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FDIC FYI July 24, 2002	Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports.
Salon.com July 17, 2002 Scott Rosenberg	When good options turn bad Sure, let's punish stock-option-scamming CEOs and tighten up options accounting. But when options benefit everyday employees, they're worth defending.
Salon.com July 17, 2002 Robert Scheer	Dick Cheney's slimy business trail He may take to his bunker to hide from the SEC and Congress, not Osama bin Laden, as the probe into Halliburton's accounting tricks heats up.
Salon.com July 16, 2002 Katharine Mieszkowski	Deregulation's big lie FCC chairman Michael Powell says the WorldCom debacle may result in more telecom mergers. So who ends up losing? We all do, explains one industry expert.
Inc. July 1, 2002 Kenneth Klee	The Insider Story The news is full of hand-wringing about top managers who sell their company's stock. But it's when they buy that investors should notice.
Salon.com July 13, 2002 Katharine Mieszkowski	Capitalists without a clue Once all-seeing captains of industry, America's CEOs are now playing the Sgt. Schultz dumbo card, braying "I know no-thing, no-thing!"
Knowledge@Wharton	Feeling Burned by Accounting Scams in the U.S.? Just Look Overseas Self-dealing and the misappropriation of profits at the expense of minority shareholders is much more common in other countries due to the weaker legal measures protecting such stockholders.
Information Today June 24, 2002 Marydee Ojala	Thomson Corp. Now Listed on the New York Stock Exchange On June 11, Thomson Corp. was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), one of the largest companies added to that market this year. The lead underwriters were Merrill Lynch & Co. and Morgan Stanley.
U.S. Banker June 2002 Robert A. Bennett	National City: Strong, Steady Growth It's hard for outsiders to get passionate about Cleveland's National City Corp. Maybe National City's problem is that it gives investors exactly what they say they want: High-quality earnings and consistent growth. That may be what they want, but it's not terribly exciting.
CFO Tim Reason	Pump Up the Volume Companies are pouring more information than ever into their annual reports. Will investors be satisfied?
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