December 1, 2008

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Bankruptcy Lawyer Leaves Goldman for Law Firm
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Kirkland regains former restructuring chief
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For Bankruptcy Lawyers, Things Feels Worse Than 2001
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Bankruptcy big business in Delaware
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In part of Wilmington touched by all sectors, the only ones thriving are bankruptcy lawyers
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Lawyer Trainees at Cadwalader's London Office Won't Get Job Offers
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Too Many Associates + Too Little to Do = ?
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Calls for rethink of legal profession's measures of success
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Dechert has become the latest firm to cut jobs
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Firms Hiring Thelen Partners May Be Liable in WARN Suit, Lawyer Says
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Associate Bonuses at Big Law Firms May Drop Up to 75 Percent
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Stealth Layoffs
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Duane Morris to add 19 lawyers in New York
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Forecasting has never been a big deal for law firms. Why?
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Pressure to Cut Costs Drives More Work to India
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Report Notes 'Swelling of Unproductive Associates'
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BigLaw Firm, Practice Leader Face NY Malpractice Suit
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In Search of Execution
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Lawyers Make 'Thanksgiving Honor Roll'
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Fla. Lawyer Barred From Offering Debt Relief Services
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Top 10 Reasons There Weren't Any Lawyers on the Mayflower
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It's the End of the World As We Know It, and Please Don't Whine
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Judges:

Pressure Is on Obama to Name First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice
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Who Yelled 'Tyrant' at Mukasey at Black-Tie Dinner? Turns Out It Was a Judge
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Wall Street:

Stocks set for rough December start
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UK Stocks Retreat
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Asian Stocks Fall Proving Global Recession Deepening
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Bracing for Bonus News
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Stocks end shortened session with moderate gains
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Consumers Say Wall Street Failed Them
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Market Strategies for the Very Brave
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Unsynchronized Recovery
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Wall Street Faces Big Numbers
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Short selling declines as US stocks scrape new lows
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Moguls and deal-makers have lost billions of dollars on paper amid the market upheaval
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Mumbai massacre wake up call for markets
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The Smart Guys Continue to Lose
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Reverse 'wealth effect' could deal blow to economy
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Autos:

Detroit's only hope may be to let ailing auto makers file for prepackaged bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Could Offer GM More Flexibility
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Warren: How Congress Could Save GM
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The Ripple Effect of a Potential GM Bankruptcy
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US Auto Sales Likely Fell on Weak Economy, Bankruptcy Concern
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GM Board Reviewing Wagoner's Plan to Save Automaker
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Chrysler, Ford also scrambling to preserve cash
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Autoworkers Worry More Givebacks Are in Store
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Big Three in DC: Good, Bad, Ugly
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Each Player in Big Three to Bring Its Own Plan
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GM, Ford, Chrysler CEO Jobs May Hinge on Bailout Plan
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Automakers must open books before aid
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Will GM's cuts be enough as Congress reconsiders aid?
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GMAC Puts Individuals After Institutions in Bond Plan
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The Great American Bailout Continues
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Forcing Chapter 11 on automakers urged
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Bankruptcy would crush auto industry
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Auto dealers brace for more low sales with results due Tuesday
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Auto Dealerships Teeter as Big Three Decline
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Check Chevrolet Closes
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Neighborly car dealers face troubles together
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Autoworker chief pleads for Big 3 bailout
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Putting a Face on Big Auto
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In the South, there's disdain for Detroit
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UAW chief says union prepared to return to bargaining table
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Is this truly the 'American' way?
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And Then There Was One - Distilling the Big Three into a single player could save Detroit
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GM Studies Selling or Dropping Saab, Pontiac to Receive Bailout Funds
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GM Seeks to Swap Debt for Equity
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A Debt For Equity Swap No Answer To Larger Problems
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Detroit Needs a Selloff, Not a Bailout
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Cars of future may be money-losers
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Economic crunch means big business for repo man
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US auto industry's health affecting Silicon Valley chip makers
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Why Big 3 can't follow steel's path
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How to Bet on America's Wrecks
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Insider buys at AutoNation look positive
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Even Toyota Has Problems
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Crisis seems to have avoided Slovakia, the new Detroit of Europe
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Porsche Halts Production -- For A Week
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Ottawa sets deadline for auto makers
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GM and Ford seek Swedish aid
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Recession fails to overtake Ferrari
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Tata Offers Depositors 11% to Fund Jaguar Purchase
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Brazil's Auto Sales May Fall the Most in Five Years
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Japanese, Korean Auto Sales Plunge
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Celebs:

Michael Vick Has Lost Millions, Gone Bankrupt. Here's How
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Oil/Gas:

