Law:

Jones Day on a Big Three Bankruptcy? You Decide.
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Weil, Clifford Chance, Swiss Firms Helping AIG Spinoff Private Banking Unit
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That Was Quick: Kirkland Lands Hawaiian Telcom Chapter 11
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White & Case to Undergo Major Reorganization
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Up to 20 UK Lawyers, 20 Staffers at DLA Piper Could Get Axed
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Fourth partner leaves Cadwalader since summer layoffs
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No More Bubbly at Wilson Sonsini
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Law firms holding their own so far, but worrying
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Firm to freeze billing rates for existing clients through 2009
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Verdict is in: Legal job market tightens
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Stealth Layoffs at McDermott Will & Emery?
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Sealed Document Reveals Morgan & Finnegan's Defection Woes
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Ex-Associate Sues Collapsed BigLaw Firm Seeking Unpaid Wages, Cash for Vacation Time
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New Simpson Thacher Partners: No Simpson Thacher Dealmakers
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Kirkland & Ellis New Vacation Policy: Tastes Great, But Is It Less Filling?
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Pinpointing the problem
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N.Y. High Court Finds More Data Needed in "Unconscionable" Fee Dispute
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Brown Rudnick Cuts 10 Percent of Work Force
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Equity Fund Work Keeps Lawyers Busy
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More Americans Foregoing Lawyers and Representing Themselves
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Who's the Latest Firm to Score in Wall Street Bailout?
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Boutique Firms Well-Positioned in Current Economy
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When Lawyer Lew Met Lawyer (and Brother) Jack
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Rule 502 May Not Deliver Promised Cost Relief
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Supreme Court Lost Interest in Bankruptcy?
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Judge Wins Libel Suit Filed by Mom
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Wall Street:

European Stocks, US Index Futures Fall
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Wall Street Stocks Set For Downside Opening
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US Stocks Advance Tues., Rebounding From Worst Drop Since October
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'Astonishing' Stock Swings May Last Seven More Months
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Goldman, Guard Your People
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Goldman mulling Internet banking operation
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Goldman taps former head of NY Fed for chairman
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Merrill Said to Cut Bonuses by 50% as Revenue Slumps
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Morgan Stanley's Cruelty Knows No Bounds
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Layoffs Watch '08: JPMorgan
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China Shuns More Investment in West's Finance Sector
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Autos:

GM, Ford, Toyota Say US Sales Tumbled on Recession
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Big 3 Auto Makers Seek $34 Billion Bailout
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Detroit's New Bill: $39 Billion
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Urgent plea from GM and Chrysler: $11 billion to survive month
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US auto bailout could hit $100B: Analyst
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Why the Big Three Should Fly Corporate Jets
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Ford Says It Can Survive but Urges a Rescue for the Industry
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Ford Will Speed Restructuring Plan
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Situation is far worse than we thought
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Ford Makes Concessions in Effort to Get Government Help
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Senate Leader Reid to Offer Auto Bill Monday
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Congress 'not supportive' of automakers' bailout
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Many Detroit Businesses, Residents Not Sympathetic To Big 3 Carmakers
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Even in Michigan, Not Everyone Wants a Lifeline
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UAW considers what it can promise
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The 7 Worst Ways to Rescue Detroit
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Some dealers against auto bailout
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Why Detroit Can't Be Trusted to Handle a Bailout
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Chrysler seeks $7 bln in US aid this month
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Chrysler president: All sides made concessions
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Auto bailout request increases
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GM offers cuts in brands, salaries, debt, payroll
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Why GM Is Doomed
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Ford and the $9 Billion Car Ride
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UAW: GM May Need Bankruptcy Without Government Aid
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Falling Off the Wagoner
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Pelosi says bankruptcy not an option for automakers
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First Take on GM: Packaged Bankruptcy Inevitable
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Federal loan, bankruptcy or consolidation for Big 3?
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GM chief: bankruptcy not an option for industry
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Auto bankruptcy "not a good thing" - Treas. Paulson
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Rescuing Detroit Without Bankruptcy
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Are the Big Three Critical to the US Economy?
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Big Three execs detail changes they'd make for $25 billion
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White House will take time to review automakers' plan
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Autos Stuck In Neutral
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Change in U.S. auto industry
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Ford Nov. sales drop 31 pct., Toyota falls 34 pct.
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Auto sales increase pressure on CEOs, Congress
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Ford asks Congress for $9B line of credit
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Ford to cut US supplier base
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Chrysler CEO will drive to Washington for hearings
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GM and Ford Cancel Corporate Jet Operations
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Ford's CEO hits the road in a hybrid
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GM, Ford and the Corporate Jet Effect
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Auto parts stocks more volatile as car-makers seek federal aid
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America without its automakers
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Uncertain future for auto industry children
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Over 50 Big Three auto parts suppliers denied credit insurance
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GMAC's individual investors not so smart after all
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Bill Heard Sugar Land Sold Out Of Bankruptcy
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Haire to seek continued use of cash
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Toyota to cut domestic vehicle output
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Canadian car czar to check industry's plans for reforms
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Canadian Autoworkers' Jobs Would 'Take a Hit' in US Bailout
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German car sales plunge sharply
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German auto industry predicts grim 2009
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Downhill slide for Japan and Korea car sales
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Aston Martin slashes workforce by a third
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Logistics:

