Law:

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McDermott, Client Sanctioned $4.3 Million
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Eversheds extends layoff talks
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Firms face tough collections - Credit crash may slow bill-paying
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Anatomy of a Dissolution: Heller Ehrman's Long Goodbye
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Wall Street:

Stocks End Down Weds. Ahead Of Senate Vote
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Hang Seng Shares Drop Most in Decade on WaMu Debt
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Asian stocks mixed as dealers await US House vote on bailout
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Wall Street Feels Bailout Burnout
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Goldman, Morgan Rewrite Playbooks
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Recession? Buy These Three Stocks
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As Cash Leaves, Money Funds Sign Up for US Protection
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SEC May Extend Short-Selling Ban on Financial Stocks
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Raymond James CEO says firm gaining from crunch
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Plenty of companies exit the S&P 500, but who will take their place?
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Wall Street Bonuses Expected to Drop 50% in 2008
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Ambitions grow overseas to succeed Wall Street as global finance center
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Autos:

Auto Sales Slide for the 11th Month in a Row
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Ford CEO sees no market recovery until 2010
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US Auto Sales Fall Most Since 1991, on Credit
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Car dealers under fire as auto sales slump
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US dealership closures to increase into '09
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CarMax cuts 600 jobs as new and used vehicle sales decline
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Bankrupt Wildcat Mitsubishi pulls up stakes in Tucson
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Car buyers feel the squeeze of tighter credit
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Ford Chief Urges US to Approve Market Rescue Plan
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BHM wins plan confirmation
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Arrow Speed close to auction
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Honda, Nissan Join US Slump as Asian Automakers' Sales Plunge
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Mitsubishi sales down 39 percent from last year
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Canadian September Auto Sales Rise, Helped by Toyota
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Advertising:

Car Sales Slide, Advertising Slows
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Banking:

New FDIC coverage limits: another worry for US taxpayers
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Deposit Plan Will Cost Banks More
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Bank Customers Shuffle Their Funds
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Senate bill: Banks won't pay for higher FDIC coverage
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This Is A Dirty Word, This "Unlimited"
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WaMu's assets could be worth less than originally disclosed
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WaMu employees try to tally stock losses, pension uncertain
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JPMorgan Chase to answer some questions for WaMu workers
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WaMu stock, delisted from the NYSE, continues to trade
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What Does Wells Want?
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UBS Has Small Profit, Reduces Mortgage Holdings
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Bank Capital-Raisings Are an Inside Job
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As the giants fall, smaller banks see an uptick in business
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Judge Lifts FDIC's Oct. 14 Deadline for IndyMac Borrowers to File Claims
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OTS: The End of Days?
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Future of Bank Regulation: GSE-lites?
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Newspapers:

Newspaper in Minneapolis Halts Its Debt Payments
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Strib: Bankruptcy filing is 'on the table'
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Star Tribune guild kept in the dark
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For Newspapers, The Storm Gets More Perfect
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Retailing:

Bankruptcy judge approves sale plan for Boscov's
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Holidays to test Circuit City rebound plan
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Retail slump hits home at Kingston mall
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Mass Torts:

Cooper Announces Decision by the Court Presiding Over the Federal-Mogul Bankruptcy on Pneumo-Abex's Participation in Federal Mogul's 524(g) Trust
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Theme Parks:

Potential buyer of Six Flags New Orleans withdraws offer
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New twists in Wild West saga
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Finance:

Credit freeze puts businesses on thin ice
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Revolving loans could boomerang on banks
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Distressed Investing:

Vultures circle for feeding frenzy
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Buffett's investments aren't regular stock tips
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Niemann Bolts Cerberus to Join Houlihan
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Oil/Gas:

Catalyst Energy loses credit, files Chapter 11
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Acquisition of Reichmann Petroleum Corporation Properties by MSB Energy, Inc., an Affiliate of Mining Oil, Inc.
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Corporate Reform:

In Big Backdating Trial, Defense Rests Without Putting on Witnesses
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Entertainment:

Hugh Hefner to sack bunnies amid financial crisis
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Fraud:

Analysts Bound by Same Liability Presumption as Issuers for 'Fraud on Market'
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Economy:

