

Inflation fears, gold moving, interest rate buzz.. That's gotta be the next couple of weeks. Economic indicators will be spun by media to fan the fear of inflation. Gold, which appears to have bottomed, will bounce upward, and that price bounce will be spun to reinforce inflation fears. Earnings report season coming to a close, so now FOMC May meeting takes center stage. Lots of choppiness in prices next 2-3 weeks. Although the price bottom may have occurred 4/14, I think it will still undergo a retest. If I had cash, I would love to buy, but, sadly, I'm already invested in all the stocks I want/need, and they are way off their highs. Time to ignore the spin, go for some nice long runs, watch my daughter at her tap class, and keep trying to break 90 at the local links. Good luck to all of us this week. I am appreciative of all your posts, and continue to learn from all of you...mainly that life is good and we live in the best of times. kokomama

To: Dealer who wrote (15965)	4/24/2000 6:20:00 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

Today might be an ugly day. I'm going to avoid watching the ticker. I had such a wonderful weekend and I don't want to ruin the good feeling... Hope everyone had a nice Holiday. Good luck, best wishes, and may you all have some cash on the side for the upcoming buying spree. -JellyBeano P.S. Bad news or good? Govt. May Seek Breakup of Microsoft WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department and 19 states are leaning toward asking a federal judge to split Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) into two or three separate companies, according to published reports. Citing people familiar with the discussions, The Washington Post and USA Today said in Monday's editions that a Justice Department plan being shared with states and industry executives envisions Microsoft being forced to split off its Windows operating system from the rest of the company. The rest of the company possibly then would be split in two, with one company handling applications software and the other the company's Internet business, including browser software. The browser software would be left with the operating system company if the parent company was split into only two parts, the Post said. The Post noted that a call for a company breakup would be the first such action taken by the Justice Department since it a 1974 antitrust suit against AT&T Corp. (NYSE:AWE - news), which led to the breakup of the telephone giant. The government is to present its proposed remedies this week to a federal judge in Washington who has already ruled that Microsoft engaged in illegal activity to perpetuate a monopoly. ``There is nothing in the case that was brought that would merit such an unfounded remedy and one that is not in the interest of the industry or of consumers,' Microsoft spokesman Greg Shaw told the Post. ``It is difficult to know what's being floated as a trial balloon and what is something that all the parties will agree upon.' Microsoft has already made clear that it will appeal the ruling against it and the case is considered likely to be ultimately resolved by the Supreme Court. USA Today said that prosecutors believe that just restraining Microsoft's conduct - which was the focus of the failed settlement talks - might not be effective and could be more intrusive than a breakup.