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  4. From: adkinsg@symphony.cc.purdue.edu (Garry Adkins)
  5. Subject: Re: News on 2.1 Release
  6. Message-ID: <C1AonM.4zp@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
  7. Sender: news@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (USENET News)
  8. Organization: Purdue University
  9. References: <C17LxL.BA7@rice.edu> <1993Jan22.142705.17350@njitgw.njit.edu> <1jq0ukINNf41@matt.ksu.ksu.edu>
  10. Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 06:57:21 GMT
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  13. In article <1jq0ukINNf41@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (MacroMan) writes:
  14. >  I have also heard that these $5billion losses declared by IBM
  15. >have MUCH to do with new government regulations.  Something about
  16. >declaring employee retirement costs now instead of at retirement,
  17. >and hence, a lump of such costs which will never show up again.
  18. >  Either way, no need to panic folks, IBM isn't going ANWHERE
  19. >(except up?).
  20.  
  21. How much of this loss was made up of money lost from owning a bazillion
  22. shares of their own stock?  That could account for a hefty loss in
  23. value of the company...  Just curious, I'm no economist.
  24.  
  25. Garry
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  29. Garry Adkins                             adkinsg@symphony.cc.purdue.edu  
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