The Wall Street Journal-20080201-Corrections - Amplifications

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People close to Blackstone Group said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recommended that the private-equity firm, to gain approval for a $6.4 billion buyout of Alliance Data Systems Corp., commit to financially backstopping an Alliance Data bank named World Financial Network National Bank. Blackstone would remain as the primary capital backer of the bank, even if the firm sold all or part of the business. A Deal Journal column Wednesday incorrectly said the recommendations applied to two Alliance Data banks.

(See: "Deals & Deal Makers: Deal Journal / Breaking Insight From WSJ.com" -- WSJ January 30, 2008)

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A program of outward investment from China is named QDII, for qualified domestic institutional investor. An article Wednesday incorrectly said the program's name stands for qualified domestic international investor.

(See: "World Stock Markets: Chinese Investors Get to Bet on U.S. Stocks --- SEC Pact Will Open the Door Wider, but a Cautious Approach Is Likely to Prevail for Now" -- WSJ January 30, 2008)

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Amazon.com Inc. predicts 2008 operating income of between $1.025 billion and $1.225 billion, excluding certain expenses, compared with an estimate by Citigroup of $1.22 billion on that same basis. A Technology Journal article yesterday on Amazon's earnings wrongly compared Amazon's operating-income forecast of between $785 million and $985 million, including certain expenses, to the $1.22 billion estimate from Citigroup, which excluded certain expenses.

(See: "Technology Journal: Amazon Offers Upbeat Revenue Forecast --- Shares Fall After Hours On Letdown Over View For Operating Income" -- WSJ January 31, 2008)

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