As Oil Prices Fall, Tensions Among OPEC Members Seem to Deepen
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Iraq says $80 'reasonable' price for oil
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Saudi king says $75
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Let Big Oil bail out Big Three
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Impact of Credit Crisis on the Energy Industry
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OPEC Failure Foretells Steeper Decline 10 Years After $10 Oil
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Executive Compensation:

Former UBS leaders hand back bonus money
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Mining:

Copper's Every Dip Is Felt in Arizona
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Municipalities:

Hard Times Hit Home in Illinois
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Cities and States Feel the Squeeze
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Vaca, Dixon not yet near bankruptcy
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Jeffco commissioners divided over debt mediators
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Hoboken's 47% Tax Rise Sparks Exodus Talk
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November Muni Volume Down 22% From '07
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Computers:

Dell's Revival Strategy Runs Into Trouble
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Resorts:

Economy Crashes the Gates at a Club for the Rich
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Montana watches Yellowstone Club bankruptcy
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Snake River Sporting Club asks to shift bankruptcy
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Debt Collection:

A Bright Future for Accounts Past Due
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Lehman:

Lehman's Neuberger Division Sale May Be Scuttled By S&P Drop
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Deadline looms for rival Neuberger bids
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More ripples from Lehman's collapse as assets get trapped
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Lehman may force collapse of hedge funds
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Health Care:

Hidden Cost of a Buyout
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Unpaid Medical Bills - The Other Credit Crunch
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Hospitals more aggressively pursuing payment
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Alternative Energy:

Law says we can cancel contracts, VeraSun says
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US ethanol sector to shrink
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Corn suppliers meet, join forces in objection to VeraSun legal motion
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Accounting:

Is the Fair-value Fix Stalled?
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Obama's Accounting Expert?
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Audit committees warned to ask 'key questions' in the crisis
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Controllers battle economic turmoil
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Sports:

Pro sports not immune to recession
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Smaller teams, leagues suffering in downturn
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Education:

Flight school collapse leaves student stranded but hopeful
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Construction:

Masonite Reaches Lender Agreement to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Private Equity:

Buy-out firms face $140bn sale
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Harvard-Led Push to Sell Private Equity Stakes Hits LBO Values
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Only a 'miracle' can prevent big PE write-downs
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Economy:

Turbulence Ahead - Some things to be thankful for in depressing times
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Citigroup will want more
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Fed Commercial Paper Holdings Rise to $295.1 Billion
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How to Squeeze the Most Out of a Stimulus Plan
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A wealth of ideas for Obama's stimulus program
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Memo to Obama on rescue - Go back to square one, experts say. Devise new strategy, explain it clearly
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An Argument for a Fast Turnaround
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US Treasury Yields Drop to Record Lows on Recession Concern
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The New Bernanke-Bair-Paulson Insurance Company
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Rescue Strained By Lack of Staff
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Not-so-jolly economy brings woe to Santa's lap
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Yield on 10-year Treasury debt below 3%; First time in 50 years
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U.S. Consumer Loan Aid Will Trickle Only So Far
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'The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath'
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Economy Adds to Urgency for Obama
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When the Downturn Sailed Into Savannah
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The Krugman Recipe for Depression - Massive government spending is no solution to unemployment
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A $1 Trillion Answer
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This downturn has some silver linings
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Depression 2009: What would it look like?
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No, Virginia, there isn't any bailout help for you
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Real Estate:

What Happened to the Inventory of New Homes?
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Lower Mortgage Rates Are Not the Answer
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Lenders Become Proactive
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Bank sues Trump over Chicago tower loan
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Commercial mortgage delinquencies on rise
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Realogy: Sharing the pain, but not equally
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A Dispatch From Housing's Front Lines
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Fannie Mae shares rise, reverse split considered
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Exec's legal fees in limbo after Fannie/Freddie takeover
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Mortgage relief gets stuck
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Homeowner help may lie in bankruptcy courts
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Minorities targeted in mortgage mess?
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Suburban Chicago homebuilder's troubles deepen
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LandAmerica halts life, health coverage for retirees
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Noble Capital may shed single-purpose entity in Ch. 11 filing
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Amendments To The Federal Bankruptcy Rules Take Effect December 1, 2008
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Bankruptcy Judge for Chapter 13 Reform
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Senate Bill 3690 Proposed to Change Bankruptcy Laws to Help Homeowners
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Bill Introduced To Permit Chapter 13 Debtors To Modify "Upside Down" Home Mortgages
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H.B. 7307: Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Home Mortgage Modification Bill Introduced
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Banking:

