FlexiInternational Software Predicts Whopping Shortfall

FlexiInternational Software

(FLXI)

, which develops and markets financial and accounting software, warned it sees a first-quarter loss of about 32 cents a share on revenue of about $4.2 million. The three-analyst

First Call

estimate called for a loss of 13 cents vs. the year-ago profit of 3 cents. The company blamed the expected shortfall on a slowdown in software-licensing spending due to Y2K concerns.

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said its

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Evans Systems

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said it canceled plans to merge with privately held

Duke & Long Distributing

. Evans said the companies could not agree on terms and ran into difficulties trying to treat the transaction as a pooling of interests.

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said it had to cancel dozens of flights because of a union-organized sickout.

Illinois Power

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said that if it receives an approval letter from the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

on time, it plans to initiate the restart of its Clinton nuclear plant late April 25.

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said its chairman, Jack Smith, resigned to devote himself full-time to other interests.