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by Alan Fein

Online Stock Market Trading The holiday season shows shoppers move towards catalog and mail order purchasing on the rise, with convenience and online purchase fueling that composite's climb.If you would like to receive late breaking news on stocks covered by AXcess News then you need to subscribe. By joining, you can stay ahead of the pack and receive the latest news in your email in-box first.Print This Page

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Stock Investing Course Dec 10, 2004 (AXcess News) New York - The holiday season shows shoppers move towards catalog and mail order purchasing on the rise, with convenience and online purchase fueling that composite's climb.

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Stock Market Game The retail catalog and mail order composite (YHOH285) was up 2.78% at 1029.4 by 1:29pm ET Friday led by the industry's top five performers.

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Stock Investing Game IAC Interactive Corp. (NASDAQ: IACI) led the pack, up $1.33, or 5.25%, at $26.65. IAC has been trading for five weeks at all-time highs, fueled by its interactive affiliate network marketing of travel web sites. Collgate Pacific (AMEX: BOO) was second, up 46 cents, or 3.49%, at $13.65. The company said Wednesday that it received several unsolicted bids from acquisition candidates. On Dec 3, Collgate Pacific announced that the initial purchaser in the Company's recent private offering of 5.75% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2009 has purchased an additional $10 million principal amount of the notes.

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Journal Prime Rate Street Wall Alloy Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOY) was third in the Composite's top performers, up 19 cents, or 3.32%, at $5.91. The youth-oriented e-commerce and marketing company released strong 3rd quarter results that pushed its shares up 23% yesterday, close to its 52-week hi. AdvertisementOverstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) was fourth on the Composite's list, climbing $1.78, or 2.59%, at $70.45. The online e-commerce company was downgraded Tuesday by Legg Mason analyst Scott Devitt, citing a 44% rise in market price which Devitt believed put the online liquidator's shares out of sync. OSTK shares fell 12% that day but investors are ignoring Devitt's research notes, pushing the stock up once more.

Major department stores in Japan can provide U.S. exporters with detailed guidance on gift packaging customs for all types of products. Posting Gains in Japan Mail order is a relatively new but rapidly growing segment of the retail gift market. In 1990, mail order sales accounted for approximately $11.3 billion, or 1.3 percent, of total retail sales in Japan. Mail order is becoming increasingly popular as a means of purchasing gifts because it offers convenience, competitive pricing and wide product selection, particularly for imported goods.

Stock Market News Finally, Sportsman Guide (NASDAQ: SGDE) was fifth, trading up 39 cents, or 1.77%, at $22.45. Third quarter results, released in early November, shows the outdoor gear and general merchandise mail order catalog company's sales grew 37% for the period, reporting an increase in net earnings of 51%.

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