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communication · sector mood
2002
year mood -0.44 · -0.70 to -0.06 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.75 -0.38 0 +0.38 +0.75 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul -0.06 Aug -0.70 Sep Oct Nov Dec
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
-0.09-0.50-0.60-0.60-0.60-0.07-0.06-0.70-0.21-0.70-0.60-0.60

The sector's existential nadir: WorldCom's $3.8B fraud and largest-ever bankruptcy, plus Global Crossing, Adelphia and Vivendi collapses, wiped out communication equity. Absolute bottom.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top communication stories of 2002
Jan
Global Crossing files for bankruptcy, seeks $750M investment cnn.com →

Global Crossing Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid a $14.6 billion debt burden, with plans to restructure and secure a $750 million investment from Hutchison Whampoa and Singapore Technologies Telemedia. The telecom firm, once valued at $47.6 billion, will continue operations unaffected, but existing shareholders will be diluted, and trading has been suspended on the NYSE, signaling continued distress in the telecom sector.

Jun
WorldCom admits $3.8 billion accounting fraud cbc.ca →

Telecommunications firm WorldCom revealed a $3.8 billion accounting fraud, leading to restatements, executive firings, and an SEC investigation. The scandal, uncovered amid existing probes and $32 billion in debt, caused its stock to plummet from 83 cents to 20 cents in after-hours trading, raising serious concerns about its solvency and broader financial reporting integrity.

Jul
WorldCom files for largest U.S. bankruptcy in history cnn.com →

WorldCom, the second-largest U.S. long-distance carrier, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with $107 billion in assets, following revelations of $3.9 billion in accounting fraud. The filing excludes non-U.S. units, and the company secured $2 billion in debtor financing to maintain operations. The collapse impacts major creditors like Citigroup and J.P. Morgan and signals broader instability in the telecom sector.