Law:

Wall Street Lawyers See Bonuses Plunge by as Much as 73 Percent
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GM Should Pursue Prepack, Says Lawyer
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If the Big Three Fall, Which Law Firms Rise?
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Weil, Gotshal put together the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history in record time. It was a fitting tribute to the firm's biggest institutional client
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Luc Despins's strange jump to Paul, Hastings
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Even Lawyers Get Outsourced
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Legal eagles set free
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Middle East Legal Recruiters Inundated with Resumes from U.S. Lawyers
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Associates, Staff Member Sue Thelen in Federal Court Over Lost Wages
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How To Announce Law Firm Layoffs: A Suggested Template
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Davis Polk on $200 Billion TALF Plan
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Staff Layoffs at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
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Cravath & Simpson & Mixed Messages
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Heller Ehrman's Wisconsin office auctions itself off
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Smart clients care about bonuses and marketplace "value"
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The Association of Corporate Counsel's GC, Susan Hackett, wants law firms and clients to renegotiate their relationship. It won't be easy
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Feuding Lawyers Ordered to Team Up in $120 Million Case
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There are four essential elements of a strong law firm culture (and "collegiality" isn't one of them)
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More Americans Go Pro Se, Even in Complex Matters
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How One Small Firm Is Coping With the Economic Crisis
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In Paul Lippe's world, a disruption of the law firm universe is long overdue and just a few clicks away
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Cadwalader Charlotte Capital Swag
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Firms leaders are wary of tough times to come. But they're still confident that they'll be just fine
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Firm Meltdown Report: Wide And Deep
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Lawsuit Proceeds Against Greenberg Traurig, Real Estate Head
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ABA Prez Says FDIC Avoided 'Catastrophic' Results by Insuring IOLTA Accounts
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Associate's Wife Tended to Fallen U.S. Attorney General
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No Collapses or Coups Yet, But British BigLaw Firms Feeling the Squeeze
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Ex-Partners Take Firm to Court to Keep Profits
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Holder's Critics Not Holding Back
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Juror Asks Facebook Friends to Weigh in on Defendants' Guilt
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Blogger Finds Love At Milbank
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Dept. of Office Sanitation
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Judges:

Retired US Court Executive Files Kozinski Complaint
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"Heckler" Judge at Mukasey Dinner Speaks Up
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Claim: Judge Arrested for DUI Hurles Racial Epithets at Officers
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Fall on Economy Concern; GM, Home Depot Drop
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European Stocks Slip Amid Uncertainty
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Dow makes it 3-for-3 on Tues.
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Mutual Funds Hit by Record Investor Withdrawals in October
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After Scuttled Plans, US Government Faces Investor 'Trauma'
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Extreme Makeover at Morgan Stanley
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The Greed That Ate Morgan Stanley
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Free drinks dry up as business media meets Wall St
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Autos:

GM May Need US-Backed Bankruptcy After Expense Cuts
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Bailout, Bankruptcy or Both for Big Three?
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Wachtell chimes in on a potential GM bankruptcy
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Let bankruptcy focus execs' minds
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Suzuki sees GM bankruptcy as "100 percent" impossible
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Big Three fine-tune aid pitch
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Caravan of Auto Company Backers Hopes to Win Over Washington
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GM's Pension Fund Stays Afloat, Against the Odds
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Michigan's economic survival depends on loan
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Detroit's blue-collar aristocrats face fight
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Detroit's Next Headache: Dangerous Debt
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Automakers' Jobs Bank Program Pays Laid-Off Workers to Do Nothing
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Is It the End of the Road?
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Big Three Propose New Plan :)
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Fidelity, Pershing will get burned if General Growth goes up in flames
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Congress expecting more sacrifices from automakers
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Big 3 prepare to sheepishly plead case again
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Chrysler unlikely to survive as independent company
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Honda Scraps Detroit Press Events to Promote Vehicles
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Detroit Lite: An Auto Show Less Filling
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Auto crisis tests family's hold on Ford
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Gates' trust boosts stake in AutoNation
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General Motors passes begging bowl around Europe
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Toyota debt rating cut, Suzuki holds out hope for GM
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Porsche sales decline as crisis bites
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Retailing:

Retailers pull out stops to stir Black Friday buying
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Macy's, Kohl's Cut Prices Before Wal-Mart's Black Friday Deals
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Downturn Rains on Macy's Parade
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Tiffany Posts Lower Profit
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Online retail sales dip in November
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E-Commerce Shrinks for First Time, Research Firm Says
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Falling Sales Widen Loss at Borders
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Never Thought I'd See a Day Without a Western Warehouse or Boot Town
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With Sharper Image's Demise, A Way Of Life Gone
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General Growth shoots up after Ackman reports stake
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Jones Lang LaSalle pledges to back gift cards
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Sportsman's Outfitter files Chapter 11
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'Tis the Season To Be Nervous
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Insurance:

