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To: TobagoJack who wrote (45591)	1/22/2009 12:45:54 AM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217917

Good point TJ. Measured in gold, QCOM revenue and profits are merely holding their own [dividends being Happy Meal additions not greatly distorting the result] wikinvest.com But holding its own is okay by me. The glory days of QCOM ended some years ago but profitable production line results are still considerable compensation and doing so well compared with most other stocks is okay by me. In NZ$ QCOM is doing well. No worries, NZ$ nausages up for 2008 and should be up for 2009 too. Mqurice

To: TobagoJack who wrote (45591)	1/22/2009 12:51:59 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217917

"several trillions of dollars" to repair the nation's financial system and economy. "To put it starkly, we are in a serious recession with no end clearly in sight," Volcker said. "Over time, the hard fact is several trillions of dollars will be necessary to be committed in a combination of budgetary expenditures and various guarantee and insurance programs and extensions of credit by the Federal Reserve." boston.com ELMAT: Only this time he cannot fleece us by imporitng our capital. Obama will address Congress within the next few weeks to detail the plan, which Geithner said will represent "fundamental reform" of the $700 billion financial rescue package approved in the fall. The Bush administration spent most of the first $350 billion by investing money directly in banks in exchange for ownership stakes. The new administration last week received congressional approval to release the remaining $350 billion. I will be listening, I will be listening really carefully.