Law:

Big Wave of Layoffs Hits Heller
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New Heller Layoffs; Axed Secretary Tells of Disappearing Copiers
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So Much For 60 Days WARNing
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Davis Wright Hires 20 Heller Lawyers
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Sonnenschein Confirms Attorney Layoff Numbers
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Crisis for some firms, opportunity for others
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Blessed Are The Lawyers
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Post-crunch prospects for law firms
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No more organic fruit
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UBS Taps S&C as U.S. Counsel for $60 Billion Bailout
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Asbestos, bankruptcy lawyers top Biden contributors
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Law Firms Rein in Health Care
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Thelen Associates: English M*therF%$#*r Do You Speak It?
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In Final Debate, Candidates (Finally!) Turn to the Law
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The Second Great Depression and Your First Job
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Shearman sends NYC partner to head Europe
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NY Firms Score Big Billables in Billion Dollar Banking Bailouts
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UBS Taps Sullivan & Cromwell as U.S. Counsel for $60 Billion Bailout
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Horse Talk With Former Presidential Hopeful Tommy Thompson
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For K&L Gates, Posh New Digs -- and Picketers
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How to Connect With Potential Clients
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Brothers Sue Texas Lawyer Who Got Them $1.7M in False Arrest Case
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The Other Voire Dire
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Judges:

Facing New Ethics Complaint by Ex-Prostitute, US Judge May Resign
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DIP Financing:

'DIP' Loans Are Scarce, Complicating Bankruptcies
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Wall Street:

US Stock-Index Futures Drop
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Fri. Futures Lose Ground
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Warren Buffett Says Now Is the Right Time to Buy US Equities
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European Markets Rise After Wall Street Rally
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Asia stock markets mixed Fri. after Wall Street hurs. rebound
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Hong Kong stock index falls more than 4 percent
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Market ends sharply higher on bargain hunting, oil
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Worries over economy spread; global markets sink
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Crisis Reverberates in Credit, Stock Markets
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Wall Street fear index hits all-time high
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Merrill remains on developing credit watch
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Merrill Continues To Pay For Mistakes
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US stock market crosses the q-line
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos Cases in Jeopardy Following Ohio Supreme Court Ruling
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Banking:

'Armageddon' Loan, Bond Prices Keep Debt Investors on Sidelines
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Citigroup's Results Worsen In 3Q Due To Credit
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Citi Doubles Loan-Loss Reserves To $1.1 Billion
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Banks borrowing $438 billion per day from Fed
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More Texas banks running into difficulties
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Huntington Bancshares 3Q profit slides 17 percent
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Comerica Profit Falls 85 Percent
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Deutsche Bank Chief Ackermann Plans to Forgo 2008 Bonus Payout
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ING Drops on Speculation Firm Needs to Raise Capital
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UBS Seeks to Stem Outflows After Shedding Toxic Debt
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Seattle Music, Fireworks Fans Fret as WaMu Bust Threatens Funds
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Politics:

House Dems launch marketing plan for economic rescue plan
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Congressional candidates clash over the merit of new bankruptcy rules crafted in 2005
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Joe the Plumber Meets Sam the Gas Station Guy
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'Joe the Plumber,' Obama Tax-Plan Critic, Owes Taxes
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Bush to give pep talk to anxious country Friday
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Hedge Funds:

Morgan Stanley Chief John Mack Says Some Hedge Funds May Fail
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Highland Shuts Funds Amid 'Unprecedented' Disruption
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Growing pressure over frozen hedge fund assets
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Woori CS Rejects Redemption Calls
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New York reaps reward from hedge fund fears
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Hedge Funds May Cut 10,000 Jobs, Options Group Says
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Fear trade moves on to hedge funds
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Hedge funds shouldn't expect to see any bailout money
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Hedge funds in grip of vicious selling cycle
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What's the value of hedge funds?
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Finance:

Textron Cutting Back Its Finance Arm
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US commercial paper mkt contracts, ABCP edges up
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Overnight Libor for Dollar Falls to Lowest Level in Four Years
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Municipalities:

US City could file for bankruptcy as credit crisis grows
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Economic turmoil puts municipal bonds, projects in a bind
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3900 Jobs Lost; NJ Bracing for Deeper Cuts
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New Jersey governor offers financial rescue plan
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New York City Lost 13,400 Financial Jobs Since September 2007
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California raises $5bn to avoid crisis
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Houston mayor touts plan to deal with sagging economy
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Corporate Governance:

Bailout Advances Federal Role in Corporate Governance
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Golf:

Alarm bells on LPGA
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Credit Counseling:

Debt Negotiators: The Pros and Cons
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Utilities:

Judge lets EMC question Cobb Energy auditors
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Student Debt:

In Downturn, Families Strain to Pay Tuition
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Student Loan Corp. 3Q profit plunges 83 percent
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Health Care:

