In particular, in light of the Bear Stearns episode, the Congress may wish to consider whether new tools are needed for ensuring an orderly liquidation of a systemically important securities firm that is on the verge of bankruptcy, together with a more formal process for deciding when to use those tools.
2  Data on profits and profit margins for export sales to the United States are generally not available for our major trading partners. However, indirect evidence of levels and trends can be gleaned from U.S. import prices converted to exporters' currencies and foreign unit labor costs. BIS Review 8/2005  1  the world's largest economy.