Brief of today's Y2K news...

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Here's the brief of today's Y2K news from Sanger's Review: (Yes, we've seen much of this posted here already. This just puts it in one neat little package)

Fed Governor Gramlich worries that problems with discount window policies may force the Fed to make tough decisions if there are bank runs ... Fed Governor Kelley says a Y2K-caused recession (in the U.S.) is unlikely ... White House systems will be 25% compliant by the end of March ... SEC aims to be Y2K-ready by Aug. 31 (the proposed deadline after which the SEC would shut down noncompliant brokers) ... NRC to review all 103 nuclear power plants ... Hatch-Feinstein anti-litigation bill passes committee; to be amended before being put before full Senate ... yet more about the New Jersey food stamp glitch ... Poland needs billions of dollars ... some vague information about Middle East oil producers ... Intel lowers Y2K cost estimate from $250 million to $175 million ... study: some Canadian insurers will have "serious operational difficulties" early next year ... Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean meet to discuss and coordinate Y2K efforts ... Union Planters certified compliant ... Florida state systems 99% ready ... National Australia Bank budget at A$284 million ... Israel expects year 2000 tourism boom ... Milwaukee to buy generators

-- pshannon (pshannon@inch.com), March 26, 1999

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Thanks for the reminder ps. Is early evening ths usual update time at Sanger's? <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), March 26, 1999.

Hi sysman - yeah, we try to get it done in time to post around 7pm EST. Not a concrete rule, though, depends on the day's news and other factors. Top stories of the week gets compiled and posted on Saturdays.

-- pshannon (pshannon@inch.com), March 27, 1999.

am i wrong or is this the first major american corperation [intel] to reduce their estimated cost for y2k there might be others but i havent noticed them?

-- bob (rcrozier@koyote.com), March 27, 1999.

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