Nursing Home Chain Files for Bankruptcy; 3rd in Recent Months
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UnitedHealth Profit Down 28%
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Affinity Health Care Management Files For Bankruptcy
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Judge OKs Leiner plan
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Retailing:

Steve & Barry's Names Official for Turnaround
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Last chance to use Linens 'n Things gift cards
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Economic downturn means good news for libraries, consignment shops
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Retail Figures Slump: How Will This Affect Retail REITs?
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Mervyns to close all stores
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Distressed Investing:

Funds Eye Distressed Plays
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Icahn lays blame on the 'clowns' and 'mad scientists'
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Economy:

Banks Are Likely to Hold Tight to Bailout Money
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Manufacturing Slumps by Most in Decades
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Single-Family Home Starts in US Decreased to 26-Year Low
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US consumer prices flat in September
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US Executives Forecast Sluggish Growth of 2% in '09
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The Future of Capitalism
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Banks Fail, and So Can Bailouts
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In Uncertain Times Fed Speaks With Blunt Tone
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Paulson says he regrets mistakes reacting to crisis
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It's time to question the Goldman ties at the Treasury
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Calls grow for global banking regulator
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Bernanke suggests a shift at the Fed on bubble-busting
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Fed's Bernanke to Testify Before House on Idea of Second Stimulus Bill
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Why Uncle Sam's Help So Often Hurts
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Fed's Discount Window Loans Rise to $101.9 Billion
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Small Businesses in a Financial Hurricane
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Door Open for Fed to Cut Rates Further
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Goldman Lowers Forecast for Emerging-Market Economies
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Real Estate:

Just stop paying your mortgage
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Buy a Beach House for Shelter When Going Bankrupt
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Illinois: Evictions to Resume
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Single-Family Home Starts in US Decreased to 26-Year Low
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Mortgage rates spike; home builders index at record low
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Rescue sends mortgage rates surging
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3rd Oregon homebuilder makes bankruptcy filing
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Foreclosures up 305 percent in Arizona metro areas since 2007
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Credit crunch imperils commercial development projects
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Prices Slip Below $70 a Barrel
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Oil at $70 still historically high: IEA
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Oil jumps on expectation recession fears overblown
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OPEC calls emergency meeting
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Torrent Energy Corp. gets OK for sale
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Aviation:

Airlines Rise Despite Losses
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Southwest's treacherous oil hedges
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United says 2100 employees have left on their own
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Continental reports quarterly loss
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More fliers cashing in their miles
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Blue Star Airlines Files Bankruptcy
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Air India seeks to cut 15,000 jobs
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Spain's LTE suspends charter flights, but hopes for restart
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Adam Air Employees Demonstrate at Court
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers Holdings is focus of 3 grand jury probes
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Lehman Executives Including Fuld Subpoenaed: Report
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Lehman wants to hire 450
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How Is the Lehman Bankruptcy Like Hurricane Katrina?
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Fears of Lehman's CDS derivatives haunt markets
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Lehman Looks to Unwind Derivatives Trades
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BarCap seeks relief over Lehman contracts
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Meltdown trips up Chinese, Israelis on tiny island
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Managers Mull Buyout of Lehman Property PE Business, Report Says
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Merrill Lynch Won't Discuss Lehman Brothers Exposure
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Lehman's Gelband gives up $10M to $25M pay package
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Hong Kong banks buy back securities guaranteed by Lehman
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PricewaterhouseCoopers: Appointed By HKMA In Mini-Bond Case
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Two Banks May Face Sanctions in Hong Kong Lehman Probe
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Lawyers say Lehman case emerging from 'chaos'
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Lehman property chiefs seek $9bn private equity buy-out
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China's Lehman Problem
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Newspapers:

Tribune Company In Trouble?
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Tribune Gives Notice To Drop AP
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Television:

Small Texas Broadcaster Goes Chapter 11
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Channel 51 owner files for bankruptcy
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College Network Makes Big Cuts
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Derivatives:

Why credit derivatives need a clearing house
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Online political futures markets show signs of manipulation
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Mexican companies face derivatives probe
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"A recessionary mood is setting in"
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Layoffs:

Yahoo consultant: Cut 3,000 jobs
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Accounting:

Role of Opinion Letters Takes Center Stage in KPMG Trial
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US SEC allows change that may delay bank writedowns
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Credit Crunch Team in the Works
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Celebs:

Trouble at the Playboy Mansion
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Skiing:

Wall Street woes spreading to ski resorts
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Fortress fights to save value of ski resort
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Bankruptcy Litigation:

Citigroup Loses Bid for Parmalat Mistrial Over Debate Comment
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Corporate Reform:

Koz, Swartz Find No Love at New York High Court
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Here come the investigations
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Bonds:

Bond Trading, Not Bailout, Is How to Rescue Banks
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Ambac, Bond Insurers to Present Treasury With Plan
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Emerging-Market Bonds Fall, Adding to Worst Month Since 1998
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Tech:

