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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (87733)	12/31/2000 2:55:20 PM
From: accountclosed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

ok, mb, here's second warning...friday night after w$w, there is a program on which bill meehan is appearing. no early dates this coming friday night! <g> 8:30 WALL STREET WEEK WITH LOUIS RUKEYSER #3027N CC 9:00 LOUIS RUKEYSER’S 2001 MONEY GUIDE In this 14th annual look ahead, Louis Rukeyser interviews political, economic, and social opinion leaders. CC times == eastern network == pbs

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (87733)	12/31/2000 5:50:04 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

MB, I keep studying Kindleberger's "Manias, Panics, and Crashes," and he makes points every so often that seem esepcially trenchant. One is that banks that provide the credit for a boom/bust do not do well. I think California is going straight to hell financially. They have got everything wrong. I already hold LEAP puts on Wells Fargo and on Providian (which I just put back in--I failed to get all I wanted on Friday). Can you or anyone else tell me of any institutions even more exposed than these may be to the credit bubble in California? I think there are going to be a lot of bankruptcies and mortgage defaults. Who will be hurt the worst?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (87733)	1/1/2001 12:16:50 AM
From: Shane M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Michael, I have a few questions to start off the year. How does a small timer like myself best make bets on currencies? For example, if I feel the Euro should strengthen vs. the dollar is overweighting in European equities a good way to position? Also, I'm looking at bottom fishing some communications companies like Worldcom WCOM and Lucent LU. Do you have opinions on these? Would you prefer option positions to those of equities. Thanks for your thoughts and Happy New Year. Shane