WorldCom chief floats more layoffs amid bankruptcy risk
WorldCom chief executive John Sidgmore warned more job cuts could follow the 17,000 already shed as the firm seeks to avoid bankruptcy while cooperating with government probes into accounting improprieties. He pledged to run the business cash flow positive and apologized for past transgressions. The SEC pressed civil fraud charges over $4 billion in improper expenses.
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