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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: NickSE who wrote (4208)	2/28/1999 5:09:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 9818

Not to forget that Jan. 1, 1999 was another bad day because of Y2K, and nothing happened.

To: NickSE who wrote (4208)	2/28/1999 11:06:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

<Only 8 percent of all date-related errors are expected to hit on Jan. 1, 2000 — here are the other dates to watch> Two indicators to keep an eye on are: - the earnings warnings of companies that are highly dependent on government for their revenues — an interruption in government procurement processes or payments will show up in these corporate statements about upcoming earnings; and - the credit/bond ratings for these governments, which would be downgraded if there were a change in their ability to pay creditors. ============================================================= XO, Thanks for this link. msnbc.com Cheryl