The Federal Trade Commission yesterday said that companies engaging in word-of-mouth marketing, in which people are compensated to promote products to their peers, must disclose those relationships.	Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling received at least a brief reprieve from prison yesterday after a federal appeals court said it needed more time to consider whether he should remain free pending appeal.	The Post's Amy Joyce offers advice about gracefully managing interpersonal issues on the job.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled against the oil and gas industry Monday in a dispute over how many years into the past the government can reach to collect money for leases on federal land.	SAN FRANCISCO -- Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that Bob Wayman, the company's longtime chief financial officer who briefly served as interim CEO, plans to retire at the end of the year.	BALTIMORE -- Chemical maker DuPont Co. is cutting 1,500 jobs as it restructures its agriculture and nutrition division, putting the $100 million it expects to save into its seeds business, where it is in an increasingly tough battle with rival Monsanto.