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To: Wally Mastroly who wrote (5191)	5/17/1999 10:00:00 AM
From: Lars	Respond to of 15132

Wally, >>> Yo Lars, Does Mary Kay offer these kinds of discounts? (like Amazon.com) biz.yahoo.com Loss-leader prices? Trying to gain higher internut "market share"? At these prices, Amazon.com may be trying to guarantee continued losses... Who needs profits anyway! Maybe we should rename it Amazing.com???? >>> No, Mary Kay doesn't offer these kinds of discounts. The girls and I sell premium product that you just can't get next door. ha. I guess they are trying to build brand awareness. At some point you have to make money. It should be interesting to look at Amazon in 5 yrs. They are either going to be a huge superstore or another story in the history of the market.

To: Wally Mastroly who wrote (5191)	5/17/1999 10:07:00 AM
From: Lars	Respond to of 15132

* Market Summary * 5/14/99 5/07/99 %Change S&P 500 1,337.80 1,345.00 -.54% Dow Jones 10,913.32 11,031.59 -1.07% NASD Comp 2,527.89 2,503.62 +.97% Russell 2000 443.13 436.11 +1.61% SOX Index 397.14 386.96 +2.63% Value Line 454.53 452.88 +.36% MS Growth 558.47 563.99 -.98% MS Cyclical 603.18 617.46 -2.31% T - Bill 4.50% 4.47% +3 BP Long Bond 5.91% 5.81% +10 BP Gold - Oz-Near Month $276.20 $283.70 -$7.50 Silver - Oz-Near Month $5.39 $5.45 -$.06 Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of Richmond Manufacturing Survey Remained Strong First Quarter Productivity growth excellent at 4.0% Modest Downshift from 4th Qtr Annualized Rate of 4.3% Atlanta FRB Production Index eases to 23.5 from 28.3 Jobless Claims unchanged at 303,000 - Four Week Moving Average fell -4,000 to 304,250 - Still Very Strong Producer Price Index rose +.5% in April - Core Rate - Without Volatile Food and Energy rose +.1% Retail Sales for April gained +.1% - Below Expectations April Consumer Price Index jumped +.7% - And Core Rate Rose +.4% - Much Higher than consensus Industrial Production for April rose +.6% Capacity Utilization for April rises to 80.6% March Business Inventories rose +.5% - But Sales up +1.1% *Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment rises to 106.4 From 104.6 -