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Tyco jurors askto see exhibits
NEW YORK -- Jurors in the Tyco International trial asked Thursday to see exhibits related to comments that two former executives made to investors about their stock sales and company loans. The securities fraud charge against former Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski and former finance chief Mark Swartz accuses them of falsely pumping up Tyco's stock price, then profiting by selling shares in the company. The jurors were to hold their 12th day of deliberations today.
Bank of Americaacquires FleetBoston
BOSTON -- Bank of America Corp. completed its $47 billion acquisition of FleetBoston Financial Corp. on Thursday, creating the nation's No. 3 bank with assets estimated at $966 billion. Its assets trail only Citigroup and the planned merger between Bank One and J.P. Morgan Chase. Fleet spokesman James Mahoney declined to comment on how many layoffs would be coming as a result of the merger.
Associated Press