1.   Corporate bankruptcies increased last year.

2.   The number of corporate bankruptcies climbed in August.

3.   Asian leaders, rattled by corporate bankruptcy and the sliding value of their currencies, balk at any agreement that could slow their economic growth.

4.   A weaker rupiah increases the cost of paying foreign debts, which raises the possibility of corporate bankruptcies.

5.   Acconcia said a key reason behind the increase was the ripple effect from corporate bankruptcies, layoffs and cutbacks.

6.   After Enron became the largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history, most news reports focused on employees who lost their livelihoods or investors left with worthless stock.

7.   But Madden predicted investor confidence would grow as governments tackle banking crises and corporate bankruptcies.

8.   Company executives, told to reduce the staff size, had warned the workers of imminent corporate bankruptcy and the likelihood of widespread layoffs with little or no compensation.

9.   Contractors make up one third of all corporate bankruptcies so far this year.

10.   Contractors, which were also hurt by sliding housing starts, make up more than one-third of all corporate bankruptcies.