... impossible for GM to borrow money and difficult for consumers and dealers to finance new vehicles. Washington Mutual Inc. and WorldCom Inc. are the second and third largest U.S. companies to file for bankruptcy protection. AP Auto Writer Kimberly S. Johnson ...

... Sarbanes-Oxley anti-fraud law, which was enacted in 2002 after accounting scandals at companies like Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. A key part of this law requires public companies to file reports on the strength of internal financial controls and fix ...

WASHINGTON -- WorldCom executives clashed with former auditors ... House panel investigating the debacle. WorldCom Chairman Bert Roberts called auditor ... the company." He said he understands WorldCom's former chief financial officer ...

... uncover the corporate fraud scandal at WorldCom. Cooper spoke Tuesday to students at the University of Central Arkansas. For WorldCom, Cooper's courage to come forward ... retirement savings. For Cooper, the WorldCom experience meant she was thrust instantly ...

... CLINTON, Miss. (AP) -- A week ago, WorldCom Inc.'s employees and hometown supporters ... Today, Sidgmore is fighting to keep WorldCom alive after Tuesday's revelation that ... expenses in 2001 and 2002. The news dropped WorldCom shares to pennies and brought immediate ...

... YORK (AP) -- Telecommunications giant WorldCom Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection ... spectacular series of corporate collapses. WorldCom chief executive John Sidgmore told The ... immediate disruptions are expected for Worldcom's millions of MCI long-distance customers ...

... Overbilling could emerge as the next focus of WorldCom Inc.'s massive accounting scandal ... analysts say. Prieur Leary, a former WorldCom client who runs a Miami-based communications ... has fought a long-running battle with WorldCom over bills he says were chronically ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- WorldCom Inc.'s bankruptcy filing Sunday ... accounting scandal. Everyone connected to WorldCom -- competitors, employees and suppliers ... creditors, it's the possibility that WorldCom's debts might be wiped away by a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two top WorldCom officials apparently were told of ... s books. The March 18 message to WorldCom founder and former CEO Bernard Ebbers ... company's annual financial report. WorldCom, which owns the nation's No ...

... largest corporate takeover to date, MCI WorldCom Inc. agreed to pay $115 billion for ... The combined company, to be called WorldCom, will control 30 percent of the U ... paging services and an Internet network. WorldCom also will be a stronger competitor to ...