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Refusing to take no for an answer, Carnival Corp. came up Thursday with its fourth hostile offer for P&O Princess PLC in an effort to prevent P&O from merging with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Target Corp. on Thursday raised its earnings outlook for the fourth fiscal quarter, citing strong January sales at its upscale discount stores.

Delta Connection will inaugurate nonstop regional jet service between Brunswick/Golden Isles and Atlanta Sunday.

Tough market conditions caused a significant drop in profits at WorldCom Inc. in the fourth quarter, falling short of Wall Street's expectations, the company reported Thursday.

The Labor Department said Thursday that new claims for state unemployment insurance dropped by 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 376,000.

The Home Depot will open 17 stores on Thursday, February 7 - the largest one-day store roll out in the company's 23-year history.

Internet users found a new reason to send e-mail - for emotional support - following the Sept. 11 attacks, and a UCLA study suggests that the discovery may transform use of the communications tool.

For those who can't stand to see one more triple toe loop on TV, there's help. Log on the Internet for the latest on curling or the biathlon.

Online payment provider PayPal Inc. on Wednesday delayed an initial public offering of stock that will test investors' tolerance for rapidly growing Internet companies saddled with heavy losses.

European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg announced Thursday he will step down in 2003, three years before the end of his eight-year term.