It's easy to get caught up in the negatives after the drubbing the major averages took last week. So I figured that now would be the perfect time to make a list of the good things happening on this autumn ticker tape. Perhaps it isn't needed, given the recovery so far this week, but I'll give it a shot anyway.

1. It's a Bull Market, Part 1: All major averages are still trading above their 200-day moving averages. To me, this level represents the long-term line in the sand between bull markets and bear markets. Simply stated, buyers come to the market's rescue when the indices trade above it while sellers rule the roost after prices fall below it.

2. Crude Oil Divergence: Many energy stocks have been falling or running in place while crude oil runs up to all-time highs. Their hesitation points to growing skepticism about crude's ability to hold on to current levels and might even be flagging a reversal that translates into lower prices for heating oil and gasoline this winter.

3. Buying the Dip: Monday's recovery confirmed that tech stocks look like great buys here. And despite

SEATTLE (AP) -- Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit more than quadrupled, and its shares topped $100 in regular trading, but the stock fell back toward $90 as concerns over margins overshadowed an otherwise strong quarter.

Earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30 skyrocketed to $80 million, or 19 cents per share, from $19 million, or 5 cents per share, during the same period last year.

Those results beat the expectations of analysts polled by Thomson Financial, who on average forecast a profit of 18 cents per share.

Revenue climbed 41 percent to $3.26 billion from $2.31 billion in the year-ago quarter. Analysts had predicted $3.14 billion in sales.

Sales on the company's U.S. and Canada sites rose 42 percent in the quarter compared with a year ago,

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, said Tuesday it will begin calling borrowers to offer refinancing or modifications on $16 billion in loans whose interest rate is set to adjust by the end of 2008. Its shares fell more than 4 percent.

Countrywide has been under fire since early July -- it has had difficulties with loan financing, its chief executive has been criticized for selling hundreds of millions of dollars in stock and it faces pressure from the government to help keep people from losing their homes.

"Unprecedented times call for unprecedented remedies," Countrywide President and Chief Operating Officer David Sambol said in a statement. "We are determined to assist borrowers who have the willingness and wherewithal to remain in their homes, but need a little help to do it."

The Calabasas, Calif.-based company said it would reach out to borrowers who are current on their loans