Greatwide Logistics in bankruptcy
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Telecoms:

Verizon's Former Hawaii, New England Operations Struggling
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Research In Motion cuts profit and sales goals
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Judge puts HawTel request to use $75M on hold
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Hawaiian Telcom Considered Carlyle Investment Offer Before Bankruptcy
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Outsiders still decide much of Isles' fate
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Economy:

Fed wrestling with alternatives to rate cuts to spur economy
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Feds to expand rescue; reviewing applications from 'hundreds of banks'
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Fed's Bullard Says Cutting Rates May Risk Japan-Style Deflation
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Service Industries in U.S. Probably Shrank at Faster Pace as Sales Slumped
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Productivity Growth Slows as Wage Pressures Rise
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Private Sector Sheds 250, 000 Jobs In November
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Meet Henry Paulson's Nightmare, Elizabeth Warren
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FDIC head: Gov't plan needs 'exit strategy'
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Economists Have Abandoned Principle
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Treasuries Fall for First Day in Week, Yields Rise From Records As Fed Efforts Bear Fruit
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$700 billion bailout gets first audit
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Governors to Seek Up to $100B in Social Aid
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GAO Report Says Bailout Program Needs More Oversight
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Fed extends lending programs due to market strains
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Obama Promises Governors Quick Relief
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Bail Out Credit Markets, Not Auto Industry Managers
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Metal prices fall further than during Great Depression
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Real Estate:

What the Future Holds For Home Prices
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The Failed Subprime Clampdown
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Kimball Hill Homes Suspends New Construction Starts
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Builder Kimball Hill to shut down
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Class Action Demands Countrywide Repay Hedge Funds for Losses
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Countrywide Securities Suit Dismissal Motions Substantially Denied
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A Tale of Two Loan Modifications, As Investors Sue Countrywide
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Mortgage fraud incidents up 45 pct in 2Q
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Bad Mortgage Tally Could Jump Next Year
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Beazer Reports Eighth Straight Loss as Demand Slumps
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Court Grants Kobra Properties' Early Motions
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LandAmerica's Collapse Leaves Investors Looking for Cash
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Schumer says housing 'vultures' hurt NYC
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Wachovia wants plug pulled on EnCap
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Manhattan Awash in Open Office Space
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Refinance now, or possibly never
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Fannie CFO Will Get $625,000 Salary
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Senator Urges FHA Vigilance Against Mortgage Fraud
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Stapley indicted on 118 counts over land, business deals
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Court Recognizes Israeli Judgment Against Lender
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Aviation:

Delta to cut capacity, may cut jobs
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Delta Fights To Stay In The Air
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AMR's American Airlines could shrink further
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Airlines to Cut Capacity Further
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Yucaipa outbids Hawaiian for Aloha
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Passengers kept sealed in plane for 9-hours on runway
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Southwest Air Can Buy ATA LaGuardia Slots, Judge Says
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Frontier plans to exit Chapter 11 next year
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US Airlines Gear Up For Fewer Travelers, Lower Fuel Price
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Kalitta Air cuts 200 jobs
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Relaunch of Alitalia delayed until after Christmas holidays
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Malpensa fights to overcome Alitalia blow
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Finance:

First Aid For GE's Financial Arm
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GE Capital Loses Leverage
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CIT enhances bid to exchange debt in capital raise
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A Jekyll & Hyde Finance Hiring Picture
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Oil/Gas:

Index tracking oil and gas activity drops from record high
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Oil Falls More Than $100 From July Record on US Recession
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Crude oil, gasoline reserves expected to jump
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Tax:

An Investigation Grows: HSBC, Credit Suisse Join UBS Tax Probe
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Insurance:

Greenberg wants more info from AIG on US deal
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AIG Must Name Executives Getting Retention Pay, Cummings Says
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AIG launches entity to buy problem debt
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AIG, Fed stemming insurer's liquidity crisis
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Prudential unit to bid for AIG Japan units
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Greenberg on AIG's 'Punitive' Bailout
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Greenberg's Chutzpah
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AIG, U.S. In Deal to Terminate Some Debt Obligations
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Manulife May Have to Raise More Capital
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcy filings in Hawaii continue climb
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Retailing:

Tweeter shuts down, leaving employees without pay
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Sears results expose woes facing stores
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Eddie Lampert Has a Conflict of Fiduciary Interest
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Sears Holdings' Squandered Opportunity
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B. Moss Clothing files for bankruptcy, to close stores
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Lehman:

Minibonds to be unwound
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PwC set to make more than £200,000 an hour from Lehmans job
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Carlyle Declines to Bid for Lehman's Neuberger Berman
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Lehman Bankers Resurface in Barclays Deal Team
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Lehman Executive Joins Sears Holdings
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Lehman Japan to Sell $6 Billion in Mortgage Assets, Nikkei Says
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Gambling:

When casinos gamble ... and lose?
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Twin River Races To Avoid January Bankruptcy Deadline
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Former shareholders want $4.1M from Trump casinos
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Metals:

Commercial Alloys to show Ch. 11 mettle
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Celebs:

The Heavyweight Champion of Bankruptcy
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Not Even 50 Cent Is Immune To Sagging Economy
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Furniture:

Blumenthal can tap cash, inventory
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Alternative Energy:

VeraSun agrees to contract review procedure
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VeraSun gives farmers greater leeway to sell their corn elsewhere
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Theme Parks:

Ohio Water Park Closing Leaves Some High and Dry
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Cross-Border:

Kaupthing creditors blocked
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Corporate Reform:

Outbreak of 'AIG syndrome' has businesses curtailing corporate meetings
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Bonds:

Do low bond values prove a company is insolvent?
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Bankruptcy Litigation:

Ex-Le-Nature's head named in racketeering suit
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Realogy PIK bond holder group led by Icahn related fund; trustee, High River files suit in Delaware Chancery Court as 10.5% holders organize
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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:

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Banking:

BofA sells $9B in FDIC-backed debt
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Citigroup to offer $5.5 billion in debt
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Citi reaps fantastic deal in Fed bailout
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A flawed rescue keeps America's most iconic bank afloat. Now it must show it deserves to exist
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FDIC-backed debt soars as banks cash in
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FDIC Survey Confirms Widespread Use of Unauthorized Overdrafts by Banks
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Investors sue BoA after predatory lending case
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Lax regulator contributed to Arkansas bank collapse: audit
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Executive Compensation:

