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To: Paul Senior who wrote (44850)	10/10/2011 6:50:23 AM
From: Paul Lee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78711

Not sure if this has ever been discussed here before. Do you all know who started this thread. It was Dr. Mike Burry. If you don't know who he is, read the Big Short by Michael Lewis.

To: Paul Senior who wrote (44850)	10/10/2011 12:52:47 PM
From: Sergio H	Respond to of 78711

Four Years Since Dow's Record High: Six Stocks Higher cnbc.com Published: Monday, 10 Oct 2011 \| 12:20 PM ET By: Giovanny Moreano Quantitative Analyst Sunday, October 9, 2011, marked the fourth-year anniversary of all-time closing highs for the Dow and S&P 500. The Dow closed at 14,164.53 on October 9, 2007, while the S&P 500 closed at 1565.15 the same day. Since then, both indexes are down 20 and 24 percent, respectively. In fact, only six out of thirty Dow components have posted a gain in the past four years, with IBM and McDonald's leading the way, up more than 50 percent. IBM [IBM 185.5829 3.1929 (+1.75%) ] , which has been the best performing stock, traded at a record high of $185.99 as of midday Monday. On the contrary, Bank of America is the worst performer in the Dow, with a loss of 88 percent, followed by Alcoa and General Electric (GE is a minority shareholder of NBC Universal / CNBC).