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To: regli who wrote (50781)	5/8/2006 5:12:47 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Dell Warns 1Q Earnings Will Miss Mark biz.yahoo.com Excerpt: The shortfall from the previous guidance was driven primarily by pricing decisions in the second half of the quarter that the company expects will accelerate revenue growth in the future, Dell said. "During the first quarter, we continued to execute on our strategy to reinvigorate growth by making investments in our support infrastructure and product quality and by accelerating pricing adjustments," said Kevin Rollins, Dell's chief executive.

To: regli who wrote (50781)	5/8/2006 6:27:19 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Except, as I point out, the way that a country acquires foreign exchange (currencies of other countries) is by exporting more than it imports. The United States imports an increasingly enormous amount more than it exports. Therefore, it is LOSING foreign exchange. Nothing on this scale has happened since maybe the Revolutionary War, which ended in inflationary chaos--or the Confederacy, likewise. Possibly the rest of the world may engineer some kind of debt forgiveness in the interests of world political stability. It is not possible, however, to make these purchases that you talk about. The United States does not hold enough foreign currencies or gold to do what you suggest. You might as well be talking about releasing water donwstream from a dam to refill some reservoir far upstream. In the past, in various other countries, it has been possible to prop up the currency by selling holdings of other currencies to purchase the home currency. The United States DOES NOT HAVE SUCH HOLDINGS. Do you understand the concept of nonexistence?