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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (78599)	10/6/2008 1:56:57 PM
From: Frank Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Thomas Weisel analyst Doug Reid Reid thinks Apple will announce a design refresh of Macbook and Macbook Pro on October 14. blogs.barrons.com (p.s. still enjoying my new iPod Touch - an amazing device.)

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (78599)	10/6/2008 3:07:15 PM
From: HerbVic	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Sources close to Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch indicated the banks might choose not to participate in the bail-out That's what I kept thinking as I watched CNBC's coverage of the off again on again $700B congressional hand wringing. It's a flight to cash right now. Wave on wave. The economy itself is not near as dire as the fear would have us believe. I'm thinking we're looking at bear mode until after the election, then, no matter which party takes the field, the game's afoot for some bullish sentiment. Calling the actual bottom is a fool's errand, but as all fools know, there will always be one sooner or later.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (78599)	10/6/2008 3:40:52 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Analysts also believe that the mere presence of the government as buyer of last resort will be enough to get credit markets moving again, and that a large number of banks would not need to take part for the legislation to succeed. And they would have to accept limitations on exec pay... now there is a real motivation to solve the crisis without the government!