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To: tejek who wrote (621158)	7/24/2011 6:08:23 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578538

I should have sold everything on Friday. Its going to be a disaster tomorrow. I did some cashing out three weeks ago...i was sure this mess would come...in any case it's not necessarily a given that the markets will drop...i think the belief is that at the last minute the ceiling will be raised. Al

To: tejek who wrote (621158)	7/24/2011 7:02:01 PM
From: steve harris	Respond to of 1578538

I thought you were against speculation?

To: tejek who wrote (621158)	7/24/2011 7:08:59 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578538

The continuing problem for everyone, not just people with long stock positions, is that interest rates will rise for everyone in America - thanks to the House (R)'s. So, if you're carrying a credit card balance, have any sort of an ARM-type debt, get ready to pay MORE.

To: tejek who wrote (621158)	7/24/2011 7:13:06 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578538

Eric Cantor’s Investment By Susan Davis blogs.wsj.com WSJ’s Heard on the Street reported this nugget Thursday that caught Washington Wire’s eye: Putting his money where his mouth is? Eric Cantor, the Republican Whip in the House of Representatives, bought up to $15,000 in shares of ProShares Trust Ultrashort 20+ Year Treasury ETF last December, according to his 2009 financial disclosure statement. The exchange-traded fund takes a short position in long-dated government bonds. In effect, it is a bet against U.S. government bonds—and perhaps on inflation in the future.