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Non-Tech : Shorting the Big Banks (e.g. JPM, BT, CMB, CCI) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: B Tate who wrote (85)	9/10/1998 1:47:00 AM
From: BDR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 268

Miscellaneous bits and sources of information: American Banker Front page americanbanker.com Bank and Thrift Stocks listings americanbanker.com Interesting articles Losses Aside, Merrill Chief Still 'Bullish On the World americanbanker.com Japan's Ills Prompt More Cuts In Exposure by Banks in U.S. americanbanker.com Dun and Bradstreet August 28, 1998 Worldwide Business Expectations Take a Significant Downturn Executives overall predict third-quarter drop in sales, profits, prices, inventories and employment levels, according to Dun & Bradstreet survey dnb.com ABA's Center for Banking Information aba.com Web Sites of the Top 100 Banks onlinebankingreport.com -------------------------- I would be very interested in anyone's comments about the ratio of market value to book value, which can be found at the American Banker's Bank Stocks site listed above. Can this be used like PE to find overvalued banks?