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Miller Brewing Company joins the growing market of alternative alcohol drinks targeted at younger consumers with the introduction of SKYY Blue.

Dynegy Inc. has settled a lawsuit with Enron Corp. subsidiaries and plans to acquire the Northern Natural Gas pipeline that was part of a dispute between the two energy companies.

BellSouth Corporation said Friday it had exceeded its 2001 goal of reaching 600,000 customers for its high-speed DSL Internet service.

The nation's unemployment rate climbed to 5.8 percent in December, highest in more than six years, as businesses cut 124,000 jobs and the year ended with the job market in the depths of recession.

Kmart Corp.'s share price has fallen 25 percent over two days after a key analyst downgraded the retailer's stock and said it might face bankruptcy.

A wave of incentive programs after the Sept. 11 attacks helped make 2001 the second-best year for auto sales in U.S. history.

Dynegy Inc. has settled a lawsuit with Enron Corp. subsidiaries and plans to acquire a prized natural gas pipeline that was part of a dispute between the two energy trading companies.

Mining deaths fell to a historic low in the United States last year, despite an explosion that killed 13 people in Alabama.

Capping off a troubled year that included the Firestone tire controversy, the departure of CEO Jacques Nasser and declining earnings, Ford Motor Co. reported Thursday its sales dropped 6 percent in 2001 from a year earlier.

The FBI has reversed its advice for computer users trying to protect themselves against serious flaws in the latest version of Windows: Applying the free fix from Microsoft Corp. is adequate, after all.