Law:

Dechert Chairman Responds to Layoff Stories
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Dechert: Inside The Black Box
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Firms learn a lesson on being candid about layoffs
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Legal Market Predictions: Double the Extreme
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Global Bailouts, U.S. Lawsuits?
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Corporate lawyers expect a surge in litigation
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Another Subprime Securities Lawsuit Dismissal
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Bankrupt law school will shutter its doors by the end of the year
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Former senior Milberg Weiss partner asks for no prison time in kickback case
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Milberg Hires New York University's Arthur Miller to Head Appellate Group
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It's the End of the World as We Know It
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Former Heller managing partner joins Gibson
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A Happy Letter From Simpson Thacher
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Default Sanction Suggested for Computer Spoliation
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Lawyers Working in Open-Plan Arrangements
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Law Firms Choose Charities Over Holiday Parties
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Feuds and Fiefdoms at the Firm
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Is Pro Bono Legal Work Self-Serving and Inherently Liberal?
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BAR/BRI Class Settlement Approved; Law Firms' Fees Cut
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Calendar is Exhibit A in case for beautiful lawyers
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The Great American Pants Suit Heads to Court of Appeals
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Judge's $54 Million Lost-Pants Claim May Be Poor Fit for Appeals Court
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LA's Dopest Attorney
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Mortgage Lawyer Killed in Parking Lot Shooting
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Hunton & Williams LLP Forms Multidisciplinary Group to Guide Clients Through Global Financial Crisis
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Blank Rome Keeps Clients Ahead of the Curve with Financial Reform Task Force
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Making Punishments Fit the Crimes
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Cooley Advises Goody's Creditors in Emergence From Chapter 11
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King & Spalding Adds to Its Bankruptcy Practice in New York
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Look At Me, Ma! I Gotta Brand New Practice Group!
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How Not to Get Admitted to the Bar
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Job-Seeking Law Students Advised to be Flexible and Expect a Long Search
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E-Mail Goof Creates Buzz Over Judge, Prosecutor Jobs
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White & Case closes in Milan, pulls out of Italy
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Say What?!
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Judges:

How Alex Kozinski Kept Case Real
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Police Called In After Judges Squabble
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Judges of the Day: Maria Espinosa Dennis and David Miller
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Judge Booted from Bench
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Wall Street:

Investors Flee as Hedge Fund Woes Deepen
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US Stock Futures Retreat as Foreclosures Jump
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Stocks Poised to Extend Selloff
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Dow skids more than 500 on profit forecast worries
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S&P 500 Drops to Lowest Level Since 2003
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Asian Stocks Drop to 4-Year Low
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Global stocks, commodities fall on slowing growth
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Goldman Sachs to cut staff by 10 pct
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Wall St faces up to 78000 job losses
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Dollar Bill On Floor Sends Wall Street Into Frenzy :)
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Senator Shocked That JP Morgan Had Inside Information On Bear Stearns
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How Wall Street Robbed You
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Eaton Vance, Deerfield Sell Loans, Leverage Unwind Saps Credit
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Self-Employed Forecaster Tops Big Banks With US Housing Call
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Committees:

Upcoming ED PA Organizational Meetings
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Autos:

G.M. May Sell ACDelco Unit
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General Motors searches for an angel
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GM May Seek Deeper Cost Cuts as Chrysler Merger Talks Progress
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Chrysler's future crumbling along with troubled economy
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Ford has little room to maneuver
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Michigan Lawmakers to Ask Treasury, Fed to Help Automakers
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Nissan Said to Be Unwilling to Pay Cash for Chrysler
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Chrysler should seek bankruptcy and shrink
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GM and Chrysler: Merging the two sickly car firms makes little sense - except for one thing.
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Economic woes worrisome for auto dealerships
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Federal-Mogul's profits drop 74%
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Carmakers may tap EU bank rescue cash
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Fiat Says Net Income May Plunge 85% in 'Worst Case'
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Daimler Cuts Earnings Forecast as Auto Sales Tumble
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M&A:

How wide can deal-spreads stretch before they break?
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Food/Drink:

Metromedia, Ponderosa parent, files for Chapter 11
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Court approves Bennigan's franchise takeover
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Magret de Canard? Bof! Un Big Mac, s'il Vous Plait!
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Judge approves Twinkie-maker's investment plan
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Owner of Ponderosa, Bonanza Steakhouse files for Chapter 11
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Private-equity firm buys Bennigan's
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Lehman:

