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WorldCom $3.8B fraud — largest in history; telecom collapse
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Amazon reported its first genuine quarterly profit in Q4 2001, driven by strong holiday sales, marking a turning point for the e-commerce pioneer. The muted market reaction reflects lingering skepticism from the dot-com bust and prior media narratives predicting Amazon's demise. Despite a slow stock recovery, the profitability milestone provides validation for internet-based business models.
Hewlett-Packard closed the $19 billion merger following a bitter fight with founding families and a court challenge. The combination created the world's largest PC maker and became a long-running case study in tech-merger integration.