Senate Passes Bailout
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House May Act Friday
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Senate OKs patched-up rescue plan, but will House follow suit?
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Bankruptcy Attorneys Issue Statement on Senate Bailout Bill
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Senate Rescue Bill Lifts FDIC Coverage to $250000
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$250K FDIC Caps: Nice, but Irrelevant
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Fed officials considering further rate cuts
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The Bailout: An Owner's Manual
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Bailoutspeak
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Who benefits, who is punished?
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Paulson's Plan: Stop the Rot
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September Madness - Who's In? :)
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Buffett Says Economy 'on Floor' After Cardiac Arrest
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Moody's: Credit Quality on "Edge of the Cliff"
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Who wins in this bad economy?
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GE to sell $12 billion of stock; Buffett to take stake
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Why propping up banks will not rescue a debauched financial system
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Senate 'bailout bill' demands insurance companies 'provide coverage for mental health treatment'
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Mortgage bailout morphing into Christmas tree of tax breaks, add-ons
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Details of Senate plan reveal it's not just for Wall Street
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The $700 Billion Question: How Much Is That Exotic Security?
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Bailout: Game on
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Are We Too Young to Remember the Great Depression?
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Soros urges government stake in banks
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Bailout bill eclipses many alternative solutions to crisis
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Small Business Frozen by Crisis
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Pearlstein: Anyone opposing the bailout is ignorant
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Bleak outlook for global manufacturing
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Shrinking US manufacturers plunge to recession-era lows
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Across America, Speaking Out on the Economy
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Real Estate:

Modifying some of those loans
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What Happens to Homeowners in Bankruptcy?
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Thornburg Changes Term of Offer
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Mortgage Applications Decrease 23% During Week of Sept. 22
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Failed Deals Replace Boom in New York Real Estate
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NY Courts, Legal Services Gear Up For Pre-Foreclosure Settlement Meetings
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House Sells for $1.75 on eBay
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Why Are Homebuilders Up On Lousy Earnings?
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Struggling Meadowlands firm asks creditors to let it finish cleanup
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Politics:

On Bankruptcy: The Three-Point Plan
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Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. has benefited from resources and relationships not available to average Americans
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Through the Looking Glass
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Senators who voted No
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'Sweeteners'
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Politicians' phones ringing off hook
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E-mail meltdown on Capitol Hill
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36 Hours of Alarm and Action as Crisis Spiraled
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So What Changed Since Last Time Congress Voted On The Bailout?
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Shelby, Sessions to oppose new version
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House foes soften
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Obama: 'We cannot fail'
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Bailout faces opposition from both left, right
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McCain calls revamped bill an improvement
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Congress & the Bailout: This just stinks
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The tail wagging the Blue Dogs
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How Sarah Palin, Joe Biden Would Guard Your Wallet
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Aviation:

At least 20 airlines worldwide facing bankruptcy
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Delta to adjust fleet quickly after Northwest deal
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Delta-NWA pilot seniority
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United Airlines raises financing through asset sales
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Frontier makes case for breaking contract
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Air France-KLM CEO meets Alitalia investor group
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British Airways mulling partnership with Alitalia
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Ryanair says complains to EU over 'unlawful' Alitalia bailout
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Health Care:

Palm Drive prolongs bankruptcy
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Jurors picked for trial of National Century's founder
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Hawaii Medical Center names surgeon as new chief executive
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Appleridge can tap cash
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Sequoia clinic deal nearly final
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Health costs outpace wages
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Privacy:

Battling the Mark of the Beast By Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

JeffCo Commission to extend sewer debt payments again
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Governor Riley in Birmingham to Discuss Bond Crisis
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Municipal Bonds Freeze Up
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CA county faces revenue shortfall
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Mining:

Grupo appeals Asarco-Sterlite break-up fee again
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Corporate Governance:

Standing to Sue LLC Ruled Limited to Current Owners
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Study: Corporations Respond to Shareholder Pressure on Governance
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Leo Strine's marvelous adventures
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Bonds:

Orphaned Bonds Leave Investors Spooked
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Layoffs:

Layoff announcements rise 33% in September
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Closures & Layoffs (Sept. 28-Oct. 4)
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Education:

Colleges Scramble as Fund Is Frozen
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Derivatives:

