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Rigas' $2.3 bil fraud trial opens
Prosecutors alleged that John Rigas, the founder and ex-CEO of bankrupt cable company Adelphia Communications, used $2.3 bil in off-balance-sheet loans to cover margin calls on Adelphia stock when he was not misappropriating funds for a $13 mil golf course and personal travel. Rigas, who is on trial with sons Michael and Timothy, says the loans were legitimate.
Sprint to absorb wireless shares
The No. 4 U.S. long-distance firm will return to a single stock in April, making it easier to sell complete wireline and wireless service packages while protecting the wireless unit from hostile takeover bids. A share of PCS Group stock will be converted to a half-share of FON Group common stock. Sprint rose 8% to ...