Article: BOSTON CHICKEN BOSS IS HEARING IT FROM ALL QUARTERS.(Business)

Byline: Michele Conklin & Al Lewis

Boston Chicken Inc.'s new CEO J. Michael Jenkins had a lot of explaining to do last week.

The company's stock closed below $3 per share after shocking the market with earnings far more disappointing than anyone had expected.

``My 12-year-old is a shareholder, too,'' said Jenkins who took the reins of the struggling company earlier this month. ``He said, `Dad, we need to have a serious talk when we get home.' ''

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Paul A. Volcker may have bagged inflation, but some problems never seem to go away.

The former Fed chairman looked out the window of the ...

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