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To: Spekulatius who wrote (2464)	7/6/2000 10:12:32 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Respond to of 436258

Dow 700,000 by 2047! You heard it here first! cbs.marketwatch.com 700,000 by 2047: In their 50th-anniversary issue, the editors of Kiplinger's magazine looked ahead to their 100th anniversary in 2047 and came up with this astronomical forecast. History may prove them right on target, especially since 'new economists' now see us accelerating into a 25-year global economic boom. I'm pumped up!! Gimmee some out of the money ARBA calls. A..a..a..aaannd RAMBO!!!

To: Spekulatius who wrote (2464)	7/7/2000 11:49:44 AM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 436258

... and transportation of not-so-basic goods, too. Good point. Ignore that, though, profits will continue to grow through the wise application of information technology <s> Economy is deep stuff -- market leads -- crash has to come soon ...

To: Spekulatius who wrote (2464)	7/8/2000 1:45:16 PM
From: Joan Osland Graffius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Spekultius, >>power to mark up their prices. IMO, there are different price mechanisms for increasing prices. At the commodity level the supply needs to be decreased, like PD is doing by shutting down mines. The goods produced by companies in the processing chain to bring us our products have a lag in price increases.Some companies have fixed price contracts, but a lot of these contain clauses that include the prices that are out of control of the producer. We are seeing gas surcharges being added to transportation costs and this is an immediate way to cover costs. They are not adding to the base price but they are getting their costs covered in other ways. I personally think companies have pricing power and we will see a jump in prices starting in this current quarter. They may generate the revenue in creative ways to cover the increased costs, but none of these companies are in business to loose money, except maybe the internuts. <g> With a slow down in the economy we will see production cuts and those purchases that can be delayed will be, unless we initially get a hoarding mentality with those folks that have the funds to purchase things they believe will increase in price over a time vs the cost of money. I agree with you that things will get ugly no matter which way the world turns. Joan