AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
POLLUTION SERVICES
Trash hauler's Q3 profit met views
Waste Management made 38 cents a share vs. last year's 5 cents, including charges. Revenue was flat at $2.9 bil. The trash hauler expects '02 profit within analysts' views for $1.30-$1.37. It's on track to produce free cash flow of about $1 bil for the year. It expects to complete a $1 bil share buyback program in Q4.
** Stericycle nearly doubled Q3 earnings with 27 cents a share, a penny above views, ex-items. But the medical waste firm fell 6% .
TELECOM GEAR
Report: SEC mulls Lucent charges
The SEC will soon send the telecom gear firm a "Wells notice," often a precursor to formal civil charges, asking it to defend its accounting, USA Today reported. Lucent allegedly booked fake sales and stuffed its supply channels to inflate revenue. The ...