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To: Jenna who wrote (12509)	8/4/1998 4:58:00 PM
From: cardcounter	Respond to of 120523

Nutrition slaughtered because general nutrition (gnci) announced that it had to cut prices to fend off competition.... Not a good day for them to announce that. had to cut prices on some basics --vitamins.... by 40% to compete with wal mart and discount sellers (i could use some vitamin c right since I'm sick--not market related) so rexall and twinlab are having their margins squeezed... just found your thread yesterday... very informative..

To: Jenna who wrote (12509)	8/4/1998 5:01:00 PM
From: Steve Louris	Respond to of 120523

Jenna, I was going to as you about this. It seems that GNCI is cutting prices and starting a price war. biz.yahoo.com Steve

To: Jenna who wrote (12509)	8/4/1998 5:14:00 PM
From: Bucky Katt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Jenna--WFMI reported flat gross earnings. >>Whole Foods' (WFMI) flat gross margins, which is the difference between sales and the cost of goods, concerned analysts on a conference call Tuesday afternoon. Whole Foods said the main gross margins problems came from its Amrion division and everyone's favorite reason: El Nino. Rains from El Nino hurt crops during the year, increasing produce costs, said Chief Executive John Mackey. Produce is a large part of the company's business, he said. "We're not able to pass all of our expenses on to our customers," Mackey said. The company's Amrion division sells nutritional supplements and did promotional mass mailings during the quarter. Customers have yet to respond to the mailings, but the company said it sees a "very strong fourth quarter" for Amrion. Glad I was stopped out. This is going to be a mess.

To: Jenna who wrote (12509)	8/4/1998 6:05:00 PM
From: Jeff Jordan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

DB 14:34 DECLINERS CLOSE OVER ADVANCERS 4 TO 1 ON NASDAQ. DB 14:34 DECLINERS CLOSE OVER ADVANCERS ON BIG BOARD 5 TO 1. Jenna, We know we saw it coming! I'm only getting chewed up on USWB and now AFCI....USWB did make a comeback today from low to close up 1 5/16 . AFCI got nailed at close -2 9/16. I feel comfortable enough to ride it out. Recovery will happen. ASND is still a bargain. I'm hoping we are near the end of this correction. Time to pick the hardest hit and bluest of the blue chips if you have the money let. I started buying a little bit too soon. I believe buying on dips is now out....and selling into rallies will now be the mantra for the near term....earnings plays don't seem to be the play...however, knowing who has the best earnings performance will be key in picking bargains for the short term! Time to be defensive, Jeff

To: Jenna who wrote (12509)	8/4/1998 6:51:00 PM
From: TLindt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

I suggest CKFR. CheckFree. checkfree.com Largest software provider in U.S for Automated Clearing House Transactions...ACH with +70% market share. Largest on line Bill Payment Processor in the US with +70% market share. Just finishing 2 and 1/2 year Genesis Platform Project...which will support 15% of the Households in the US for on line Banking. Partners with Integrion, Integrion is composed of the some of largest Financial Institutions on Earth and IBM. 10 Year agreement to handle the Herndorn Integrion Bill Pay operations. integrion.net Adding 200,000 new customers every 90 days for the last 9 months, total at 3/31/98 was 2.4 Million Customers; +70% of the on line Banking in the US. And this is considered slow growth....as Major US Financial Institutions make the shift from in house dial up service to Internet Based Banking. Which is starting right now....August to December roll outs. Poineer of EBPP---electronic bill presentment & payment....have bills delivered to an internet site and paid vs. your mail box. AT&T would be the largest biller they have signed to date, along with some Baby Bells, GTE, and some of the largest Billing Companies in the U.S. This service is will begin to roll out in the next 90 to 180 days. At Checkfree Banking Partner Internet Sites...and Quicken.Com. Net revenues set to triple by analysts estimates the next 2 years 99 & 00. From a small negative, year end is 6/30/98. To 32 cents in 99, and a buck in 00. Beyond that, it's anybody's guess....but it looks good to me Just achieved BE last Q, First Profit this Q. 9 Strong Buys, 3 Buys, and a hold... biz.yahoo.com Currently the Stock has come off record highs with the internet correction....and based on support at 23 today, up 2.57% in this sick market. I think it's a 10 to 1 return( 5 year time frame) if on line banking catchs on this fall when it moves to the internet.