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Business News

UBS won't pay in Enron deal
A Swiss investment bank won't pay anything to acquire Enron Corp.'s energy trading business.
10:26AM ( 23 years ago )
Lower gasoline prices spur smaller-than-expected decline in December retail sales
Retail sales edged down by a smaller-than-expected 0.1 percent in December as consumers showed resilience in the face of the recession and rising unemployment.
9:12AM ( 23 years ago )
Hewlett-Packard, Compaq budget millions to keep key employees during merger
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. would pay out an extra $634 million to key employees as an incentive to stay on if their merger goes through, both companies disclosed Monday.
8:29AM ( 23 years ago )
Samsonite taken off Nasdaq
Samsonite Corp. has been removed from the Nasdaq Stock Market because of declining market capitalization, the company said Monday.
8:27AM ( 23 years ago )
OSHA tests higher safety-standard program at construction sites
The federal government announced Monday a program that encourages construction contractors to exceed federal workplace safety requirements at temporary work sites.
8:26AM ( 23 years ago )
Former Enron executives launch new energy venture
Several former Enron executives launched a new company Monday to market energy services to small and medium-sized businesses.
8:23AM ( 23 years ago )
Dow suffers first 6-session losing streak since 2000
Investors succumbed to worries about earnings and sold stocks sharply lower Monday while they awaited fourth-quarter results that will begin in earnest this week.
8:03AM ( 23 years ago )
MSN closing in on AOL; Atlanta based Earthlink up to No. 3
Microsoft Corp. added 980,000 MSN Internet access subscribers in the last three months of 2001, bringing its total to 7.7 million subscribers, the company said Tuesday.
7:55AM ( 23 years ago )
Mesa Airlines to leave Athens on April 14
Athens' only air passenger service intends to halt flights between Athens-Ben Epps Aiport and Charlotte, N.C., on April 14.
7:16AM ( 23 years ago )
Delta reinstates policy allowing unaccompanied minors
Delta Air Lines said Monday it has resumed allowing children to fly by themselves on direct and connecting flights.
7:09PM ( 23 years ago )