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To: Road Walker who wrote (425856)	10/14/2008 8:39:13 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576929

Foley resigned in disgrace, but Mahoney won't, I'd bet. Its the no-shame party.

To: Road Walker who wrote (425856)	10/14/2008 9:14:34 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576929

Good news: 08:30 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +47.60. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +51.50. S&P 500 futures spike to session highs. Dollar Libor, which is the rate that banks charge to lend each other short term loans, declined across all terms, indicating an improved liquidity situation. Despite the decline, Libor remains at elevated levels. In overseas trading, Japan's Nikkei, which was closed Monday, surged 14.2% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 3.2%. In Europe, London's FTSE is up 5.8%, Germany's Dax is up 5.5% and France's CAC is up 5.5%. In earnings news, grocery store operator Supervalu (SVU) reported fiscal second quarter earnings of $0.61 per share, which was $0.08 worse than Wall Street had forecast.