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To: PCSS who wrote (87057)	11/24/2000 1:15:51 PM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Amazon Web site crashes on busiest shopping day SEATTLE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The Web site of online retailer Amazon.com Inc. <AMZN.O> crashed on Friday, one day after Thanksgiving Day and traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. A message on the Web site, at amazon.com, said Amazon's books, music, video, toys, electronics and home improvement stores were "closed temporarily" but gave no reason. The site appeared to have crashed for about 30 minutes, and was up and running again at about 9:30 a.m. PST (12:30 p.m. EST). Officials at the Seattle-based company were not immediately available for comment. Amazon's Web site has crashed before. In July, the site was down for about 40 minutes just hours before it reported its second-quarter financial results. That closure was caused by what a spokeswoman described as a "hiccup" in the system. Shares in Amazon rose $2-13/16, or 11 percent, to $28 in early afternoon trading on the Nasdaq on Friday. ((Scott Hillis, Seattle bureau, 206-386-4848; scott.hillis1@reuters.com)) REUTERS * end of story *

To: PCSS who wrote (87057)	11/24/2000 1:17:43 PM
From: Night Writer	Respond to of 97611

Holiday Shopping Underway NEW YORK (AP) - The holiday shopping season opened today with the traditional post-Thanksgiving rush at the nation's malls as people searched for early-bird bargains and hot gifts such as scooters and robotic pets. Many woke at the crack of dawn and lined up outside big chain stores like Toys R Us and Wal-Mart, some of which opened 6 a.m. EST and earlier, determined to get a running start on the busiest shopping day of the year.

To: PCSS who wrote (87057)	11/24/2000 1:19:20 PM
From: Night Writer	Respond to of 97611

Dow Up 98, Nasdaq Gains 136 NEW YORK (AP) - Beaten-down prices and investor optimism for an end to the political maelstrom surrounding the presidential election helped push stocks higher today. Near the close of a shortened session that will end at 1 p.m. EST, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 98.21 at 10,497.53. The Nasdaq composite index was also up 135.50 at 2,890.84.