__________________________________ MARKET ALERT from The Wall Street Journal December 13, 2000 The Nasdaq composite dropped 108.31, or 3.7%, to 2823.46 Wednesday as investors turned their attention to earnings warnings. The market couldn't sustain initial enthusiasm that the election drama was nearing a close, but the Dow industrials finished up 26.17 at 10794.44. FOR MORE INFORMATION, see: http://interactive.wsj.com/pages/money.htm TO CHECK YOUR PORTFOLIO, see: http://interactive.wsj.com/pj/PortfolioDisplay.cgi __________________________________ ADVERTISEMENT Visit CareerJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal's executive career site. Read 2,000+ articles on job hunting and career management, plus search 30,000+ high-level jobs. For today's features and job listings, click to: http://careerjournal.com __________________________________ LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT? Give a subscription to WSJ.com. Visit http://interactive.wsj.com/giftlink2000/ ____________________________________ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION TO REMOVE YOURSELF from this list, see: http://interactive.wsj.com/user-cgi-bin/searchUser.pl?action=emailalert Then uncheck the appropriate box to unsubscribe from this list. Click on the "save selections" button. When you registered with WSJ.com, you indicated you wished to receive this Market News Alert e-mail. For further questions, please call our customer service department at 1-800-369-2834 or 1-609-514-0870 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m Eastern Monday-Friday or e-mail inquiries@interactive.wsj.com. __________________________________ Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.