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Fraud charges hit Minneapolis mortgage firm
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Elevation Chandler debt exceeds price
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MW Johnson wins DIP
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Property values in U.S. cities to fall $1.46 trillion in 2008
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Bankrupt Alliance Title has $100M in liabilities, few assets
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Bond insurers want $125bn of insurance wiped out
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Wall Street:
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Most European Stocks Fall Monday
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Asian Stocks Drop Friday, for Second Week
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BofA Sees $3.5 Billion Writedown At Merrill, $7 Billin At UBS
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Citigroup May Fire 10% of Investment-Bank Workers
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Hedge Funds:
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For Israel, deceit was a way of life
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The Fully Loaded Recreational Vehicle, With Escape Hatch
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Hedge Funds in Crosshairs
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Berger Case Back in Court
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June hasn't been a good month for Countrywide's Angelo Mozilo and some big Democrats who got VIP mortgage deals
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Music Industry:
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Papers Facing Worst Year for Ad Revenue
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Layoffs:
Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, June 2004 to May 2008, seasonally adjusted
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Intellectual Property:
Fashion Designer Cannot Use His Own Name On His New Fashion Line
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Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy
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Rating Agencies:
Rep. Frank Unveils Universal Credit Rating Bill
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Telecoms:
CMC creditors challenge solvency
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Tech:
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Going for broke, bigtime
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Berger Singerman's Business Reorganization Practice Receive High Marks In Chambers USA 2008 Guide
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Retirement:
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Aviation:
Continental and United Leave Little Room For American
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United flight canceled when pilot says he's too upset to fly
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300 employees to form Delta-Northwest merger plans
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Failing Airlines, Failing Government
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Midwest Sharply Cuts Fleet
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Mesa Air faces Nasdaq delisting
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Discounter Sun Country to ask state for assistance paying its fuel bill
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IPP warns of airlines insolvency
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Firms Measure a CEO's (Net) Worth
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Tax:
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FBI Makes Swiss Travel Request for UBS Tax Probe
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Congress tightens vise on expatriate tax evaders
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Autos:
Month of economic troubles has Detroit 3 on edge
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Ford Reels as Truck Sales Plunge
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'Big three' look at big losses
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Pressure increases on Detroit carmakers
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Ford workers shift to new lives after closing
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Plastech owner might keep 3 plants
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Auto-Parts Firms Face Trouble
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Meridian looks for quick exit
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Cerberus stepped in last summer to help turn Chrysler around. So how's it going?
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Court Approves Sale of Diamond Glass to Belron US
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Investors Sued By Delphi Seek Lawsuit's Dismissal
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Used Truck Trade-In Values Plunge, Deepening Auto-Sales Decline
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CarMax profits plunge 55%, shares plunge 16%
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Weak used car market could lead to big write-downs at Ford, GM captives
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Volkswagen, Competitors Face Oil Shock
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Software:
Destinator to auction assets
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ID ethanol plant owner files for bankruptcy
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Georgia Firm Buys Haven Healthcare
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Embattled John King loses another lawyer
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Kaiser Permanente buys Moreno Valley Community Hospital
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Union calls on VHS to sell Menifee hospital
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Eye surgery centers declare bankruptcy
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UK:
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UK Buyout Companies Most Pessimistic Since 2003
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Fujitsu May Cut Up to 700 UK Jobs
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Labour heads for financial collapse - £24m in debt
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London Housing May Feel Pinch
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Fladgate restructuring chief joins BLG
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BCE saga's end may still be long way off
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Under 30, employed and deep in debt
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Ex-Test legend owes $40m
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Australia Company Bond Risk Increases to Highest in 10 Weeks
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A building giant gambled his empire
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Japan:
Japan Stocks Fall on Renewed Concern Over Asset Losses at Banks
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Germany:
German Business Optimism Probably Fell in June
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New Zealand:
Bridgecorp receivership update soon
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Russia:
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