Citi bailout slammed by New Yorkers
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How can banks avoid Citi-style death spirals?
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Rubin Defends His Role at Citi
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Citigroup, Rubin's Good Names Belie Sorry Record
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Call to Let Tax Breaks Cover Banks Outside U.S.
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Citigroup to auction Japan custody operation
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Citi gets Slim investment, and BofA doles out pink slips
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What's wrong with Alpharetta?
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Rep. Steve LaTourette, U.S. regulators to meet on National City
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Bank Stress Index Up in Q3
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FDIC opens up bidding on failed banks to bank wannabes
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Fortis board gets booed by angry shareholders
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Retailing:

Early Data Shows Strong Black Friday Shopping
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Solid Start to Holiday Shopping, but Discounts Threaten Profits
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Web sales up 1 pct on Black Friday
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US Holiday Sales Rise in First Weekend, Group Says
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Shoppers Hit Stores but Mood Is Subdued
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Liquidators hurt by retail plunge
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Retailers Offer Big Discounts, and Then Pray
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Circuit City's Hard Sell
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Harold's Department stores go out
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Corral West parent company liquidating 78 stores
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What Liquidation Will Look Like for Footstar, Kmart
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How Private Equity Strangled Mervyns
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As retailers reel, a call for the liquidators
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Delayed Gratification
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Retailers Cut Prices, Early and Late
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General Growth Debt-Payment Deadline Passes Without Announcement
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General Growth Properties gets loan reprieve
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Worker dies at Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede
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Short on shopping cash? Put it on layaway
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Food/Drink:

Coffee drinkers are putting frugality into their blends
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Court papers shed light on Archway closing
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Pilgrim's faces crucial deadline Monday
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Agriprocessors' Gordon slaughterhouse closes
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Waffle House, Central Florida franchisee duke it out
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Ballad of the Sad Cafe
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Tax:

UBS Finds Limited Tax Fraud Involving Wealthy Americans
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Critical Vendors:

Employee Wage Motions Still Viable
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Politics:

Suffering Campaign Withdrawal? Read Up on Detroit
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Obama's Team Isn't Exactly a Break With the Past
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Personal Finance:

We're Going to Party Like It's 1929
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In shaky economic times, garage sales see uptick in traffic
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No Job and Fewer Gifts
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Gambling:

Trump Entertainment to miss interest payment
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Chapter 33 for Trump Casinos
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Credit Cards:

Credit card debt will soon be all of society's problem
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A Business Model that Encourages Irresponsible Lending
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Distressed Investing:

Icahn sees opportunities in senior debt
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Student Debt:

Betting on Bob - The next thing in student loans: Investors pay your bills. You give them a share of your future
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Off to College for Less
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Student debt levels portend rising loan default rates
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Getting a bachelor's in borrowing
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Graduates' burden: Student-loan payments
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College students not getting enough financial aid forced to drop out
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Turning Around the Idea of Student Loans
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Telecoms:

Hawaiian Telcom files for bankruptcy protection
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NextWave in trouble again, three years after emerging from lengthy bankruptcy
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Agriculture:

Mississippi Delta's cotton crop can't weather economic downturn
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Theme Parks:

Ohio waterpark closes, swamped by poor economy
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Auto Racing:

NASCAR and Michigan Face Similar Crisis
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Nascar hits the skids
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Golf:

Golf industry takes a hard hit
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Hedge Funds:

Funds slash fees to pull in cash
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Hedge funds run by ex-Soros workers stop client withdrawals
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Insurance:

D&O Insurance: Policy Wordings, Exclusionary Preambles and Securities Claims
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Treasury Snaps Up $40b of AIG Equity
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Did AIG exec mislead PWC, investors about insurer's swaps?
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Prosecutor probe targets ex-London chief in AIG collapse
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Tampa Bay Area Business Bankruptcies Increase 97%
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Hockey:

NHL future is not so rosy
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Non-Profits:

Nonprofits in a faltering economy
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Bankruptcy fraud sweep announced in Southern District of West Virginia
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10)
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Aviation:

Airlines not yielding to passengers' demands
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ATA Airlines is nearing its final departure
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Sun Country Seeks Loan from Petters Group Company
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Aloha Lawsuit Settled; Go Airlines Seeks Aloha Name
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Airlines Weather Turmoil
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Alitalia puts its airport art collection on market
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Pensions:

The Truth About Auto Pensions
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Federal Pension Agency Asks Automakers for Details on Buyouts
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Retirees worrying about their pensions in light of talk of possible GM bankruptcy
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Sovereign Debt:

A New Era 0f Debtor Nations
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History:

The Housing-Bubble and the American Revolution
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Biotech:

Biotech Companies Cut Back, Avoid Bankruptcy
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Finance:

