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To: RetiredNow who wrote (260649)	7/14/2010 10:01:03 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Might get one more end of year rush. Section 179 expense rules revert after 12/31. First-year 50% bonus depreciation goes away. Expense limit drops from 800K to 130K.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (260649)	7/14/2010 11:52:49 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Retail sales fall in June on autos, gasoline Without autos, there was retail growth: The decline in overall sales was cushioned by purchases at electronics and appliance stores, which rose 1.3 percent. Clothing and clothing accessories sales rose 0.6 percent, reversing the prior month's 0.4 percent fall. That happens in the best of times. Autos sales start to drop off in summer as we get ready for a model change.......plus inventories are low. The good news is that inventories are so low for the car companies that many plants will skip their normal two week vacations this summer: Bullish Signals From G.M. and Toyota nytimes.com If you take a statistic in isolation, things can look very good or very bad. What's key is seeing the entire picture before coming to a conclusion.