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October 20, 2004 Greenspan Downplays Debt Worries Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that he did not foresee big price distortions developing in home prices and said Americans were

October 19, 2004 US Airways Details Plan to Be Low-Cost Carrier Bankrupt US Airways detailed plans yesterday for becoming a low-cost carrier, saying it will overhaul its flight schedule and sharply

October 18, 2004 Retail Sales Rise U.S. retail sales rose by the most in six months in September, as discounts generated the biggest jump in spending for autos in three years, Bloomberg News reported

October 15, 2004 Shoppers Spring Back to Life in September Shoppers propelled sales at the nation’s retailers last month by a strong 1.5 percent, the Washington Post reported. The sizable gain

October 14, 2004 A Hard-to-Swallow Lesson on Pensions Tens of thousands of Americans are discovering, as they approach retirement, that money they were promised is not forthcoming, the New York Times

October 13, 2004 Congress Departs with a Pile of Dead Bills The U.S. Congress left behind an unusually long list of stalled or dead bills as lawmakers went home to ask voters to re-elect them next

October 12, 2004 Chapter 12 Extension Passes the House and Senate H.R. 5167, to restore chapter 12 bankruptcy protections for farmers, introduced by Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Nick Smith (R-Mich

October 8, 2004 Chapter 12 Extension Passed the House on Friday H.R. 5167, to restore chapter 12 bankruptcy protections for farmers, introduced by Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Nick Smith (R-Mich.)

October 7, 2004 Daschle Seeks Compromise to Salvage Asbestos Plan Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) on Wednesday urged his Republican counterpart to help resolve their remaining differences

Bankruptcy Headlines October 6 Job-cut Plans Jump in September The number of job cuts planned by U.S. employers jumped to an eight-month high in September, while hiring announcements fell sharply, an