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  April 14, 2003 WorldCom Agrees With Creditors to Exit Bankruptcy WorldCom Inc. said it reached an accord with creditors allowing it to emerge from the country's biggest bankruptcy by the end of the

  April 23, 2003 Kmart Cleared to Exit Bankruptcy, Judge Approves Plan Kmart Corp. won a federal judge's approval to conclude the largest retail bankruptcy in U.S. history by early next month and

  April 21, 2003   WORLDCOM MCI's Trade Creditors Seeking Trustee in WorldCom Bankruptcy MCI Communications Corp. trade creditors say they've been ignored during parent WorldCom Inc.'s bankruptcy and

  April 18, 2003 FAO Inc. Expects to Emerge From Chapter 11 Early Next Week FAO Inc. reached agreement on final bankruptcy terms with its exit lenders and equity investors, which should allow it to

  April 24, 2003 Fed Is Optimistic About Expansion, But Economy's Uncertain Vigor Suggests Rates Won't Change Federal Reserve officials are cautiously optimistic that the economy has begun growing

  April 22, 2003 Leading Economic Indicators Drop in March The Conference Board said a key indicator of where economic activity in the United States is heading fell in March, but preliminary data for

  April 29, 2003 Labor Officials Offer Bottom Line On Asbestos Litigation Bill In a move that could prove to be a turning point in ongoing negotiations on asbestos litigation reform legislation, labor

  April 25, 2003 U.S. Economy Grows at Modest Rate in First Quarter The U.S. economy, frozen at the start of the year by war anxieties, still grew at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first three

  May 2, 2003 Economy Remains Sluggish New data suggest the U.S. economy hasn't gained as much momentum since the end of major fighting in Iraq as many economists had hoped, the Wall Street Journal

  April 28, 2003 Consumer Spending and Personal Incomes Rise in March Consumer spending increased by 0.4 percent in March, the best gain this year, the Associated Press reported. The Commerce