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Preventing a Haven for Wrongdoers

The current economic downturn has resulted in a huge number of bankruptcy filings by publicly traded companies. During 2001, for example, a record 257 publicly traded companies filed for bankruptcy. The telecommunications sector was particularly hard hit, as 14% of those bankruptcies were filed by publicly traded telecom companies.

21 minute read August 15, 2003 at 11:38 AM
By
Frederick M. Joyce And Ronald E. Quirk, JR.
Preventing a Haven for Wrongdoers

The current economic downturn has resulted in a huge number of bankruptcy filings by publicly traded companies. During 2001, for example, a record 257 publicly traded companies filed for bankruptcy.

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