Business News

Democratic lawmakers say it's time to pass the Enron inquiry to a special counsel, but some legal experts say that would just drag the nation into a costly quagmire reminiscent of Whitewater and Iran-Contra.

BellSouth Corporation said Tuesday it will consolidate its 75 call centers into 28 expanded offices to achieve greater operating efficiency amid sluggish demand.

Blimpie International is dropping Coca-Cola from its 1,900 sandwich outlets in favor of Pepsi.

More than half of all Americans use the Internet, with more than 2 million people going online for the first time each month.

Verizon Wireless sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday in an attempt to recoup a $1.74 billion deposit related to the aborted auction of wireless licenses held by NextWave Telecom Inc.

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. will ask shareholders to approve their historic and controversial $23 billion merger on consecutive days next month.

Blacks got 14 percent of Atlanta primary mortgage lenders' business in 2000, but represented just 11 percent of the portfolios of the giant government-sponsored mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Former Fox News personality Arthel Neville will take the helm at CNN's ``TalkBack Live.''

New York City has asked scrap yards not to sell World Trade Center steel to anyone trying to exploit the September 11 tragedy after a Georgia company began offering commemorative medallions made from the twin towers' girders.

Fashion analysts have long claimed that when economic times are tough, women accessorize more instead of dropping big bucks for new outfits.