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To: Mick Mørmøny who wrote (169619)	5/15/2002 12:41:46 PM
From: mepci	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Mick: Such cases are most likely limited to financial firms engaged in certain trading operations and may possibly include commodity firms that derive a significant portion of their earnings from trading in derivatives and other financial instruments. What about cases like Dell where there is a substantial impact of these activities on P&L. On top of it. it is all hidden in the treasury activity and stock options. Is FASB ruled by ignorant wise men or uncaring ombudsmen?

To: Mick Mørmøny who wrote (169619)	5/15/2002 12:46:19 PM
From: mepci	Respond to of 176387

Mick: In the old days there used to be a limit on how much assets a company can accumulate without showing a need for it. This is to force companies to distribute retained earnings to shareholders. If you ignore profits in trading, stockholders equity can go from meagre to none. It is about time FASB treat businesses as having two distinct operations. One for operations including employees and the other for stockholders. Then only you will know who the management is working for.