Law:

O'Melveny Says It's Sorry for Missing E-Mails
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No Deal, But Many Anderson Attorneys to Join Reed Smith
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55 Attorneys, Including Bankruptcy, Go to Reed Smith From Anderson Kill
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Merger Talks Fail, but a Deal Still Gets Done
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Anderson Kill to Focus on Core Practices
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Two Sides to the Anderson Kill, Reed Smith Merger Talks
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Reed Smith Grabs Group From Anderson Kill
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DLA Piper Gets Restructuring Partner From Sidley
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Bonus Watch: Goodwin Procter
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Do New Yorkers Deserve Bigger Bonuses?
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Tyco + Eversheds = Sea Change
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Is BigLaw Afraid of Commitment?: Firms Hooked UP Less in '07
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White & Case London fees up 37% as Bingham boosts PEP
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Kasowitz Benson Issues Negative Statement About Ex-Partner
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Kasowitz: Former IP Head Was Fired for Inappropriate Conduct
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Kasowitz Attributes IP Head's Departure to 'Extremely Inappropriate Personal Conduct'
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Five law firms make Fortune's list of best employers
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Justice Breyer Takes Us Inside His Butterless Refrigerator
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Partner Offers $10K Bounty for Blogger's Identity
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Barack and Hillary Trade Barbs Over Legal Careers
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Probe of US Prosecutor Firings Heats Up
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Legal Outsourcing to India Is Growing, but Still Confronts Fundamental Issues
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Alternative Careers
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DLA Piper Embroiled in $30M Negligence Claim
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Hawaii Supreme Court Considers Crackdown on Legal Aid Businesses
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Performance Pay for Federal Appellate Judges?
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JD/MFA?
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Homeowners Feel the Pain, Lawyers Feel the Gain
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Canadian Senator, a Lawyer, Investigated for Alleged Overbilling
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Judge disbands grand jury behind Texas Supreme Court justice indictment
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No politics? Evidence to the contrary
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Lawyers Who Love the Law
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Law Firms Hold Tight to Their Slots on Annual 'Best Companies' List
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Newly Merged 630-Lawyer Firm Plans New Chicago Office
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Justices stick to judging
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Ex-NY Prosecutor, Married to Police Chief, Charged With Having Sex, Booze and Pot With Teens
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Say What?!
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Guess He's No Longer 'The Thugs' Lawyer'
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Wall Street:

After Day of Turmoil, Dow Cuts Losses
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Fed's Action Stems Sell-Off in World Markets
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Markets Poised for More Declines
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U.S. Futures Fall, Point to Sixth Straight Drop for S&P 500
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FTSE down 2.1 pct in volatile trade
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European stocks down sharply as Fed 'feel-good' rally falters
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On Wall Street, a Day of Frayed Nerves
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Market Drop, Fed Cut Create Opportunities For Cherry Pickers
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A spate of Chapter 11 filings as markets collapse
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Global selloff, rate cuts send Wall Street on wild ride
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Emerging debt-Wary but resilient markets eye US recession risk
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Nikkei falls 5.6% as plunge continues
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Asian Markets Ease Higher After Rate Cut
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Canada Stocks Have Biggest Gain Since 1998, Led by Royal Bank
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The worst market crisis in 60 years
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Investors exiting stock funds are urged to wait
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Bonds:

Ambac On The Block
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Ambac Posts $3.3 Bln Loss, Seeks "Strategic Alternatives"
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Ambac Reports Loss, Talks With `Potential Parties'
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Bond insurers surge on possible regulatory help
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CIBC Probably Has $551 Million in Debt Insured by Ambac
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Municipal Bonds Downgraded With Ambac
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Ambac, MBIA Lust for CDO Returns Undercut AAA Success
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Ambac's Downgrade Doesn't Mean End of Bond Insurers
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Autos:

