Message-ID: <18016424.1075861486684.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:55:47 -0800 (PST) From: schwabalerts.marketupdates@schwab.com To: jeff.dasovich@enron.com Subject: Internet Daily for November 20, 2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Schwab Alerts X-To: Dasovich, Jeff X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \JDASOVIC (Non-Privileged)\Dasovich, Jeff\Deleted Items X-Origin: Dasovich-J X-FileName: JDASOVIC (Non-Privileged).pst Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Internet Daily for Tuesday, November 20, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com Stocks, bonds and babes If the bottom falls out of the market, wouldn't it be better to hear about it from someone not wearing a bottom? Perhaps this was the genesis of MarketwrapUnwrapped.com, a Sydney, Australia-based Web site featuring naked women offering stock market reports. Streaming video of two women, wearing little but smiles, greets visitors to the site. "Oh, hi! Thanks for checking us out," says one of them, Georgie Jestico. The Web site's biography section says she was born in England and has completed two years at "San Francisco University," though there's not a school in San Francisco by that exact name. She and three other anchor/models deliver "all the market news. Takeovers, mergers and bums," they say in a video teaser to encourage subscribers to pay $9.95 monthly for real-time updates. The announcers begin their reports clothed, and remove clothing as they go through the news. "There is no market advice, it's just a wrap," explained Sam Ruddock, the site's managing director, in an interview with Reuters. "It is very tame. It's only R rated," he added. Launched two weeks ago, Ruddock said the site has 50 subscribers. Another such site, NakedNews.com, has been in business in two years. It recently expanded to offer two channels of programming, and now features 10 women and four men reporting news, sports and weather. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Online retailers get federal warning The Federal Trade Commission has reminded online retailers of its regulations on shipping. The FTC said it surveyed 110 Internet retailers and notified 72 of them of the mail order rule. It requires merchants to send orders to buyers consistent with the site's claim, or, if no time is stated, within 30 days. The commission found 52 of 110 sites made "quick-ship claims." Inadequate warranty information was also found on 52 sites, the agency reported. The warranty rule requires written warranties on consumer products costing more than $15 be made available to consumers before they buy. The number of complaints about Internet retailers has become comparable to those about telemarketers and auto repair shops. The National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators and the Consumer Federation of America said consumer complaints about the Internet ranked eighth among the groups' top 10 categories. The most commonly cited problems were about online purchases and auctions. "People don't always get what they order over the Internet and sometimes they don't get anything at all," said Wendy Weinberg, executive director of the NACAA. She suggested buyers use credit cards, print out receipts and vary passwords on Web sites. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Online shopping holds little interest for most Only one out of nine people say shopping online is their preference for this holiday season, according to Accenture research. "Given a heightened fear of terrorism, it was somewhat surprising the physical store was by far the most popular shopping venue," the consulting firm's report said. For all shoppers, clothing items are the most popular gift items. ----------------------------------------------------------------- For late-breaking market news you can't afford to miss, go to http://CBS.MarketWatch.com/ ================================================================ LOGIN to access your account: https://investing.schwab.com/trading/start ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or modify your Email Alert customization options, log in using the link below or copy and paste it into your browser's address window: https://investing.schwab.com/trading/start?SANC=EAMyAlerts ---------------------------------------------------------------- Notice: All email sent to or from the Charles Schwab corporate email system may be retained, monitored and/or reviewed by Schwab personnel. (0801-11478) Copyright 2001 CBS MarketWatch. All rights reserved. Commercial use or redistribution in any form, printed or electronic, is prohibited. Distribution by Quris, Inc.