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To: Earlie who wrote (77682)	3/9/2001 7:21:47 AM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

07:08 ET Amazon.com (AMZN) 11 3/4: NY Times reports that the SEC is investigating stock sales by CEO Jeff Bezos just before a negative research report was released on the company. The probe centers on $12.2 mln worth of Amazon.com shares registered to be sold by Mr. Bezos in early February, a week after executives received an advance copy of a Lehman research report questioning the company's ability to continue operating through 2001.

To: Earlie who wrote (77682)	3/9/2001 7:33:11 AM
From: Roads End	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

Add Samsung to the list. ftmarketwatch.com Gee another great opportunity to buy a dip. -g-

To: Earlie who wrote (77682)	3/9/2001 8:36:01 AM
From: UnBelievable	Respond to of 436258

US Jobs Report-OVERVIEW Futures World News - March 09, 2001 08:30 --US February payroll jobs +135,000; jobless rate unchanged at 4.2% --US Feb avg hourly earnings +0.5% --US February factory jobs -94,000; services jobs +95,000 --US February private payrolls +98,000; government +37,000 --US February avg hourly earnings +4.1% from year ago; Jan +4.0% --US Feb available labor pool unchanged at 10.4 mln vs January --US February workweek -0.1 hr; manufacturing workweek -0.3 hr --US Feb weekly hours index -0.5% to 151.0; factory index -1.4% --US January payroll jobs revised to +224,000 from +268,000 --US December payroll jobs revised to +36,000 from +19,000 --US Feb construction jobs +16,000; service-producing jobs +210,000 --US February retail jobs +37,000 By Simon Kennedy Washington, March 9 (BridgeNews) - U.S. non-farm payroll jobs surged an unexpectedly strong 135,000 in February as increases in service employment dwarfed another contraction in manufacturing. Factory jobs fell 94,000, the sector's seventh straight drop, but service-producing industries took on 210,000 workers. Analysts had expected payrolls to rise just 50,000 after January's 224,000 climb. Unemployment held steady at 4.2% in February while average hourly earnings jumped 0.5%. * * * Private economists had projected a 0.3% rise in average earnings and an unemployment rate of 4.3% for February. In January, average earnings were virtually unchanged and the jobless rate stood at 4.2%. Friday's report from the Labor Department paints a picture of a U.S. economy that is working at two speeds, with manufacturing mired in recession and the service industry--such as retail and finance--managing to keep on growing. Within the service-producing sector--which enjoyed its biggest gain since May--retail businesses added 37,000 to payrolls, while banks and other financial institutions hired 16,000. The narrow services category, which includes a variety of business and health services, added 95,000 jobs, the biggest number since September.