Ex-Weil Partner Faces Old Firm In Lehman Bankruptcy (scroll down)
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Lehman Bankruptcy Fees Could Reach $1.4 Billion, Besting Enron
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Bank heads stand firm after Lehman rocks market
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Post-Lehman, finance lawyers are left facing a much-changed world
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Lehman Swaps: No Visible Problem
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Lehman Case: Jurors Will Start With An Assumption of Greed
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Lawsuit pile facing Lehman may become an Evergreen
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Lehman Debt Swaps Settled for $5.2 Billion
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Singapore says banks interested in Lehman bonds
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We See Dead People: $250K Regulatory Fine for Lehman Short-Sales
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About 150 Lehman Employees Stay On To Unwind Assets
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Lehman Brothers seeks place for 2400 UK staff in pension lifeboat
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Lehman loss estimates for schools grow
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Lehman's Private Equity Stakes Draw Interest
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Layoffs Watch '08: BarcLehs
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DBS: Clients lost money in Lehman-linked notes
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Lehman's New 'Short' Problem
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Accounting:

Fair Value And The Recent Market Turmoil
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New audit rules on risk
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The Crisis over How to Audit in a Crisis
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Changes to accounting rules risk denting confidence, say investors
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Accounting Worker Confidence Plunges
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Textiles:

Marion mill files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Skiing:

Brinksmanship at Fortress Investment Group
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Health Care:

Carraway Employees Seek Jobs At Other Hospitals
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National Century jurors hear wiretap of ex-CEO Poulsen
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Carraway has no patients left
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Tough times for hospitals in Hawaii may get even worse
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Private Equity:

KKR Could Grab "Biggest Bankruptcy"
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Fraud:

Petters update: Two court dates, more money troubles
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Judge applies brakes to slew of Petters suits
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Construction:

Construction Industry Braces for Contraction
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Window Maker Closing Durham Plant, Cuts 428 Jobs
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Personal Finance:

Working Longer As Jobs Contract
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National yard sale beginning in California
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Getting beyond the instant-gratification ethic
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Non-Profits:

Napa Red Cross may face bankruptcy
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Fitness:

Omni parent to shut down
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Municipalities:

Has county swapped its cotton-pickin' mind?
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For a bad example, just look about you
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Hotels:

Starwood Hotels Profit Declines as Spending on Travel Slows
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Economy:

MBA Forecasts Recession, 7.8 Percent Unemployment
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U.S. Banks Still Aren't Lending
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Bush Invites World Leaders to Economic Talks
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Leaders Differ on Financial Crisis as Summit Planned
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Bernanke May Rely on Fresh Tactics to Aid Economy as Fed Rate Heads to 1%
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Struggling to keep up as crisis raced on
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From Iceland to California, we're in this economic mess together
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Global Recession Concern Spurs Governments to Boost Spending
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Fed Raises Rate It Pays on Banks' Reserve Balances
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US cities are among most divided on rich-poor lines
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Volcker Says US in Midst of `Unprecedented' Financial Crisis
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Fed May Expand Money-Fund Debt Purchases Beyond 50 Companies
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How Will Shrinking Boomer Spending Affect the Economy?
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In Chaos Lies Opportunity
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Manufacturing confidence falls sharply, says CBI
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The Corporate Profits Boom vs. Recent Earnings Reports
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Greenspan Urges Tighter Regulation After 'Breakdown'
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Real Estate:

81,312 homes lost to foreclosure in September
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Foreclosure Filings Rose 71% in Third Quarter as Prices Fell
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Home Prices to Fall Another 10 Percent: Fitch
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Mortgage Applications Reach 8-Year Low
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After the House Is Gone
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U.S. Weighs Plans to Help Borrowers
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Sights on FDIC's Bair to Lead Foreclosure Mitigation Efforts
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Architectural billings plummet - and with them, hopes for a rebound in commercial construction
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Home builders Ryland, Pulte report losses on housing weakness
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2 banks sue West Valley developer
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Harbour Walk banks on sale
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How Homebuilders Are Surviving Deleveraging
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Lien on me: How one high rolling firm's troubles trickle down
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$71 Million in Foreclosure Assistance for Nevada
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Seized homes soar in Mass.
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Albany area foreclosures up 138%
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E-Loan Gives Employees Notice, To Cease Operations
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Purchaser of Mortgage Lacks Standing to Seek Relief From Bankruptcy Stay to Foreclose Where It Lacks Evidence of Transfers of Mortgage
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Judge to mortgage thief: Armed robbers have more integrity
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Sovereign Debt:

