[Uncle Bill]

The revised figures for 2001 now show that instead of contracting for just the third quarter, the economy actually shrank — although modestly — for three straight quarters. The new figures show that the economy contracted by 0.6 percent in last year's first quarter, by 1.6 percent in the second quarter and by 0.3 percent in the third quarter."

New Report Shows U.S. Economy Slowed Significantly for Quarter

U.S. Economy: Second-Quarter Growth Slows to 1.1%

Andy Fastow - Enron's off-balance-sheet partnerships known as LJM2 - "Do I know everything that's going on? Do I have to sign off on every deal that goes in there? Yes," he says. "I'm in the unique position of not having the ownership or the responsibility or obligation to sell the assets, but I know everything about them, and I've been involved in their approval and maybe in their structuring."

No indictments yet in Enron case; maybe never

AOL Time Warner Hit by 2nd Federal Probe

Deutsche Bank's 2nd-Quarter Net Profit Fell 76% Amid Weak Global Economy

Deutsche Bank, BNP, Barclays Earnings Slide; Say Outlook Is `Challenging'

Verizon Loss Widens; Cuts Outlook

Tokyo stocks fall again as U.S. GDP disappoints

Asia Markets Sluggish on US GDP 'Downer'

July 31, 2002 - Wednesday's Stock Market WrapUp

[2sheep]

More than a fender-bender bump.

CLINTON ADMINISTRATION HAS REINVENTED COMMUNISM
December 5, 2000

  Mr. Speaker, America's trade deficit for September hit $35 billion for one month, $35 billion. America is heading for a $420 billion, 1-year trade deficit.  Unbelievable. If this continues, America will have a crash that will make 1929 look like a fender-bender.  What is even worse, China is now taking $100 billion of cash out of our economy, buying missiles, and pointing them at us.

  Beam us up, all of us.  We must be stupid. Ronald Reagan almost destroyed Communism, and the Clinton administration has reinvented it, is now subsidizing it, and is now stabilizing it.  I yield back any common sense left and any patriotism left in this Congress.  ... James Traficant