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INTRODUCTION 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. HISTORY 4 3. THE BLOOMBERG EMPIRE 8 4. THE KEYBOARD 10 5. ANYONE CAN BE AN EXPERT 13 6. HOW DOES ONE BEGIN (LOGIN) 14 7. PERSONAL DEFAULTS 16 8. THE MARKET SECTORS 17 9. BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS 19 10. BLOOMBERG MULTIMEDIA SERVICES 24 SCREENS FOR ANALYZING 1. INDICES 27 2. GOVERNMENT 31 3. CORPORATES 39 4. COMMODITIES 48 5. MUNICIPALS 54 6. CURRENCIES 65 7. EQUITIES 70 8. PORTFOLIOS 80 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. SUPPLEMENTARY SCREENS 82 2. IMPORTANT BLOOMBERG TELEPHONE NUMBERS 84 3. REFERENCES