AIG says no 2008 bonus for top execs
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AIG closes $40 bln stock placement with Treasury under TARP
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US Is Said to Probe AIG's Cassano for Possible Misstatements
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Gen Re finite fraud execs seek lenient sentences
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Life insurers seek US aid to stabilize investments
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Reinsurers feel pinch of the economy
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Tech:

SMT Resource Group files for bankruptcy
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Layoffs:

Layoffs And Lawsuits
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News mostly bad for those seeking seasonal work
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Religion:

Sixth Circuit: Vatican Can Be Sued for Sexual Abuse
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Hockey:

Balsillie's next step
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Economy:

Home-Price Drop Accelerates, GDP Falls
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Consumer Spending Posts Biggest Drop Since 9/11
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76% of American Middle-Class Not Financially Secure
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Fresh Signs of October's Slowdown
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Slight Rise in Consumer Confidence
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Fed Commits $800 Billion More to Unfreeze Lending
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Fed Risks 'Spitting in the Wind' With New $800 Billion Pledge
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Large numbers
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Next bailout candidate after Citi?
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First Audit Said to Cite Some Snags With Bailout
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Another Day, Another Bailout: Deleveraging Denial
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Federal deficit could hit $1 trillion this year
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Massive Breakdown in US Consumer Spending Going Forward
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First World Said to Face Protracted Slowdown
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Can Obama Keep New Jobs at Home?
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Obama Says 'Imperative' to Cut Unnecessary Spending
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Obama picks a budget chief
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Volcker Said to Lead New White House Economic Panel
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Geithner is already shaping the economy
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Paulson Says New Fed, Treasury Steps Will Help Lending, Housing
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Fed pushes deeper into brave new policy world
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Majority of Fed District Banks Wanted No Rate Cut Before October Meeting
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Emerging-Market Debt Trading Tumbles to Lowest in 5 1/2 Years
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Why does Citigroup, not Lehman, get rescued?
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Sovereign wealth funds flee the West
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US auto bailout tip of iceberg, analysts warn
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If we have to save 'em, then we ought to own 'em
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Debt cold turkey
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FDIC Graphs Show the Extent of Financial Crisis
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Better Than the Depression? Don't Kid Yourselves
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Real Estate:

Shiller Numbers Show Steep Slide
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US Mortgage Rates Fall on $600 Billion Fed Plan
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Government Share of Mortgage Apps Soars
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Feds Step into Secondary Mortgage Market in a Big Way
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Rush to Refinance
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New federal mortgage plan offers relief to only a few
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Don't Do DAP, Says HUD's "Top Cop"
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LandAmerica files for bankruptcy protection
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Losses at Home Builder Widen on Write-Downs
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Home Builders Hammer FDIC
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Hernando Oaks developer seeks bankruptcy protection
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Recourse, Of Course
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Modifications Rise Despite Subprime, Prime Disparity
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Condo Meltdown
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Condo financing motions OK'd
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Executive Compensation:

NY AG: AIG Has Taken 'Positive Step' By Eliminating Bonuses
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Remorseful Ex-Officials Decline Pay From UBS
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Executive Pay Cuts Part Of Automakers' Plans For Congress
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Banking:

FDIC adds 54 more banks to its 'problem list'
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More Bank Failures Coming?
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Several community banks plan to seek Treasury investment
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Pandit Says Citigroup 'Went Wrong' With Real Estate
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US Banks May Write Down $44 Billion in Quarter, Whitney Says
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Southeast Banking exit finds funding
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With no toxic loans, bank start-up aims to cut in on big-name rivals
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Soccer:

Peru clubs face huge losses after international ban
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Resorts:

Exclusive Mont. resort officials talk with lender
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Yellowstone Club Scrambles For Bailout in Bankruptcy Court
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Finances in limbo for Yellowstone Club
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Hedge Funds:

Perot's Parkcentral Fund Closes as Credit Freezes
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Barclays Cuts Prime Brokerage Staff
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Amaranth Reaches Deal With Federal Energy Regulators
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Fraud:

Petters fallout: Sun Country and Polaroid screwed
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And where did Tom Petters' Bentleys go?
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Hanover trustee sues dozens of investors
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Student Debt:

Students face larger debts for college
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Politics:

Obama upstages Bush on economy
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'Recovery' Is in; 'Stimulus' Is So Seven Months Ago
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The Return of Larry Summers
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For economy's sake, Pelosi needs to push for impeachment now
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Mining:

Grupo Mexico plan for Asarco changes on copper fall
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Health Care:

Hospital leaves OB patients in the lurch
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NJ Hospital Finances Show Troubling Trends
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Kessler meeting scheduled for Dec. 1
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Debt Struggles and Elderly Living
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Accounting:

