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Trekkie999

04/08/02 1:08 PM

#1997 RE: Cool_Hand #1996

Sounds great, and thanks again. The only concern I have at this point is the wild card - global unrest - that will affect the entire market, but hit OTC stocks even worse, as it did in 1990...and they will take longer to bounce back(as they did after Kuwait). One of the few exceptions was the dot.com sector - and we all know what eventually happened when that bubble was pricked.

When Hussein attacked Kuwait in 1990, there was a significant downdraft for about six months. The rapidity with which our current President's father put together a global coalition and marshalled military forces brought the market back quickly as well. Now President Bush, while facing a similar problem, will have a much more difficult task building political support around the globe, as well as need much more time to do the job.

Hussein is at it again, albeit in a different way. His recent actions, according to some experts, will cause oil prices to rise $5-7 per barrel. How the USA, OPEC, and our global allies respond will have a dramatic effect on world economies, and how quickly we emerge (as we are) from our own economic doldrums.

The impact on NPCT? Well, if Wall Street, in its infinite wisdom, decides to "rotate" money into NPCT's technology sector, we're probably home free. I think we've got a chance here - Technology as a whole has taken a beating, and there is an army of investors out there that are inclined to invest in it , but reluctant given recent history. So if the Street chooses to anoint this sub-sector, money would flow in rapidly and we can all go buy those islands.

If not, it will take take earnings, and strong earnings at that, for NPCT to move up rapidly, IMO.

The next six months to a year should be a very interesting time for us all. Tums, anyone?

BTW, Trekkie 999 is the woman who had the courage to marry me - I just appropriate her logon for convenience......Dutch