Goodwill impairment charge plunges Northwest to $4.14 billion loss

Northwest Airlines reported a $4.14 billion first-quarter net loss yesterday owing to a noncash goodwill impairment charge of $3.93 billion necessitated after it "compared the carrying value of its equity and the fair value" and similar to the one incurred by merger partner Delta Air Lines (see...

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