2002

  (November)

   

one • Houghton Mifflin sold cheap -- kind of • U.S. companies absent from Iraq trade fair • Customs/IRS to crack down on phony pricing • P/E ratio: why's it really so useful? • Mess over kitty litter in Reno
four • Vivendi under the U.S. microscope • Euros: not giving Gates an easy ride • Will William Webster step down? • Canada's R.J. Reynolds suit put out • Blasé over Andersen's art
five • Voting: everything to do with economics • Euro Commission wins dereg. arm wrestle • WorldCom: worse than you thought • Wall Street bets on Fed rate cut • "Soprano's Night?" Not if HBO can help it
six • Election: roundup of issues that passed/failed • Pitt-fall: the search for a replacement • Voting: greenbacks played a huge role • GOP control: is this good news for Republicans? • "Are We There Yet?" series: Riverside, CA
seven • Jackass/8 Mile: big-buck demo appeal • Biz takes credit for Republican gains • Republicans to push healthcare platform? • Rudy says "No, thanks" to SEC • Cambridge won't return Tyco $2 million
eight • Hollywood's political rep. and a GOP-controlled Congress • Webster and resignation? • WorldCom: why's math so darn hard? • Does new Congress agree with Bush? • Checking back in with band Ok Go
eleven • United begs for help to stay aloft • Congress: back to leftover business? • CNN/ABC courting game on hold (again) • Financial services and college folk: good idea? • All college sports...all the time
twelve • Iraq: extra crude drives prices down • Supreme Court developments • Biz supporting apartheid sued • Uncle Sam learns Marketing 101 • Will Argentina get IMF help?
thirteen • Greenspan: decline not picking up speed • How effective can the SEC be now? • Band Aid rockers retuning instruments • US Airways: What bankruptcy?! • "Are We There Yet?" series: Logan, UT
fourteen • Retailers sue over debit-or-credit • British Invasion! in consumer finance • Is Eliot Spitzer's SEC ally a liability? • Basketball: caveats, caveats, caveats • Retailers worrying about holiday shopping
fifteen • More accounting alarms sound at Tyco • Corporate credit ratings: not the next big scandal • N. Korea: coalition stops oil shipments • Afghanistan: economy still needs a jump-start • Holiday movies: it's getting a bit crowded out there

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