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To: re3 who wrote (94805)	4/16/2001 5:18:33 PM
From: jjetstream	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

<'first just relax'> Similar to a visit to the proctologist....<g>

To: re3 who wrote (94805)	4/16/2001 5:21:00 PM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 436258

biz.yahoo.com >>The first quarter was the slowest for new stock offerings in more than a decade, curtailing fees banks make from helping companies that want to sell stock to the public. The slowing U.S. economy also has made it harder for companies to repay debt, forcing banks to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars in recent quarters to guard against loan losses. A $415 million increase in its provisions to guard against bad loans, as well as a $416 million drop in equity investment gains, hurt Bank of America in the quarter, the company said. <<