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November 1, 2002 Gross Domestic Product Grows Over the Summer After a mediocre 1.3 percent growth rate in the second quarter of the year, the gross domestic product grew at a 3.1 percent rate over the

October 31, 2002 ITC DeltaCom Sheds $515 Million of Debt, Emerges from Bankruptcy ITC DeltaCom Inc., a provider of telephone services to businesses in the southern United States, emerged from

October 30, 2002 Consumer Confidence Drops in October Consumer confidence in the economy plunged in October to the lowest level since 1993, CongressDaily reported. It was the fifth straight monthly

October 29, 2002 Second Circuit Contradicts Cybergenics on Committee Suits A unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held on Thursday that creditors and committees can sue for

October 28, 2002 U.S. Bankruptcy Foes Lose Ally in Senator Wellstone's Death Consumer groups lost a powerful ally with the untimely death on Friday of Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.), who has almost

October 25, 2002 NII Holdings Gets More Time from Court for Turnaround Plan NII Holdings Inc. received more time from a bankruptcy court to develop a reorganization plan and solicit its acceptance

October 2 4, 2002 Mattress Discounters Files for Bankruptcy Protection Mattress Discounters Corp., the largest U.S. mattress retailer, filed for bankruptcy and said it would close more than 100

October 23, 2002 Enron Shareholders Win Ruling Reinstating Dynegy Suit A federal judge revived a suit by shareholders of Enron Corp. against rival energy company Dynegy Inc. for abandoning a $23

October 22, 2002 The Conference Board's Index of Leading Economic Indicators Falls in September The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators fell in September, pulled down by the stock

October 21, 2002 Details of Lame-duck Session Still Unclear, but Packed Agenda Awaits Members' Return The Senate late on Thursday followed the House of Representatives and informally recessed for the