Judge approves Delphi bankruptcy plan
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Exec bonus cuts are condition for Delphi deal OK
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CEO: Ford has enough cash to weather downturn
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Ford May Say Loss Narrowed on Mulally Plant Closings
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Wilbur Ross: Automotive Supplier Consolidation to Continue
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GM exec: Dealer network should shrink by 30 percent
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GM Shares Crown With Toyota
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Utilities:

A & B Fuel Customers Face Long Wait for Any Refunds
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Owners Of A&B Fuel File Personal Bankruptcy
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Retailing:

General Growth shares rise on strong reassurance
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Red flags over General Growth's debt
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One Shopping Mall REIT's Dance with Debt
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Manufacturing:

Global Power Equipment Group Successfully Emerges From Chapter 11
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Health Care:

Diomed patent defendant files for Chapter 11
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Businesses turn to VEBAs to spruce up balance sheets, offload risks
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Art:

Salander-O'Reilly's Million-Dollar Library Back in the News
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Real Estate:

California defaults soar in 4Q
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Foreclosure activity up at least 119 percent in East Bay
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Mass. foreclosures rose 150% in 2007
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Mortgage Modification And The "Free" Market
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Countrywide's 'Normal' Deal Agreement
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Interest rate cut hurts savers, helps those with ARMs
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What the rate cut means for mortgages
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A failing grade in subprime literacy
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Almost 150 Mortgage Companies Were Casualties In 2007
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Florida attorney general sues foreclosure rescue firm
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If Everyone's Finger-Pointing, Who's to Blame?
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Buffett Buy Hovnanian? Guess Again
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Sears Would Face Soft Real-Estate Sector
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IRS urges bankruptcy court to end protection of Boise Place
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Boise Place developer faces liquidation
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An Atlanta Home Builder Speaks Up
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Look who's buying commercial real estate now
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Warren: Burning the Consumer
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Let's punish lenders of easy credit
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A smart fix for the subprime mess
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Economy:

Worries That the Good Times Were Mostly a Mirage
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U.S. poor still suffering from last recession
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Bush Optimistic on Stimulus Package Collaboration
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Fed Cut Won't Spark Capex Spending
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Fed is in 'an almost impossible place'
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Fed cuts rate, but recession worries persist
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Fed caves to Wall Street in moment of panic
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Despite Fed, Recession Fears Mount
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US rate cuts: Another drink for the alcoholic
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White House, Congress move quickly on stimulus
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Legislation on Economy Will Start in House
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Bush Says He's 'Realistic' About Stimulus Timetable
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Fighting Vicious Economy Cycle
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The Fed Hits the Emergency Button
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Recession or not, pain widespread
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Central banks slash rates as markets crash
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US recession fears hit CEO confidence
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Bernanke's Balancing Act
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Anxiety Crashes the Party at Davos
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Davos hears high-profile economists' doubts on U.S. decoupling
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How this year looks depends on where you sit. If you sit in a developed economy, it doesn't look so good. But if you are in a developing economy, all is rosy
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Borrowers With Good Credit May Benefit From Rate Cut
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Home loan applications jump as rates fall
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Layoffs:

Yahoo shake-up will cut staff by 5 per cent
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Tellabs to cut 225 jobs
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Facility Closures and Layoff Announcements (Jan. 20-26)
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H&R Block To Cut Jobs
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Enron:

Enron Investors Suing Banks Spurned by Top US Court
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High Court Rejects Enron Holder Suit Against Wall St
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Enron plaintiffs stay in fight despite losing ruling
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Awards:

Sullivan Hill attorney named VP of bankruptcy forum
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Credit Cards:

Target Card Sale Seen Stymied By Credit Market Troubles
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Hedge Funds:

Bayou Co-Founder Gets 4 1/4 Year Sentence for Fraud
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Hedge funds see big gains in distressed investing
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Hedge funds insure against the risk of more rules
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Alternative Fuels:

Bankruptcy hits two Colorado biodiesel plants
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Celebrities:

Michael Jackson to lose Neverland?
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Music:

Ampex warns of possible filing for bankruptcy
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Food/Drink:

