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To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (4724)	2/9/1999 12:54:00 PM
From: Trooper	Respond to of 41369

I'm sitting on a ton of cash myself. Ready to pull the trigger however!

To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (4724)	2/9/1999 1:01:00 PM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Actually, much of your information has been accounted for in the market. Bubba, for example. Nobody cares anymore. He will likely be censured (sigh), and move on. As for Asia and interest rates... rates are moving higher based on strong economic activity. This should have a dampening effect on domestic prices. Rates are also moving higher as Asia bounces back in what appears to be a fairly quick turnaround, which is putting some outside pressure on the US dollar. While a stronger Asia raises prices mildly, a mild slowdown at home will dampen this inflationary input. I would guess that inflation is likely to moderate at its current levels. As for how all this effects AOL...it doesn't. AOL ceased to be a true internet stock when 3 things happened: they put forward some very nice profit numbers, they were picked up by the S&P 500....AND the current talk in advertising is more along the lines of AOL as a media company as opposed to an internet company. AOL owns upwards of 40% of all online eyeballs. The remaining 60% is split between so many sites that it is virtually incomparable. AOL is a recognized brand name FAR MORE than Yahoo, which with Amazon are about the 2 closest in terms of recognition. While internet volatility will continue to batter AOL, it will diminish as its revenue streams in the commerce and advertising realms begin to show ever greater growth and strength.