Southwest picking up slack from big airlines
Southwest Airlines will get back to growing in February, becoming the first major carrier to increase capacity since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Lincare settles Medicare probe
CLEARWATER -- Lincare Holdings Inc. will pay $3.15-million to settle federal allegations that two of its California offices engaged in Medicare fraud.
As dust settles, Diller's on top
Barry Diller, who resigned as head of Fox Inc. nearly a decade ago to embark on a crusade for convergence and Internet interactivity, is back on top of a major entertainment empire.
'Leftovers' may go on to shine
While the spotlight shines on Barry Diller's comeback as a full-fledged Hollywood mogul, the rest of the 59-year-old dealmaker's business empire risks becoming labeled Diller's "other company," or worse, "the leftovers."
Business Digest
NASD BARS BROKER: Former Bayonet Point broker Samuel Thomas Southard has been barred from the securities industry for forging a customer's name on a check and credit card applications, then using the cards for purchases and cash advances. He also failed to disclose charges brought against him. Southard was registered with Ascend Financial Services. He could not be reached for comment, but he consented to the findings by NASD Regulation.
