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Re: littlejohn post# 153

Saturday, 05/17/2008 2:46:53 AM

Saturday, May 17, 2008 2:46:53 AM

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LJ:

Adding an oil company to the DOW goes counter to representing how the economy is doing.

Take it to the extreme. If you had 30 DOW stocks and all were oil, the index would be going insane - theoretically representing the economy. But, the only reason they go insane is at the EXPENSE of the economy.

Len

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