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An environmental organization is asking the state to protect Georgia coastal waters, saying pollution is responsible for the steep decline in the seafood industry.

Siemens AG, the German electronics and engineering giant, said Wednesday it posted a profit in the last three months of 2001 as cost-cutting helped end a series of three consecutive quarterly losses, though earnings were still weaker than a year ago.

As Kmart Corp. plans its next steps following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, several analysts say one thing is certain: Keeping Martha Stewart is a must.

Martha Stewart won't pull her line of home and garden products from Kmart stores "for the foreseeable future," despite the retailing giant's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

A board that oversees the accounting profession has voted to disband after raising concerns about proposed changes in the way firms are regulated following the collapse of Enron.

Energy marketer Dynegy Inc. said Wednesday that fourth quarter earnings fell 27 percent due in part to costs associated with its failed attempt to buy the ailing Enron Corp.

Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest oil company, said Wednesday that fourth quarter profits fell 44 percent as demand and prices for crude and natural gas dropped, although the company met Wall Street's limited expectations.

Fredy Banegas sat patiently in his clean white shirt and blue jeans as an administrator at El Centro Hispano helped him fill out a job application. It had been nearly three months since he got his clothes dirty from working at a Durham construction site.

Erlinda Valencia worries she could lose the airport security job she's had for 14 years because her citizenship application hasn't yet been approved.

Northwest Airlines said Tuesday it will increase the minimum number of award miles required for free travel and allow frequent fliers to redeem those miles during peak-travel dates previously off-limits through the WorldPerks program.