Business
The Labor Department is questioning former Global Crossing Ltd. workers about the bankrupt company’s 401(k) retirement plan, apparently to determine if any pension laws were broken.
Feb. 27, 2002
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., as part of a revised bid to win U.S. approval for its purchase of Global Crossing Ltd., may agree to limit its role managing the company, people familiar with the matter said.
March 3, 2003
Wall St.: Pacific Capital, headed by chairman of the telecom firm, sells 10 million shares to fund other investments.
May 30, 2001
World & Nation
The International Committee of the Red Cross appealed Tuesday for $45 million for famine victims in Somalia, saying it has reached the limit of what it could do for people there.
Oct. 21, 1992
Global Crossing Ltd. has told federal regulators that it is considering an arrangement to limit Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.’
March 27, 2003
U.S. to Study ‘Globalization’ of Mass Media: The United States may need updated communications policies, the government said in announcing that it will study the “globalization” of the mass media.
Feb. 15, 1990
A group of former top executives of Frontier Corp. unveiled plans Wednesday to bid for the U.S. portion of Global Crossing Ltd.’
March 21, 2002
Global Crossing Ltd. executives emerged relatively unscathed Thursday from their debut on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are investigating the telecommunication firm’s bankruptcy.
March 22, 2002
Faced with the worst yellow fever outbreak in parts of Africa in decades and running low on vaccine, the World Health Organization plans to use only fractional doses of the vaccine in some areas when it launches an emergency immunization campaign in July.
June 29, 2016
Abruptly it is dawning on investors: The sort of scandal that crippled Enron is not limited to that energy giant.
Feb. 3, 2002