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THE BEAR'S LAIR: TOWARDS FORSYTE ECONOMICS

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From: United Press International
Date: 20011119
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United Press International
11-19-2001
The Bear's Lair: Towards Forsyte economics

WASHINGTON, Nov 19, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The new millennium will contrast sharply with the "get-rich-quick" economies of the late 1990s, which was particularly striking as dot-com billionaires jostled with stock-option centi-millionaires for the icons of conspicuous consumption. The current decade should be very different, perhaps best exemplified by the economics of Soames Forsyte.

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