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To: MythMan who wrote (10027)	11/2/1998 8:43:00 AM
From: Cynic 2005	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 86076

News on the income levels and spending. This should be good for at least +1%. After all, these numbers can't get any worse. Or can they? -g- 08:33 S&P FUTURES UP 6.0, OR 0.5%, TO 1111.20. 08:33 LOWEST GAIN IN PERSONAL INCOME SINCE APRIL 1997. 08:32 NEGATIVE SAVINGS RATE FIRST SINCE MONTHLY RECORDS IN 1959. 08:32 PERSONAL SPENDING RISES 0.5%, AS EXPECTED. 08:32 PERSONAL INCOMES GROW 0.2%, DISPOSABLE INCOMES GROW 0.2%. Spending all they can afford to save. 08:32 DOLLAR DOWN 0.1% VS YEN TO 115.30. 08:32 PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE DROPS TO -0.2% IN SEPT. 08:32 DOLLAR OFF 0.2% VS DEUTSCHEMARK TO 1.6490. Wait a minute.... 08:31 PERSONAL SPENDING EXCEEDS DISPOSABLE INCOME IN SEPTEMBER.