Why IBM Has Skirted the Financial Mess
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Mining:

Bankruptcy for Mineral Explorers
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Copper Rises on Equities Rebound
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Jury convicts California chiropractor of concealing property, making false declarations and money laundering
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Credit Cards:

First Mortgage Defaults: Second Credit Card Defaults?
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Chase Reports 46% Rise In Card Charge-Offs
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Fraud:

Receiver Sues 20 In VesCor Ponzi Scam
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Hotels:

New hotel pipeline will slow, says IHG
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Wall Street Fallout: Harbor View Hotel Halts Construction
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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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Insurance:

Credit unions sue Protective Life unit over unpaid claims
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AIG Borrows Another $12 Billion
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Govt-owned AIG Lobbies Against Govt Regulation
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AIG: Europe's Lethal Loophole
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AIG to Help Cuomo Recover Millions in Executive Pay
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AIG Agrees to Withhold $10 Million From CFO Bensinger
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Greenberg refuses to testify in Gen Re deposition
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The Problem With Cuomo Taking Back AIG Bonuses
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Insurance Regulators Study Raters
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Say good-bye to falling insurance prices
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Insider Compensation:

Demanding a say on huge executive pay packages
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Autos:

GM chief running out of time and options
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Cerberus In Wide - Ranging Talks With Renault And GM
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Lenders Eager for GM-Chrysler Deal
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Is Cerberus forcing GM's hand?
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Car Market Decline Spurs Fresh Big 3 Merger Talk
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Delphi's fight for survival getting tougher
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GReddy's downfall follows its parent's
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ASW gains final blessing for DIP
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GM to lay off 1,500 workers in Michigan, Delaware
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Ford Tries to Reassure Customers
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Kerkorian reinforces Ford stock stake
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Motorcycles:

Harley-Davidson's Risky Loans
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Food/Drink:

Pilgrim's Pride not seeking bankruptcy protection
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A very bad year for restaurants
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Lodi's Oak Ridge Winery takes over Global Wine operations
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Shipping:

Shipper Industrial Carriers Files for Bankruptcy
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UK:

Scotland heads for recession as number of failing businesses rises
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Bankruptcy at record levels after 162% leap in one year
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A Change in Bankruptcy Laws
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Company insolvencies already on the rise
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L&G urges bank bail-out rethink
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Lloyd's and the parallels with the banking crisis
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Iceland accuses UK of financial 'siege'
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Manchester United Debt Up for Sale as LBO Loans Fall
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Savills Says Earnings Will Miss Analysts' Estimates
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Cameron Says Brown Missteps in UK Hurt the Economy
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EU:

In emergency, ECB throws inflation fears aside
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European industry starts to batten down the hatches
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Canada:

Pickseed offers deal to FarmPure creditors
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New Zealand:

Author writes to pay off debts
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Poland:

Solution near for Poland's troubled shipyards
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Poland pursuing Plan B for shipyards
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EU's Kroes Urges Polish Shipyards to Abandon Ship
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Spain:

Spanish Loan Delinquencies Triple in August
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Iceland:

Women clean up the bankers' mess
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What next for Iceland?
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Iceland Preparing Lawsuit against Britain
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Iceland Missed Signs of Liquidity Freeze
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China:

China's Economy Grows at Slowest Pace Since 2004
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Official says no massive bankruptcy in Yangtze River region
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Toymakers Go Bust in Financial Crisis
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China Shipping's Traffic May Plunge
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Ukraine:

Criminal case opened over attempt to bring PromInvestBank to bankruptcy
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Ukraine may borrow up to $15bn from IMF
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S. Korea:

S Korean won plunges 9.7%
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More S Korean companies file for bankruptcy in September
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One third of S Korean manufacturing firms face risk of bankruptcy
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'KIKO' Hedges Slay Korean Exporters, Threaten Banks
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Pakistan:

Chinese Premier vows to help Pak overcome financial crunch
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Saving Pakistan comes cheap
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Int'l community to provide $4 bn to save Pak from bankruptcy
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Latin America:

Latin America Economy Falters as Commodities Plummet
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Australia:

Australia Corporate Bond Risk Falls, Credit Default Swaps Show
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Japan:

Japan Tobacco to Cut 30% of Workforce
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Russia:

Kremlin's spin can't keep the crash away
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Russia's VEB may take over troubled Globex bank
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France:

Caisse d'Epargne Had EU600 Million Derivatives Losses
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French Bank's $800 Million Loss Prompts Audit
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Germany:

Lower House of German Parliament Approves Bailout
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Hungary:

There is no way Hungary will go bankrupt
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Asia:

Outsourcing Firms Face Wall Street Blues
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Thai Economic Growth May Be Slowest in Eight Years
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Ireland:

Ireland raises VAT to cover a 'severe fiscal shortfall'
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