Kenneth Thompson
1943-
American computer and software engineer who won recognition for his role in the development of the Unix operating system in 1969. Thompson and Dennis Ritchie developed Unix as a...
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Kenneth Lane Thompson studied programming languages, operating systems, and computer games. He was one of the inventors of the UNIX operating system, perhaps the most widely used computer system in th...
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Lawyers for a tow truck driver badly burned in last month's Manhattan steam pipe explosion went to court Wednesday seeking an injunction to keep utility company Consolidated Edison from destroying ...
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National bank Wachovia Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings tumbled 98 percent due to a $1.7 billion reduction in the value of certain portfolios and $1.5 billion set aside to cover bad l...
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Wachovia Corp. said Monday its first-quarter earnings rose 33 percent, helped by growth in lending income and the acquisition of Golden West Financial Corp.The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank said it re...
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The family of a tow truck driver badly burned in a Manhattan steam pipe explosion called Wednesday for an independent monitor to oversee the private utility company's investigation into what caused...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc Monday
disappointed investors looking for assurance that the worst was
probably over in consumer credit and capital markets. For Bank of America Corp, JPMorgan C...
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Despite strong growth in revenue, profit at Citigroup Inc. fell 11 percent in the first quarter as the nation's largest financial institution took a charge to cover a massive restructuring aimed at...
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Wachovia Corp., the nation's fourth largest bank, said Friday its profit fell 10 percent in the third quarter, hurt by $1.3 billion in losses and write-downs related to turmoil in the credit market...
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Another day, more writedowns on Wall Street.Wachovia Corp. on Friday became the latest major financial institution to warn of mounting losses in the credit markets, saying the value of securities i...
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More troubling news erupted from the financial services sector Wednesday as Wachovia, PNC and Bank of America warned of bigger-than-expected writedowns and hinted that fourth quarter results could ...
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(Recasts; adds CEO comments; adds dividend, foreclosure, other
financial and Bank of America details; updates share price) By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp, the
fourth-larges...
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Kenneth Thompson
Kenneth Lane Thompson
Victims of Manhattan steam explosion go to court to force utility company to preserve evidence
