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Discusses problems facing banks due to conditions in the power and energy-trading industry in the U.S. Effect of problematic loans on banks of all sizes; Analysis of utility and energy-trading companies and the banks which have lent money to them; Mention of UnionBanCal Corp., and its exposure as a percentage of non-performing loans.

Reports on the draft guidelines issued by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of Thrift Supervision that will monitor specialty credit-card lenders, especially those that have increased their subprime business.

Reports the proposal being considered by bondholders of WorldCom Inc. to exchange their debt for equity in a prearranged filing for bankruptcy court protection in the U.S. in July 2002.

Reports on investment companies in the United States that have changed the individual definition of high net worth in order to gain additional investors who have less money invest. Investment banks including Charles Schwab, J.P. Morgan Chase, E*Trade, and Fidelity that offer the services of private money managers for a smaller initial investment. INSET: What Does It Take to Be Rich.

Reveals reasons behind the losses posted by energy firms in the U.S. for the first quarter of 2002.

Reports on the meeting between the New York State Banking Department and money service companies in November 2001, to address the need for tracking the transfer of terrorist money.

Reports on efforts of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fight bioterrorism. View that the CDC is underfunded; Investigations into anthrax cases; Details on the allocation of the CDC budget.

Reports on the decision of BB&T Corp. to acquire two banking companies in Kentucky.

Reports on the increase in the third quarter net income of SunTrust Banks Inc. in the United States for the year 2001.

Focuses on Hugh McColl, a retired executive who opened an investment-banking firm in Charlotte, North Carolina called McColl Partners. Details of his plan to advise businesses on buying and selling other companies; Discussion of whether McColl can succeed in the business of advising and negotiating a transaction in spite of his aggressive deal-making style,

Reports that the use of small cash exchanges by terrorists responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, is complicating investigators' ability to trace the financing of the plot in its final months.

Explains that banks in the United States are facing the serious task of searching for accounts that have links to organizations that support the activities of terrorist Osama bin Laden.

Reports on the findings of investigators that the suspected terrorists behind the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States may have used debit cards to finance their operations.

Deals with the sentiments of Florida residents who have encountered the aircraft hijackers involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.

Reports on efforts to track the activity of Muslim fundamentalist terrorists who lived in the United States for years before hijacking planes in a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon near Washington D.C. Problem with apprehending such operatives and maintaining the freedom and tolerance of outsiders that the U.S. enjoys; Investigation into terrorists and terrorist activity by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Reports on efforts to apprehend persons involved with support and preparation for terrorists who hijacked passenger jets and used them in suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Report that the amount of law-enforcement officials involved is the largest in history; Analysis of the black box flight data recorder recovered from the Pennsylvania crash site of United Airlines flight 93; Bomb scares following initial terrorist attacks; Various arrests and apprehensions worldwide.

Focuses on how companies handled the disruption, chaos and trauma from the terrorist attacks on the United States. Use of improvisation by companies to continue operations; Example of GoAmerica Inc., SunTrust Banks Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and others; Relocation of some companies at disaster recovery sites; Comments on how Y2K planning helped some companies function during this crisis.

Reports on efforts of the United States government to maintain calm in the banking system after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City. Need of bankers for reassurance that the Federal Reserve system was operating; Effect of the grounding of all U.S. air traffic on the check-transfer system; Discussion of 'float,' which occurs if check-delivery deadlines are not met; Delivery of paper checks by AirNet Systems Inc. using trucks; Mention of several banks and how they were effected.

Reports on 'subprime' lending in the United States and its effect on lending institutions. Bank of America's withdrawal from subprime lending after taking a $1.25 billion charge; Increase in delinquencies and foreclosures; Rapid increase in subprime debt.

Reports the failure of BankAmerica Corp. to disclose its losses from its investment in D.E. Shaw & Co., according to an investigation conducted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2001.

Presents news briefs concerning financial executives in the United States as of July 27, 2001.

Presents updates on corporate finance and stock exchanges in the United States as of July 2001.

Presents updates on the Bank of America Corp. and Bank of New York Co. as of July 17, 2001.

Provides information on the stock performance of several trading companies in the United States as of May 15, 2001.

Presents news briefs on corporate deals in the United States as of April 20, 2001.

Highlights the stock deal between North Carolina banks First Union Corp. and Wachovia Corp.

Discusses the excitement surrounding the discovery of the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley, which sank in 1864 after blowing up the Union vessel Housatonic. Discovery by 'Raise the Titanic!' author Clive Cussler, in Charleston, South Carolina; E. Lee Spence's dispute with Cussler, over discovery claim; Competition over which town will build a home for the Hunley; Competition over merchandising; Efforts to discover crew's remains; Media productions about the Hunley; Friends of the Hunley organization.

Reports on the financial problems of the Science and Technology Museum of Atlanta, as of February, 2001. Perceived factors contributing to the Georgia museum's problems, including budget problems, minimal government support and unfulfilled pledges from technology companies; Efforts of museum director Lewis Massey to cut costs, including lobbying the state legislature for emergency help; Fundraising.

Reports that United States investment advisor Thomas Brown, a critic of First Union Corp., has made it one of the largest holdings in his Second Curve Capital LLC hedge fund. The fund as a New York investment pool for institutions and wealthy persons; His refusal to specify the size of his position in First Union; Reasons for the feud between Brown and First Union Chairman and Chief Executive Edward Crutchfield; Brown's improved relations with Crutchfield's successor, G. Kennedy Thompson.