BDO chief warns of 'challenging' audit season ahead
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US banks urge US lawmakers to clarify fair value
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FAS 157 canceling out TARP, bankers say
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Trucking:

Bankruptcy judge calls terms of Gainey Corp.'s Oosterhouse hiring 'extremely curious'
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Education:

Beyond the Ivied Halls, Endowments Suffer
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Radio:

Radio's Revenue Falls Even as Audience Grows
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Distressed Investing:

Don't dabble in distressed
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Shipping:

Sea Containers gets plan confirmed
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Food/Drink:

Hormel Reports Sharp Decline in Profit
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Starbucks: Our future is dimmer than your future!
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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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Credit Cards:

Banker weighs in on the coming credit card debacle,
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The U.S. consumer needs a credit card bailout like a crack addict needs another fix, but ... in for a penny, in for a pound
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Aviation:

Credit Agreement, Falling Oil Prices Lift UAL Shares
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Eclipse Aviation files for bankruptcy protection
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US airline labor flexes its muscles
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Cuts already in place, US carriers look forward with optimism
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Dornier Aviation of North America Bankruptcy Trustee H. Jason Gold Commences Seizure of China's Hainan Airlines' Assets
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Air France, Lufthansa still in running for Alitalia
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Gambling:

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Against Ex-AC Casino Owners
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Agriculture:

Too many rich US farmers get subsidies-GAO
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Farmer to plead in bankruptcy fraud case
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Municipalities:

Federal judge appoints special masters in Jeffco sewer debt case
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Vallejo police, fire look to bolster ranks
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Cash-Strapped NYC Goes On Ticket Blitz, Deploys 200 Additional Traffic Agents
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California bigger bankruptcy risk than Slovakia
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Deutsche Bank Swap Lures County Needing Cash as Budgets Crumble
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Finance:

CFO Survey: Credit Noose is Tightening
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Libor Decline Ends as Bailout Concern Fuels Bank-Cash Hoarding
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Libor for Dollars, Euros Drops After Fed's $800 Billion Pledge
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Bridges to Somewhere: Firms Focus on Loans
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Lehman:

Reporter threatened with arrest for seeking interview with former Lehman CEO
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The Other Shoe To Drop - Lehman's U.K. bankruptcy
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Lazard hires two bankers from Lehman
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Nomura restructures top of Lehman operations
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Derivatives:

'Demystifying' Derivatives
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Software:

SCO files for appeal of loss to Novell
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Celebs:

Sports Stars' Money Meltdowns
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Pensions:

Coming up: A huge pension bailout?
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Alternative Energy:

First signs of consolidation in ethanol industry
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Verasun bankruptcy proceedings are plenty complicated
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Bankruptcy Judge approves bidding for sale of Lima ethanol plant
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Plunging Oil Prices Require Alternative Fuel Startups to Take a Long View
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Avoidance Actions:

Payment to Trustee of a Preference Resurrects the Debt for Non-Dischargeability Purposes
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Oil/Gas:

SemGroup auction of White Cliffs Pipeline approved
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SemGroup probes aligned
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SemGroup wins OK to auction pipeline
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Superior Offshore unsecureds to get cash
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Oil Drops Below $51
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OPEC Considers 1 Million-Barrel Production Cut as Oil Tumbles
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As Prices Slide, Oil Firms Save Cash
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Tax:

New York Sting Nabs Tax Preparers
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Tourism:

Hawaii tourism slumps again; hotels offering deals
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Debt Collection:

As debt grows, collections boom
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Pigeons:

The End of the Pigeon King
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UK:

There's more to life than house prices
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Plunge in mortgage approvals adds to gloom
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U.K. Consumer Spending Falls Most Since 1995, Investment Drops Amid Slump
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Woolies shares are suspended and MFI fights for survival
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PwC reaction to insolvency proposals for investment firms
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EU:

Giant Stimulus Plan Proposed for Europe
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Canada:

Ont. taxpayers could be on hook for 'very expensive' auto aid
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BCE Takeover in Doubt
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Caisse Says It Unwound Hedges as Dollar Fell
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Lost auto jobs pegged at 15,000
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France:

Paris to offer credit insurance of last resort
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French Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Rises in November
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Japan:

Japan listed company failures hit post-war high
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S. Korea:

South Korea's Manufacturer Sentiment Declines to 10-Year Low
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President Lee Orders More Measures to Bolster South Korea's Ailing Economy
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Australia:

David Jones Revenue Falls 6.3% on Consumer Slowdown
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China:

China slashes rates to kick-start slowing economy
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A Global Downturn Puts the Brakes on China's Industry
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Bulgaria:

Bulgaria Textiles Firms Face Bankruptcy
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Russia:

Putin saves Abramovich's US safe haven
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Italy:

Italian Business Confidence Drops to Lowest in Over 15 Years on Recession Italian
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