Federal bankruptcy judge wants Gainey Corp. COO to document time in half-hour increments
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Health Care:

Two more Sunwest assisted living homes in Oregon file for bankruptcy
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Deficient care risks patients at Hawaii Medical, report says
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Happ attorney denies client's involvement in National Century fraud
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Kessler chief issues appeal to community
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Artes Medical on hook for $28M
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Bad housing market could mean more bad debt in healthcare
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AHA survey: Negative profit margins for hospitals
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Is 2009 the Year We All Get Health Care?
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Economy Is A Double-Edged Blade for Medical Debt
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Newspapers:

Strib 'surival' requires $30 million cut
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Star Tribune asks unions for $20M more in cuts
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NY Times expects charge of up to $53M
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Cox Newspapers to close Washington bureau
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More Gannett Cuts: 36 Out at 'Journal News' in Westchester
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Mass Torts:

W.R. Grace to pay up to $140M in asbestos case
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Municipalities:

Mayor Arrested as Alabama County Nears Default
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Cities cut back: Salaries, jobs, services face the chopping block
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Everything Must Go: Chicago would get $1.1B in parking meter lease
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Commodities:

Living and Dying by Hedging
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Food/Drink:

Napa food and wine museum files for bankruptcy
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Kosher meatpacker court OK to reopen Iowa plant
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Customers strive to get scarce kosher meat
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Agriprocessors' livestock payments could be forthcoming
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Postville author rips Culver and Judge on Agriprocessors
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Iowa sen.: USDA must help Agriprocessors providers
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As the casual-dining industry suffers one of its worst downturns, CFOs are in the kitchen and feeling the heat
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Seismic Effects of the Bankruptcy Reform
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Congress Considers Bill that Would Allow Homeowners to Modify Mortgage Terms in Chapter 13
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Packaging:

Chesapeake in crucial week as refinance deadline nears
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Portola emerges with less funding
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Credit Counseling:

Hard times prove a boon to LI counseling services
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Software:

Entellium files for bankruptcy protection
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Pensions:

Pension Plan Plunges Spread Corporate Pain
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Pension funding gap now a wide expanse
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Mining:

Asarco reports loss of $10.7M for Oct.
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Soccer:

Valencia Play Down Financial Crisis
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UK:

UK Business failures set to rocket by 50 per cent
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Bank of England to cut interest rates to record low
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The tough medicine of bankruptcy
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Demand for layoff advice soars
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U.K. Services Contracted at Fastest Pace in at Least 12 Years in November
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Small businesses have no way out
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Government in crisis talks with credit insurers
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U.K. Banks Hit by Defaults
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U.K. November Consumer Confidence Lowest Since 2004
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JA Magson in administration
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EU:

EU forces Commission rethink on bank aid strictures
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Treasurers on Continent zero in on bank relationships, counterparty risk
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European Services Sector Shrinks More Than Estimated; Retail Sales Decline
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Asia:

Asian nations appeal for funding aid
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Canada:

Scotiabank's 2009 outlook is below expectations
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'Reasonable probability' of charges in ABCP sale probe
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Mexico:

Mexico to Require Companies to Detail Derivative Bets
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S. Korea:

Default Rate Rising Among Financial Institutions
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1200 a day seek help with debt
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Japan:

Japan to Pay Firms to Increase Full-Time Workers
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Australia:

Babcock Must Halt Dividend to Win Loan From Banks
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Australian Quarterly Economic Growth Slows to 0.1%, Weakest in Eight Years
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Ireland:

Ireland battles deficit as jobless rate surges
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Germany:

Infineon posts widening quarterly loss, gloomy view
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Thailand:

Thailand Reduces Interest Rate by Most on Record as Protests Hurt Economy
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Russia:

Russian Service Industries Contracted Most on Record Last Month
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China:

China's Economy, in Need of Jump Start, Waits for Citizens' Fists to Loosen
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