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Markets, money and companies that sell potatoes on the Internet.
| | BUSINESS STORIES THIS MONTH |
| December 20, 1999 |
 | NetSpud.com soars 640 percent in debut; company has never sold a potato
Shares of NetSpud.com, which plans to sell potatoes over the Internet, closed at $118 in their first day of trading, valuing the 11-employee company at $3.2 billion.
4:35 p.m. EST |
| December 17, 1999 |
 | Dow ends week at record as investors shrug off Y2K jitters
Blue-chip stocks closed at an all-time high Friday, as investors bet that the economy -- and their computers -- would sail smoothly into the new year.
4:20 p.m. EST |
| December 15, 1999 |
 | Day traders swap holiday cheer for stock tickers
At a storefront trading room in suburban Ohio, two dozen amateur investors are spending the holiday season staring at six monitors each -- and many say they wouldn't have it any other way.
12:00 p.m. EST |
| December 13, 1999 |
 | Online holiday sales triple; so do the complaints
Americans are expected to spend more than three times as much online this holiday season as last year. Many are discovering that the Web is open 24 hours a day, but the warehouses are not.
10:30 a.m. EST |
| December 10, 1999 |
 | Plushie Pals market collapses as maker 'retires' entire line
Prices for the collectible bean-filled animals plunged after their maker announced all of them would be retired at midnight on December 31.
2:15 p.m. EST |
| December 7, 1999 |
 | Two dial-up giants agree to $40 billion merger
Hyperbaud Communications and WorldWire Online will combine to form the nation's largest Internet service provider, with 21 million subscribers and roughly as many busy signals.
11:50 a.m. EST |
| December 3, 1999 |
| | Generator makers can't keep up with Y2K demand
Manufacturers of portable generators say December orders are running at five times normal levels. Some customers are waiting until February -- after the crisis they are worried about.
3:00 p.m. EST |
| December 1, 1999 |
 | Dot-coms spend millions on ads for big football game
More than a dozen Internet companies, several with no revenue, have bought 30-second spots during next month's championship game at a record price of $2.2 million each.
1:40 p.m. EST |
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