March 31, 2001

Number of wealthy Bush administration officials are being hurt by falling stock prices as they sell multimillion-dollar investment portfolios to comply with government ethics rules; own stock that has tumbled since Pres Bush took office; Treas Sec Paul H O'Neill, whose holdings have risen since election, is exception; Defense Sec Donald H Rumsfeld's net worth is likely to drop because his complex and illiquid investments are proving hard to sell (M)

Harvey Araton Sports of The Times column discusses Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw and Connecticut's Geno Auriemma; photo (M)

Notre Dame defeats Connecticut, 90-75, advancing to final of women's NCAA tournament; photo (M)

Federal investigators in New Haven, Florida and California examine allegations of fraud against Yale-New Haven Hospital, which was fined three months ago for taking improper Medicaid payments more than decade ago; The New York Times obtains records in suit by former hospital doctor, Robert Smith, concerning hospital's alleged violation of False Claims Act; Justice Department has also filed suit in Miami against Yale-New Haven and 40 other hospitals; three Yale-New Haven radiologists contend Yale had residents sign names of more experienced doctors, who had never seen patient reports in question (M)

Investors close miserable winter quarter with muted rally; stock results for first quarter, 2001: Nasdaq composite index fell again, down 25.5 percent, or 630.26, to 1,840.26; Standard & Poor's 500-stock index's loss of 159.95, or 12.1 percent, leaves it at 1,160.33; Dow Jones Industrial Average shows more strength, dropping only to 9,878.78, down 908.07, or 8.4 percent; Treasury prices rise March 30; 10-year Treasury note rises 21/32 to 100 23/32, yielding 4.90 percent; 30-year bond issue also rises 21/32, to 98 30/32, yielding 5.44 percent; charts; lists of equities and key rates; graph (M)