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To: i-node who wrote (437587)	12/2/2008 2:25:55 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575939

US STOCKS-Market cuts gains after grim GM sales Tue Dec 2, 2008 2:19pm EST NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks sharply pared gains on Tuesday after General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) posted a 41 percent slide in November auto sales, compounding investors' worries about the fate of the embattled U.S. auto industry. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 67.06 points, or 0.82 percent, at 8,216.15. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was up 10.45 points, or 1.28 percent, at 826.66. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 17.51 points, or 1.25 percent, at 1,415.58. Earlier, indexes had risen by more than 3 percent.

To: i-node who wrote (437587)	12/2/2008 4:23:44 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575939

Al that doesn't count. Only 'nodes experience is relevant. All I can say is that a person who cannot see that the UAW is the reason the Big 3 are in the shape they're in lacks a fundamental understanding of how a business makes money. Yes, we know....in your world, the tail wags the dog.