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To: H James Morris who wrote (140574)	3/14/2002 8:59:19 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 164684

HJ, think of the possible trading strategies. The Chicago Merc is going to trade coffee and donut futures. No, not the coffee futures you're thinking of, and not flour and sugar and lard futures either. Futures on SBUX and KKD shares. So now all the latte sippers and fresh hot donut snarfers can protect themselves from price spikes. Health insurers can hedge the costs of treating obesity and blood pressure ailments. Municipalities can protect themselves from the "lost time" of law enforcement professionals waiting for the next batch to come out of the glazing machine. And a few more traders and brokers can buy Porsches with the money they earn off the spread and volatility. Ain't it grand? biz.yahoo.com

To: H James Morris who wrote (140574)	3/14/2002 9:05:35 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

"Sources close to the two companies said Toys "R" Us CEO John Eyler met with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in February to discuss the agreement, which was Amazon's first service deal. " It was in February Bezos made his largest stock sale ever. Do you think it was possible he was acting on some inside information rather than just diversifying?