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To: Kirk © who wrote (74721)	12/19/2007 12:23:04 PM
From: John Koligman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

Good luck to you. Citi was trading around 10 and was thought to be on it's last legs when the prince bought in as I recall. Don't know if there were any splits between that time and now. Yeah, I remember at the top they were measuring prime Tokyo real estate by the 'square foot' and screaming about the fabulous prices! I think you are correct that they took less of a bath buying in America, but a bath it was. US auto industry a mess, but some interesting cracks in the Japanese armor. Have you read that Toyota has been getting hit with quality problems with the Camry and Lexus G model lately, and even more interesting, some of their well regarded top managers have left to move over to Ford and Cerberus (Jim Press, a well regarded Lexus marketing guy, and a third high level exec, can't recall their names). I'm no US auto fan, but must admit some of the GM cars are starting to look much better. Cadillac CTS (M/T car of the year), Chevy Malibu as a real competitor to Camry/Accord (finally), and of course the ever present Corvette. I nearly fell off my chair when I started to see brands like Buick beat out some of the Japanese majors in the initial quality ratings at outfits like JD Power... Best regards, John

To: Kirk © who wrote (74721)	12/19/2007 1:03:19 PM
From: John Koligman	Respond to of 77400

OT Come to think of it, that new Accord LOOKS like a Buick.... Regards, John <ggg>

To: Kirk © who wrote (74721)	12/20/2007 1:08:50 PM
From: John Koligman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

OT Kirk, keep a close eye on that C, if it doesn't rally sharply over the next couple of hours it will be the lowest close yet, first close below 30 although it traded at 29.50 on 11/27. Gasparino has been all over CNBC today talking about another huge writedown at MER and Thain going over to China looking for capital. I usually have a dim view of the talking heads on CNBC, but this guy has been correct in just about all the stuff he has talked about over the past few months. Must have excellent 'sources'.... It's one reason I'm dubious about these institutions, the CEO's first lie through their teeth about writedowns, then don't say anything when it becomes clear they have no clue about how this will play out... Speaking of capital - America's 'strongest' financial institutions all going hat in hand to a Communist country that employs slave labor looking for cash? Pretty pathetic. Putin named Time's Man of the Year?? What's a trader to do, must I purchase a copy of Das Kapital to refresh my memory on this ascendant system of govenment?? <ggg> Regards, John