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To: elmatador who wrote (22550)	8/12/2002 3:19:35 AM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Respond to of 74559

>>Richard Ramsden, analyst at Goldman Sachs, predicts its Tier 1 capital ratio will have fallen from 9 per cent to 8.2 per cent, mainly because of problems at the Winterthur insurance unit, which has been hit hard by falling equity markets.<< Nah... Thanks, buddy. On top of a lousy rainy weekend and a lousy rainy Monday morning - my company pension plan is with Winterthur. It's defined contributions (smart bosses, no doubt) but still...

To: elmatador who wrote (22550)	8/12/2002 3:33:39 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi Elmat, <<Credit Suisse faces pressure over Ebner. Swiss Franc will be under pressure>> Nice, a classic, as I was just saying ... Message 17864805 "We are, sadly, at the end of everyday, just financial refugees, scurrying from one supposedly safe haven to another possibly safer sanctuary" Time to pack bags and be on the road again:0) All this, on top of the good news from US Air, which may affected my American partner's travel plans to Martha's Vineyard this Friday, not to mention GE Capital's aircraft leasing portfolio. Or, as Luc of CFZ would say, 'shocker', but 'planet specific', 'ignore'. Chugs, Jay