A bankrupt restaurant chain shows just how ridiculously easy credit was before the current crunch arrived
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Xyience Files Ch. 11
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Owner Of Ryans Restaurants Files Chapter 11
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Owner of buffet chains files for bankruptcy
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Buffets gets in line for Ch. 11
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Bottled Water creditor fights stay
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Telecoms:

Motorola Says Profit Slumps 84%; Forecasts Loss
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Printing:

Quebecor World to appear in U.S. bankruptcy court
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Major printer says it's bankrupt
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Quebecor seeks OK to borrow $750M
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Quebecor World CFR downgraded to 'Ca'
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Quebecor: No cuts likely
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Theme Parks:

Theme park's lenders split over low offer
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Video Rentals:

First Lien Lenders, Second Lien Lenders and 11% Senior Noteholders Agree to Support Movie Gallery's Plan of Reorganization by Entering Into Plan Support Agreement
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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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It's Official: Bankruptcy Is Back!
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Derivatives:

Credit Default Swaps: Where the Real Action's At
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Industry group pegs default swap losses at $15 billion, not $250 billion
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Aviation:

NWA Attendants Outline Merger Demands
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UAL narrows quarterly loss as airfares climb
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UAL Declines to Reveal Merger Talks
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Delta posts $70 million loss in 4th quarter, net profit for '07
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Norwegian Airline Declares Bankruptcy
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When airline goes belly up, refund trail goes cold
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Corporate Reform:

Court rules against former Conseco director
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Hedge Fund Founder Sentenced for Fraud
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Deal Reached in Backdating Probe
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Justice Seeks Probe in Massey Case
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Banking:

Bank of America, Wachovia earnings plunge over 90%
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WaMu cuts cash bonus for executives
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Investor group wants answers from Wachovia's risk committee
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More Credit Hits For Regional Banks
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Banks are down, but not yet out
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Write-Downs Weigh on SunTrust
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Payroll Services:

Ensemble Chimes may be bought out of bankruptcy
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Furniture:

Domain lands in bankruptcy
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Exemptions:

Non-nondischargeable debt doesn't pierce homestead exemption
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Chemicals:

Solutia Settles With Bondholders
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Music:

Musicland finishes Ch. 11 tune
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Insurance:

Buffett Assures Swiss Re
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Carpet:

Propex cut to 'Ca', ratings withdrawn after bankruptcy filing
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Education:

Corinthian Colleges dive on loan worries
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Corinthian shares fall as Sallie Mae halts loans
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Student Debt:

Rules for student loans get tighter
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Zombie Student Loans Arise From The Grave
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UK:

End of Easy Money
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U.K. Growth Slows to Weakest Pace in More Than a Year
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Bank of England: growth could slow
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Myths, banks and student loans
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Why is the government ensuring banks profit from student debt
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Jobs fear at printing firm
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FTSE 100 '07 pension fund gains wiped out
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Sex 'third most common reason for debts'
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Interest Rate Cut On The Cards
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Bank 'amnesty' to help badly indebted
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EU:

Pressure Mounts on ECB to Trim Rates
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Why the European Bank Is Sitting Back
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ECB holds tough line on inflation
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Europe Is Weakening
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European Distressed Debt Market Outlook 2008
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Canada:

Quebecor World moves to calm stakeholders
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Quebecor World European employees nervous, Quebec staff seems unfazed
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Federal Gypsum plan approved
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Top luggage retailer seeks protection
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Decision could seal fishermen's fate
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Around the factory, it's all about the economy
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Singapore:

Singapore To Help Curb Gambling Problems By Banning Bankrupts
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Germany:

Thousands voice anger over Nokia's Germany plans
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Italy:

Citigroup, UBS Lawyers Deny Wrongdoing on Parmalat (Update1)
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Parmalat Trial Could Open Door for Civil Proceedings
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Banks deny milking conspiracy
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China:

Will subprime crisis cool China growth?
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China Wonders if Its Stock Boom Is Over
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China sets up task force to monitor banks' subprime exposure
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Japan:

Talk of rate cut spreads in Japan
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