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To: Rarebird who wrote (52198)	5/2/2000 6:08:00 AM
From: d:oug	Respond to of 116753

Equity Bull looks Dead. Time for gold bugs to harvest it's Rocky Mountain Oysters.

To: Rarebird who wrote (52198)	5/2/2000 12:08:00 PM
From: Zardoz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116753

1) Yes 2) Positive 3) NO 4) Nearing Neutral 5) Valuations always matter 6) a) Bear:NO b) US Dollar index:What reasons? Hutch

To: Rarebird who wrote (52198)	5/2/2000 3:46:00 PM
From: Ahda	Respond to of 116753

Rarebird I am going to respond to four as I feel very confident about my answer being very close to 95 percent right. Technology has increased costs for companies and the shift has created new employment, which has created greater stress on the bottom profit line. The prevailing rate increases have also created bottom line problems, as expansion requires additional funding. If costs can be saved due to more precise control they are also increased during the implementation. If you don't increase your customer base forget revenue, this can also apply to the nation in regards to exports. Let us assume that internally you have modified your organization for what is optimum efficiency today. Next you are dealing with an external outlets that is also in the process of modifying. This creates escalating costs for quite a period of time, when you combine this with increasing rates you are fueling inflation which translates to labor rate. When a situation such as this that has developed in the US with tight labor you have no option but higher costs and hence lower dollar labors value. Forecasting this forward as to the Global World and less cost becomes the problem because the financing could very well be done through different sources outside of the US if the rates are conducive and offer low priced labor as well as less interest rates. There are numerous benefits to financing with the dollar of the nation you are building in; the problems are more political in true sense than financial.