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* Former American Airlines Chairman and Chief...

* Former American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Donald J. Carty would become chairman and an investor of Hawaiian Airlines if it emerges from bankruptcy protection under a reorganization plan by the carrier’s parent company.

* Vans Inc., which makes shoes for skateboarding and other sports, reported a profit of $7.1 million, or 39 cents a share, for its fiscal third quarter, reversing a loss of $9.2 million a year earlier.

* El Paso Corp.’s $1.69-billion settlement of accusations that the firm curbed natural gas shipments to California in 2000-01 was affirmed by federal regulators.

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* Intuit Inc., the world’s biggest maker of personal finance software, was sued by customers over a decision to stop providing online support for three older versions of its Quicken program.

* Lenders have foreclosed on a natural gas-fired power plant in Mississippi, taking possession from a unit of PG&E; Corp. after the plant attracted no outside bidders. Attala Generating Co., which owned the plant, is a unit of PG&E;’s National Energy & Gas Transmission Inc., which filed for bankruptcy protection last year.

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