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To: LindyBill who wrote (20926)	4/20/1999 5:16:00 PM
From: Dan Spillane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Hmmm. I like most of this, until I start taking it apart. Does the following detail bother anyone else? How sustainable is this kind of investment income? (from the news) "On a strict operating basis, the company said earnings rose 19% to $2.22 billion. The bottom-line figure was aided by a huge jump in investment income. Investment income rose to $720 million from $190 million a year ago."

To: LindyBill who wrote (20926)	4/20/1999 5:22:00 PM
From: Zanga56	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

At the end of every QTR they report the unearned revenue, here is a list of how it stood at the end of the last 8 qtr's. date Amount Change 6/97 1418bil 10/97 1671 * 253 million 12/97 2038 * 367 3/98 2463 * 425 6/98 2888 * 425 10/98 3133 * 245 12/98 3552 * 419 3/99 4195 *** 643 They keep growing and growing. If they wanted they could have added a few more pennies in the "Earned Revenue Account"