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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (151370)	2/15/2002 8:33:29 AM
From: John Madarasz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

yes...he is so good... Along those same lines... Commercial Paper Market closing down for Leveraged Debtors--- Commercial-Paper Market Slump Triggers Fears of a Credit Crunch Message 17064964 Only 9 "AAA" rated companies left in the US: AIG, BRKA, BMY, GE, JNJ,MRK, PFE, UPS, XOM. a decade ago there were 22 companies with the highest credit rating of "AAA" there were 58 companies with a "AAA" rating in the 1970's. (source SSB) These triple AAA's represent 6.2% of the bond debt today, versus 25% in the 1970's. We're seeing growth in the lower quality corporate borrowers. Message 17064984