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Technology Stocks : Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
AMZN 233.95+0.3%Dec 1 3:59 PM EST

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To: Mark Myword who wrote (3525)4/28/1998 2:57:00 AM
From: Charles  Read Replies (1) of 164684
 
Surprise!! - 2:1 split + $.40 loss (analyst expects $.47)

Here is the latest from www.briefing.com. I guess when AMZN rallied back this afternoon, someone knew about the story already.

From Briefing
Amazon.com (AMZN) 82 3/4 -2 1/8: internet book retailer declares 2-for-1 stock split. Reports
Q1 loss of $0.40 a share vs a yr-ago loss of $0.16. Revenues rose 446% to $87.4 mln from
year-ago level of $16 mln. Analysts were expecting red-ink of $0.47 a share. Company also
announces the acquisition of three Internet companies; will incur charges of $55 mln related to
acquisitions...
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