Qwest 1Q profit tumbles on tax charges 

Qwest Communications International Inc., which recently agreed to be acquired by a smaller phone company, on Wednesday said its first-quarter earnings tumbled 82 percent due to one-time tax charges. Its revenue fell 6.5 percent as customers continued to cancel land lines. Qwest, the country’s third-largest local phone company, said it earned $38 million, or 2 [...] [...]