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To: Big Dog who wrote (25543)	7/12/1998 12:16:00 PM
From: SliderOnTheBlack	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 95453

Big Dog; re: Brazil....(Oilbits). Sounds like a tough tour of duty down in Brazil - girl from Ipenema country, home of RIO & the ''thong'', topless beaches and so on; hey I guess someone has to do it ! - Probably explains why the Oil guys ''weren't waiting for invitations''... location, location, location...may be a good spot to open a satellite office Big Dog ? - overlooking the beach in Rio...a little thatched hut outdoor office... ...ohhh well; here goes Monday's open; maybe an over-reaction opportunity for a quick trade or two - I think so... from the prior link: Japanese party suffers defeat; PM may resign By Brian Williams TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese voters on Sunday handed Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto a stunning electoral defeat that looked certain to lead to his resignation and throw global financial markets into turmoil. "I don't think this result is a positive scenario for markets. Uncertainty is a bad thing and right now there is too much uncertainty," said Ron Bevacqua, an economist at Merrill Lynch in Tokyo. ***talk about an understatement... a little Yen shorting perhaps - not good news for Oil.