Rumors always float around Wall street, but here is the latest:
9:57AM DOLLAR GETS LIFT BY UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMOR OF BIN LADEN CAPTURE-TRADERS -- Reuters :
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More to come...maybe...
Ok, never mind:
U.S. Official: No Truth to Rumor Bin Laden Captured
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no truth to a rumor in the foreign exchange markets that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) has been captured, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
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"It's not true," the official said when asked about the rumor. Traders cited the rumor as one reason why the dollar gained ground.
U.S. forces have been hunting for bin Laden since the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacked plane attacks on America that were blamed on al Qaeda.
While other al Qaeda leaders have been captured or killed, bin Laden has remained elusive and is believed to be hiding in the border region of Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Pakistan.
The bin Laden market rumor was also fueled by news that Treasury Secretary John Snow would hold a briefing to announce a joint U.S. action with Saudi Arabia in the financial war on terrorism.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20040122/ts_nm/security_binladen_dcWell, they caught 2 important somebodies the other day in Pakistan. Haven't said who they are yet, to my knowledge. The Paki's acknowledged it was 2 biggies.
"9:57AM DOLLAR GETS LIFT BY UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMOR OF BIN LADEN CAPTURE-TRADERS -- Reuters"Now wouldn't THAT just put a small dent in their plans!!!!!!!!! If it's true this thread immediately goes to 65,000+
I'm not saying that will end the threat but would be a big notch on W's belt. : )