The Joys of Credit Derivative Humor
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Credit-Default Swaps Get Messier
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BluePoint creditors blocked
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Louisiana man convicted of concealing real estate sale proceeds
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Debt Collection:

New York Legislation Closes Collection Loophole
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Committees:

Upcoming NJ Organizational Meetings
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Pensions:

Stock losses take heavy toll on retirement savings
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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:

Reid reveals: Major insurance company on verge of going bankrupt
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S&P downgrades Genworth Financial ratings
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Munich Re Interested in Buying AIG Assets
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Fed AIG Takeover Looks Like An Increasingly Bad Deal
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Bermuda monitoring financial guaranty companies
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Accounting:

Investors battle fair value accounting suspension
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Relaxing accounting rules is not the way to restore confidence
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The accounting rule you should care about
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Coming Very Soon: Fair Value Illustrated
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SEC, FASB Back Changes in Fair Value Accounting
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Demand for Forensic Accountants Remains Strong
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How One CFO Battles the Crisis
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PricewaterhouseCoopers 2008 Revenue Up 14%, Maintains Top Position
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Financial Literacy:

Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
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Hedge Funds:

Millions held in hedge funds lockdown
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Hedge Funds May be Losers in $2B Alleged Fraud
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Lehman:

Hedge fund's assets locked up in Lehman bankruptcy
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SEC Probes Lehman, Bear Rumors
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Pushed Out of His Cerulean Building, the Gorilla Cries a Cerulean Tear
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Lehman's Dick Fuld Evicted
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Four top bankers leaving Lehman
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Vanguard challenges sale of Lehman unit
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Brics sues Lehman for recovery of sale amount
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Lehman Collapse Has Last Big SIV Facing Liquidation
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Lehman collapse portends fallout of inaction
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Fuld Banished To Back Office
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Lehman's Fired Staff Get 800 Pounds, Bonus Doubtful
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Left in Limbo - or Worse - by Lehman
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Lehman to Sell Eagle Energy Unit to EDF for $230.5 Million
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Salida caught up in Lehman meltdown
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Dresdner Rejects Claims It Failed to Warn Investors Lehman Was in Trouble
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Lehman crash hits Lambert bonds
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Oakgroup to be buried with Lehman rubble
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Funds Try to Lose Ties to Lehman
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Financial Literacy:

Students try to make sense of credit woes
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Food/Drink:

Bottled-water company files for bankruptcy
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Interstate Bakeries gets capital commitment from Ripplewood
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M&A:

Hostile takeovers surge as the cash-rich gobble up the weak
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Credit Cards:

The plastic prison
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Gambling:

Tropicana to seek DIP boost
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Religion:

The wages of sin
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Carpet:

Thomas loses stalking-horse bidder
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Hockey:

Predators owners sue Boots
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Predators file claim for millions lost due to Del Biaggio
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Balsillie may try again to buy a stake in Preds
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Trustees:

Luddite Trustees?
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ARS:

U.S. Ramps Up Auction-Rate Probe
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UK:

UK House Prices Decline Most on Year Since 1991
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Hardy Amies, tailor to the stars, faces bankruptcy
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Sophie Anderton facing bankruptcy
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Leonard Curtis launches online agony aunt
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EU:

France, Germany Clash Over Proposal to Bail Out European Banks
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European central banks supply $60 billion
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Trichet May Be Pushed Toward Rate Reduction After Bank Failures
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European Central Bank Leaves Rate Unchanged
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Euro Falls to One-Year Low Against Dollar Before ECB Decision
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Russia:

Putin lashes out at America for its economic failures
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Mexico:

Money sent home by Mexicans in US drops 12 percent
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Japan:

Japanese Localities on Verge of Bankruptcy
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Japan's Bonds May Rise on Mounting Evidence of Global Recession
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Canada:

Quebecor Seeks to Make Canada Filing Its Primary Reorganization
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Western Forest Products announces shutdown
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Canada dodges worst of stock slump
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Mortgage defaults on the increase
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Poland:

Poland vows to fight for shipyards after EU rebuff
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Asia:

Economic 'global contagion' strikes Asia
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Hong Kong Police Arrests Teenager in Bank Rumors Investigation
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China:

Sanlu Group May Face Bankruptcy
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Zimbabwe:

Life in Zimbabwe: Wait for Useless Money
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