Banks loosen loan agreements for stressed customers; at least nine companies amended covenants in November
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CFO Survey: Credit Noose is Tightening
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Libor for Dollars May Stay at Three-Week High as Banks Hoard
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Prosper.com shut down by the SEC
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Dearth of credit slows leasebacks
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Turnarounds:

When everything goes wrong, it's time for a turnaround team
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The Faces Of Bankruptcy
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UK:

Britain to buy majority of Royal Bank of Scotland
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Plea for help met with 'foot dragging' from bank
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Darling Says UK May Take Additional Steps to Combat Recession
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Warning of worst decline in 20 years
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RBS Promises Six-Month Respite Before Foreclosure
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RBS on its own won't make a difference
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Under St. Paul's Glow, Hints of Dark Times
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British retailers extremely gloomy over Christmas
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Bidders Circle Troubled Woolworths
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Will anyone scoop up worthless woolies?
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Turnaround specialists eye Woolies bid
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Deloitte confident of salvaging Woolworths
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Deloitte could charge £22,000 per hour for Woolworths administration
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A Nightmare on the High Street as shops fall like dominoes
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Discount Chain in Trouble in Britain
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Library-like silence in the stores
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Lord Mandelson devising test for which businesses to save
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House prices down 8.1%
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UK Mortgage Approvals Match the Lowest Since 1999
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Hedge Fund Manager Hendry Bets on Deflation With UK War Loans
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New Star Drops 54% After UK Market Refuses Suspension Request
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EU:

European Government Bonds Advance on Signs Slump Is Deepening
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Euro-zone jobless rate hits two-year high
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EU still considering French government's bank bailout plan
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European Manufacturing Posted Biggest Contraction on Record in November
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Germany:

Merkel criticizes USA over crisis; hits out at use of 'cheap money'
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BayernLB to seek bailout for euro10 billion
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BayernLB to Eliminate 5600 Jobs in Reorganization
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Merkel Says 'All Options' Open to Tackle Recession
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German October Machinery Orders Fall
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German Retail Sales Unexpectedly Drop as Recession Concerns Damp Spending
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Citigroup Plans to Cut One in Seven Jobs in Germany
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Canada:

Solvency Issues May Jeopardize Bell Canada Deal
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Pension plans and insolvency
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Jobless rate expected to rise as economy weakens
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Economic downturn to get worse
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Canadian Banks Could Announce Large Writedowns
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Brazil:

In Brazil, Farmers' Credit Dries Up
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India:

Fear in Mumbai
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City's Ambitions as Financial Center Hurt By Attacks
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Companies Caught in India Drama
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Japan:

Japan's recession deepens as output, spending fall
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Yen Gains on Concern Recession Will Spur High-Yield Sell-off
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Morimoto folds, failures hit record
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Food processing firm Cassey files for bankruptcy protection
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Japan's Yosano Says Stimulus Likely to Fail
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Bank of Japan to Hold Emergency Policy Meeting
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Japan Stocks Slide on Developer Bankruptcy
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France:

France to unveil economic stimulus package Dec. 4
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Poland:

Polish prime minister announces financial package
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China:

Chinese Leader Says China Losing Competitive Edge
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Financial Crisis Is Test for China
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Flaws in 'China Inc.' exposed as chiefs go missing
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China Manufacturing Contracts by Record, Adds to Risk of Slump
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Middle East:

Layoffs Mount in Dubai
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Australia:

Bankruptcy stalking corporate Australia
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Babcock Requests Extension of Trading Suspension
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Australian Manufacturing Index Slumps for Sixth Straight Month
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GMC goes into receivership
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Ireland:

Debt-hit Dublin pubs seek bankruptcy protection
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Help available as bad debts tipped to hit €250m
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New Zealand:

Vanishing bankrupts spark call for change
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Bankrupts - broke today, fine in 2015
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Time-limited bankrupt records worry industry
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Call for bankruptcy overhaul
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New Zealand May Cut Key Rate by Record 1.5 Percentage Points
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Iceland:

Iceland's PM defies calls to resign over meltdown
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Iceland's Glitnir seeks protection from U.S. creditors
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Fortune Criticizes Oddsson in Article on Iceland Crisis
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Mexico:

Mexico Won't Avoid 'Important Slowdown' in Economy
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S. Korea:

Korea shipbuilder battles debt
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Korean Banking Sector in Crisis
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Lone Star's Korea Exchange Win May Prove Short-Lived
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Korea to speed up corporate restructuring
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Spain:

Developer seeks protection from creditors
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Spain's financial crisis continues
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Switzerland:

Swiss company bankruptcies grows as new firm creation tumbles
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Switzerland Feels Iceland's Pain With Banks Teetering
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Russia:

Russian Stocks, Ruble Drop as Production Falls More Than in '98
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