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U.S.
trade groups blocked in Microsoft appeal effort
Washington: A computer industry trade group said
on Monday it is appealing a decision by a federal judge
that rejected a bid by it and another group to intervene
in Microsoft Corp.'s settlement deal with the government.
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S&P
says record $177 bn bond defaults in
02
New York: A record $177 billion of bonds worldwide
went into default in 2002, Standard & Poor's said
on Monday, as slow economies and accounting worries caused
companies' debt-paying abilities to sink.
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U.S.
steel firms urge tariffs on developing
nations
Washington: A group of U.S. steel companies
have asked the Bush administration to stop shielding Mexico,
India, Egypt and 28 other developing countries from hefty
tariffs imposed last year, industry officials said on
Monday.
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HP
under fire for ‘blocking’ probes into PC defects
California: California's attorney general has
accused Hewlett-Packard and its lawyers of misleading
investigators and using improper tactics to frustrate
state and federal probes into potential defects embedded
in millions of computers sold over the years, Monday's
Wall Street Journal reported.
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Small
investors to sue analyst over WorldCom advice
New York: In an unusual move, a group of small
investors who say they lost their life savings because
of Wall Street analyst Jack Grubman’s puffed-up stock
rating for WorldCom are taking their complaints en masse
to the security industry’s watchdog group.
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Dell
unveils retail check-out computers
New
York: Dell Computer said on Monday it introduced a
retail check-out computer targeted at medium to large
consumer retailers.
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AOL
Europe, Asia shrug off news of Case's departure
California: The resignation of AOL Time Warner
Chairman Steve Case will have little impact on the media
giant's European and Asian Internet divisions, company
insiders and analysts said on Monday.
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