Business Articles July 2002



Rivals Benefit From Lufthansa's Lift

Deutsche Post Takes Blows

US Justice Department to Investigate Aol

First, Buy Your Boeing

Tycoon Cashed in on Qwest

WorldCom hires expert duo to restore credibility

Bertelsmann shake-up may spark C5 sale

FTSE slips lower

Qwest's $1bn Admission

I'm no meddler

Middelhoff Out of Picture

Chase away the grey clouds

UK markets hit six-year low

Shares Fall May Halve Us Growth

Vivendi Plans Canal Plus Shake-up

Bang go another 200 points off the FTSE

A multibillion dollar business

Trade-off Averts Us Steel War

AOL Suffers a Double Blow

Lawyer, art lover and trusted fixer

'DTI was warned' of WorldCom worries

CBI cool on government's auditing clean-up

WorldCom 'failed to Act' Against Fraud

Another fine Messier: French giant in freefall amid whiff of scandal

Markets nosedive as the bad news piles up

WorldCom Hopes to Have New Funds in Place This Week

Watchdog Brands Worldcom Report 'wholly Inadequate'

Messier Heads for the Exit

WorldCom Inquiry Widens

Messier Agrees to Resign

Norway Sets 40% Female Quota for Boardrooms

Sharp bounce in UK shares

Uruguayan peso goes into freefall

Merrill defends Enron deals

Global markets rally

Qwest admits improper accounting practices

FTSE surges in brisk trading

It's official - the UK retail boom is over

Footsie 'faces fall to 3,000'

Naked truth about the brand king

Growth is back - for now

Retail boom grinds to a halt

European markets slide

Soaring US shares give hope to FTSE

Markets surge after Wall Street rally

SEC to investigate AOL accounting practices

Handcuff Parade for Cable Tv Chiefs on Fraud Charges

Banks 'knew of Enron Scam'

WorldCom $40bn in Debt - and Counting

WorldCom Files for Bankruptcy

WorldCom Prepares for Bankruptcy

The day of the bear

Winning formula cannot save Fiat dynasty

Microsoft Results Cheer Wall Street

Nokia modifies sales outlook

Corporate America began to believe the only way was up. Then the rally lost its fizz

British law gets tough after Enron

Corus to Merge With Brazil's Csn

Poor Sales Force Intel to Chip Off 4,000 More Jobs

Greenspan Insists Us Economy is Strong

Early Rally Fizzles

FTSE closes below 4,000 as Bush intervention fails

Pfizer and Pharmacia set to create drugs giant

US consumers lose heart - and so does the FTSE

Markets Slump After Brief Rally

Late gains in US and Asia fuel FTSE recovery

European Stocks Hit Hard As Markets Plunge

Qwest fuels share sell-off

US Accuses Bp of 'world-class Accounting Scandal'

BIS Speaks Out on Enron Affair

Merck Delivers $12bn Jolt

US drugs giant accused of overstating revenue

Senators reject Enron excuses

France Télécom pins hopes on state

Terror-free July 4 Perks Up the Markets

Hewitt plans audit shake-up

Positive opening for London's shares

Shares slump as panic hits stock markets

Merger Mania Created Millionaires But Made Millions More Poorer