AOL Time Warner Inc. plans to take a $54 billion charge, believed to be the largest in corporate history, reflecting the declining value of AOL's purchase of Time Warner last year, according to the company's public filings made yesterday. ... a reflection of the Internet bubble ... For Q1, flat revenue and EBITDA versus the year-ago period. Wall Street dissmisses charge as "less than a nonevent." ... executives do not expect a recovery this year. ... The $54 billion charge, while large, is hardly the company's biggest headache. |