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* The Chrysler arm of DaimlerChrysler followed General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. in extending its no-interest financing plan for the second time. The DaimlerChrysler zero-percent financing program will be good through Jan. 8, said a spokesman for the auto maker.

* Alan L. Beller, a lawyer who specializes in stock offerings, was named head of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s corporation finance division to lead a drive for more frequent company financial reports.