Reports on the plan of civil-rights groups in Georgia to launch an economic boycott if the state does not remove the Confederate battle emblem from its flag.

Discusses the problems with commercial bank loans in the United States. Risk exposure of banks; Uncertainty on which loans will turn bad; Cases of Bank of America Corp. and First Union Corp.; Debtor companies that are being closely watched.

Reports on the plans for a rate increase by FedEx Corp., a company in the delivery business in the United States, beginning February 1, 2001. Reason for the rate increase; Implications of the company's decision; Impact of rate increases on Internet companies. INSET: Take a Hike.

Reports on the plan of First Union Corp. to cut its dividend in half to save cash. Details on the company's cost-cutting measures; Estimated annual savings from cost-cutting measures; Information on the escalating loan losses in the United States as of December 2000.

Reports on the uncollectible debt and the 2000 fourth-quarter profit of Bank of America Corp. Amount of its debt; Status of its stocks.

Covers updates and news items on bids and offers of several companies in the United States as of September 29, 2000. Decision of Credit Suisse First Boston to replace bank-stock analyst Michael Mayo; Information on the investment guide of broker Ron Peterson; Penalty charges against Peter Quick, president of the American Stock Exchange.

Focuses on the court order of a federal judge in Miami, Florida for SabreTech Inc. to pay a fine and restitution for its role in the crash of a ValuJet plane in 1996 in Everglades. Plans of SabreTech to appeal on the case; Details on the amount of the criminal fine and restitution; Inability of SabreTech to pay the amount.

Reports on the status of mutual funds at banks in the United States as of August, 2000. Proposal that mutual funds be used to generate fee income and make up for shortfalls in interest income; Disappointment of investors in the performance of mutual funds; Discussion of the situation of SunTrust Banks and First Union which were slow to start pure technology funds.

Reports on the net income posted by three banks in the United States during the second quarter of 2000. Bank of America Corp.; FleetBoston Financial Corp.; Bank of New York Co.

Deals with the decline of bank stocks in the United States. Market condition of banks in the country; Several problems faced by the industry; Details on bad loans; Comment from some bank executives.

Deals with the concern of bankers, investors and analysts on the problems in banks' loan portfolio in the United States after bank shares fell on June 16, 2000. Market reaction to Wachovia Corp.'s announcement that it would revise its earnings due to loan portfolio problems; Profit warning of UnionBanCal Corp for the second quarter of 2000; Information on the Chase's loan portfolio.

Reports that slowing earnings and revenue growth will cause Wachovia Corp. to report earnings below expectations. Criticism of some analysts on the bank; Impact of the warning on shares of Winston-Salem, North Carolina bank; Prediction of Wachovia on its earnings for the second-quarter of 2000.

Reports that the Web site posting of a theory about who lynched Leo Frank has forced people in Marietta, Georgia to reexamine the 1915 tragedy. How a mob abducted and lynched the Jewish man; Trial for killing a 13-year-old girl and his subsequent release from prison; Why the trial and lynching were pivotal events in United States race and religious relations; Details of anti-Jewish sentiment and creation of Anti-Defamation League.

Reports on the financial performance of Chase Manhattan Corp. and Wachovia Corp. in the United States. Factors which contributed to the increased profit during the first quarter of 2000; Earnings risks through diversification into investment-banking businesses.

Reports the profit of some banks in the United States as of April 14, 2000. Status of the investment banking of FleetBoston Financial Corp.; Amount of the diluted share of FleetBoston; Impact of brokerage fees to the profit of First Union.

Reports that two banks in the United States met analysts' estimates but revealed slowing growth in some areas during the first quarter of 2000. Rate of increase in SunTrust Banks Incorporated's net income; Factors that contributed to favorable results for BB&T Corp.; Decline in the average mortgage loan of BB&T; Concerns of SunTrust over its long-term-health-care loan portfolio.

Provides information on the revenues of several banks in the United States for the fourth quarter of 1999. Increase in the Bank of America's noninterest income; Increase in the net income of J.P. Morgan company for the quarter; Profit posted by the Bank of New York.

Speculates on the 2000 earnings of Bank of America Corporation of Charlotte, North Carolina. Pressure on James Hance Jr., chief financial officer of the company; Question on the quarterly estimate of the company; Expenses of the bank; Earnings; Shares.

Discusses the difficulty that spectators encounter trying to get a ticket to the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Amount of money that some people are willing to spend on a ticket; Why the Masters has maintained its exclusive image; Number of badges that Augusta National Golf Club mints each year.

Reports on the struggle of the Atlanta Falcons football team to get to the 1999 Super Bowl. How original owner Rankin Smith was thought to have managed the team poorly; Efforts of his son Taylor Smith to convince his father to hire Dan Reeves to coach the team; Rankin Smith's death in 1997; Successes the team has had since Reeves took over coaching duties; History of how Rankin Smith came to establish the Atlanta team.

Focuses on a pig named Snoop, owned by Pat Brantley. The Coca-Cola Co. product that the pig likes; Brantley's hopes for Snoop to be in a commercial; The lack of interest shown by Coke officials in Snoop's trick of spitting out other products; Description of the pig; Snoop's first drink of Coke; The pig living behind Pat's Bait & Tackle, on the Altamaha River in Jesup, Georgia; The reaction of PepsiCo Inc. officials to Snoop.