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To: dreamer who wrote (96235)	11/16/2001 9:03:28 AM
From: Buckey	Respond to of 150070

NXCD - Here is what may have sprked the run yesterday but I havent a clue. Also I beleive this article is not necessarily recent. Paper Or Plastic E-Trade will join ranks of credit card issuers Ron Leuty Credit card issuers are as hot with investors as their solicitations are with consumers. So what does E-Trade Group Inc. want to do? Enter the credit card business, of course. "We will be in the credit card business in (the first quarter)," Mitchell Caplan, head of the Menlo Park brokerage company's bank unit, told analysts in a conference call Oct. 10. That could mean an acquisition or a partnership with an existing issuer, Caplan said. "Over the long term, we will own a credit card company," he says. "We think we can manage credit card cycles."

To: dreamer who wrote (96235)	11/16/2001 10:29:14 AM
From: vds4	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 150070

hey dreamer... if you are looking for a longshot, you may want to explore aipn. i have a small amount sitting in it "just in case". not much to brag about as an investment to date, but if things go sour in the middle east... their biggest issue is not "if" there is gas and oil, but "how" to get it out and distribute it. here's the blurb from yahoo on them. Business Summary American International Petroleum Corporation is a holding company that through its wholly owned subsidiaries: refines crude oil feedstocks to produce jet fuel, diesel, naphtha, gas oils and fuel oil; produces, processes, and markets conventional and technologically advanced polymerized asphalt, vacuum gas oil and other products at its refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana utilizing low-cost, low-gravity, high sulfur crudes; and engages in oil and gas exploration and development in western Kazakhstan, where the Company owns a 70% working interest in a 4.7 million acre exploration block and a 100% working interest in a 264,000 acre gas field. The Company is also seeking domestic and international oil and gas properties and projects. More from Market Guide: Expanded Business Description Financial Summary American International Petroleum is engaged in oil and gas exploration and development in western Kazakstan, and produces and processes asphalt, vacuum gas oil and other products at its Lake Charles, LA refinery. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues totalled $8 million, up from $2.5 million. Net loss applicable to Common fell 27% to $4.9 million. Revenues reflect initial sales in the product and marketing segment. Lower loss reflects decreased interest expense. Recent Earnings Announcement For the 3 months ended 09/30/2001, revenues were 8,419; after tax earnings were -1,759. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)