October 12, 2001 - Fishman was the top executive at City Group. He is best known for cutting the fat at companies, firing people that are not necessarily needed.
October 10, 2001 - A new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis runs counter to the economic pain many analysts are predicting from the terror attacks last month. A majority of the survey respondents indicate the attacks will have little or no effect on their firms' prospects, which were already eroding in a slowing economy. But other economic experts say the results indicate people are still assessing the effect of the attacks. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
October 1, 2001 - Today we begin a series of reports examining the economic fallout in Minnesota from the terrorist attacks last month. Even before hijackers flew commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the weakening US economy had shed one million manufacturing jobs over 13 months. Minnesota officials are bracing for rising layoffs, but say it's too soon to gauge the attacks' full impact in the state. Minnesota Public Radio's Bill Catlin has the first report in our series, Economy on the Edge.
September 28, 2001 - MPR's Bill Catlin reports that a federal district court in Minneapolis has appointed a trustee to represent the clients of financially struggling Stockwalk Group. The action comes as the third largest Twin Cities brokerage has had to freeze 190,000 customer accounts and is looking for a partner or buyer.
September 13, 2001 - Economists say the terror attacks on the east coast increase the odds of a recession. While disagreeing on the severity of the impact, they generally agree the consumer's reaction is key. Minnesota PUblic Radio's Bill Catlin reports.
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