Also

* HealthSouth Corp., a rehabilitation-hospital chain accused of $2.7 billion in accounting fraud, named John Workman chief financial officer. Workman is former chief executive and CFO of U.S. Can Co., HealthSouth said. He succeeds Guy Sansone of turnaround firm Alvarez & Marsal, who had been acting CFO since March 2003.

* Waterford Wedgwood, a money-losing luxury housewares maker, ordered 1,400 workers at its two Irish crystal-cutting plants to take cuts in hours and pay in response to sluggish sales.

* Internet media company Yahoo Inc. said it would soon test a travel price comparison search engine called FareChase as it further integrates Web search services into its offerings.

* About 39,400 laser printers made by Lexmark International Inc. and sold by IBM Corp. and Dell Inc. are being recalled because of a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The recalled printers include the Lexmark E232, E232t, E330, E332n and E332tn; the IBM Infoprint 1412 and 1412n; and the Dell 1700 and 1700n, according to the commission.

* General Motors Corp., hurt by weak sales for the last three months, plans to raise rebate incentives on cars and trucks sold in the United States by $500 to $1,000 on most of its 2005 models, dealers said. The automaker also will extend a program offering “bonus cash” in addition to the rebates of between $500 and $1,500 on most 2004 and 2005 models financed through GM’s finance arm.

* Lockheed Martin Corp., the top U.S. defense contractor, may sell 20 of the newest type of Patriot missile to Japan for as much as $79 million to improve that country’s defense against ballistic missiles. The proposed sale would include the Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, missiles as well as computers, training, spare parts and support, the U.S. Department of Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.

* A heat wave sent California’s electricity demand to a record 45,165 megawatts Tuesday, the sixth record-breaking day this summer. There were no statewide rolling blackouts from the heat, but energy officials warned of continuing high demand today and asked residents to cut power use. The figures do not include some municipal utilities, including Los Angeles and Sacramento.