Even if you think Milton Friedman launched âthe dumbest idea in the world,â nothing will change without some outside help.
What would you give to have purchased 1,000 shares of Amazonâs stock on Sept. 7, 2001 at $8.51, four days before the terrorist attacks on the United States? The fourth quarter of 2001 earned for Amazon its first ârealâ profit, after seven years in business, and four years as a publicly traded company â four years and 15 quarters of losses.