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To: Chas. who wrote (62544)	4/7/2010 6:28:33 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 218221

While VW made it profitably through the recession, it won't cover its cost of capital anytime soon. Even if operating profit rises to €2.4 billion this year from €2 billion in 2009, VW's return on capital would rise only to about 5%. That is better than 3.8% last year, but still well below a 2009 cost of capital of 6.9%, according to Sal. Oppenheim. .... Given the risks, VW's stock may deserve to fall even further behind. online.wsj.com

To: Chas. who wrote (62544)	4/7/2010 9:27:26 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218221

no happier than i :0) i would say my years from 7 through 10 were progressively more hopeless, and 11-15 was tough, and 16 to now were interesting before 7 i used to spend the summer inside beijing's summer palace's island in the lake when very few others were allowed on to its shores by land or water. i share a secret with you, and the world, that, should all other issues be equal, which they never are, exploitation of the many by the few is ok, as long as one is of the few, until the mob forms, in which case best to exit stage left when able, and if not, bummer, better to have sense of humor to run the gauntlet ;0) it was nice and i remember just about all from age 4 onward. i spent age 4 in hong kong. family lived with my uncle. cars, pool, boat, and nice food. how can one forget. i also remember, upon returning to mainland at age 5, school teacher asked my parents to stop me from talking about evil capitalist hong kong. having gone through up, down, down further, flat line, up, up a bit more, i confess i enjoyed it all, and note from experience, up is better than down, in is better than out :0)