Business
Friday, March 15, 2002
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Enron auditor faces charge
WASHINGTON -- The Arthur Andersen accounting firm was charged with obstruction of justice stemming from shredding "tons of paper" and deleting computer files, the first indictment in collapse of Enron Corp.
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Andersen: No plan for bankruptcy
CHICAGO -- Arthur Andersen LLP will not file for bankruptcy, but most experts say that might be the once-mighty accounting firm's best hopes to stop an exodus of its clients and employees, as well as finding a buyer to salvage its operations.
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EYE SEE YOU
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Tech show has all the gadgets
HANOVER, Germany -- A cloth keyboard for Palm computers that you can spill a drink on -- and laugh. Detachable screens that let Internet addicts wander the house. Personal digital assistants that can surf the Web in color and double as phones, cameras and video players.
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Economy shows new signs of vigor
WASHINGTON -- The deficit in the nation's broadest measure of trade narrowed slightly to $417.4 billion last year, the first improvement since 1995.
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Home Depot considers new store in Tumwater
TUMWATER -- Home improvement buffs might soon have another place to buy their lumber, tools and plants.
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Microsoft trims pay for Bay area workers
SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp.'s 1,600 San Francisco Bay area employees are in for a financial hit this summer -- a smaller paycheck.
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Oracle's earnings remain in doldrums
SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Corp. reported another disappointing quarter Thursday, amplifying concerns that the stumbling software giant might not regain its footing as quickly as the rest of the industry. The results were in line with analysts' reduced expectations.
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF
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STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST
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