A Crude Awakening Disappointing sales at several major retail chains and the latest accounting scandal did not help a risk-averse market. Surging fuel prices hurt transports and the entire economy. Lowe's bucked the trend after a strong report.
Enron's Collapse Jolts Dow Bank Stocks, Market Credit downgrades and cancellation of the Dynegy merger decimated the energy trader's shares and hurt its bankers at Citigroup and J.P. Morgan.
Oil Stocks Look Like A Dry Hole Despite lofty prices at the gas pump, analysts don't see 2004 shaping up as a gusher for energy stocks -- at least for most of them
A Made-to-Order Megamerger Jamie Dimon's Bank One will supply William Harrison's J.P. Morgan Chase with the top talent it needed to take on Citibank
Yahoo: Still An Online Ad Play Though Terry Semel may try to spin it as a more diversified company, the portal's robust earnings are the result of a robust ad market
Who Will Fastow Implicate? Enron's ex-CFO is a loose cannon who could shoot in several directions, at a string of Enron execs, bankers, and lawyers
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