Argentina just one of many countries that may go bust
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Developing Nation Debt Costs Soar as Belarus Joins IMF Requests
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How the IMF works and why countries are lining up
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Gambling:

Consolidation in the Gaming Industry During the Economic Downturn
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Oil/Gas:

Crude Oil Falls to 15-Month Low on Weakening Demand for Fuels
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OPEC faces 'uphill battle' as oil prices plummet
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OPEC Faces Worsening Price Drop as Emerging Market Growth Slips
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Kivisto: Bonus before the fall
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SemGroup 'insiders' paid more than $500 million before collapse
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Millions paid to SG 'insiders'
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Tech:

Scary Days Ahead For Tech Industry
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Rating Agencies:

Rating Agencies Draw Fire on Capitol Hill
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ABC News Credit-Rating Companies `Sold Our Soul' for Pay, Employees Said
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Lawmakers blast credit rating agencies
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Moody's, S&P Employees Doubted Ratings, E-Mails Say
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Finance:

Libor's Drop Slows as Lending Concern Intensifies Amid Squeeze
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Credit easing but cost of debt remains expensive
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Short-Term Borrowing Rates Fall to Four-Year Low on Fed Efforts
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Investors cling tightly to their T-bills
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Books:

Deborah Fletcher Co-Authors Bankruptcy Handbook for Lenders
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Radio:

WorldSpace, Inc. Gains Access to $2M in Interim DIP Financing
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Insider Compensation:

Another Insane Wall Street Pay Story
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Aviation:

Business travel costs will rise in 2009
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Economic troubles hit air traffic
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Alitalia passenger numbers down 28 pct in Sept
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European airlines: slowdown is reducing passengers
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Private jet operator EBJ to file for administration
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Banking:

Bank threats spread to 11 states
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Another deal from hell
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Wells chairman expects faster recovery
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Weill Looks to Profit From Bank Tumult
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SunTrust Net Income Falls 25% on Higher Loan Losses
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Regions Financial Must Think We're All Stoned
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Credit Suisse makes $1.1 billion loss in 3Q
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Claims Trading:

Debtor can buy creditors' claims - No harm in claims trading by debtor
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Retailing:

Luxury and Comfort Products May Face Bleak Future
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Brookstone loses $10.4m in quarter
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Christmas Shopping: Will Sales Be as Low as Consumers Predict?
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Amazon Tempers Holiday Sales Outlook
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Layaway Is Making a Comeback
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Strong Sales Help Lift RadioShack Net 8.4%
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Credit Cards:

Credit Card Losses May Scale New Peak
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Banks marketing debt in questionable times
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Card defaults hurt top issuer
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Trucking:

Gainey OKd to use its cash during bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Litigation:

Tougher sues former owners for $3.6M
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Bonds:

Bond insurers seek injection
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Company Bond Risk Surges to Record on Argentina Default Concern
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Bond Risk Rises to Record in Asia-Pacific on Recession Concern
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Hedge Funds:

Fortress' Last resort
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The Hedge Fund Contagion
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Hedge Funds' Steep Fall Sends Investors Fleeing
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Credit Crunch Rocks Bain
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Selling Hedge-Fund Stakes
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Student Debt:

So, Kid, You Pay for College, Right?
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SLM Says Loan Originations Fell, Loss Provisions Rose
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Tax Havens:

The 'Tax Blacklist'
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Art:

What Can the Art Market Tell Us About Our Economy?
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Salander-O'Reilly May Take Years to Sell Artworks
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Dennis Hopper, Arnault Browse FIAC as Galleries Fight for Sales
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Mail:

UPS Net Falls; Sees 'Significant Slowing' in Economy
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Woman loses state insurance producer license as collateral consequence of bankruptcy fraud conviction
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Corporate Governance:

DE Supreme Court Upholds Limitations on Relief Due to Unclean Hands
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Directors on board with say on pay, other shareholder causes
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Jewelry:

Diastar asset sale is approved
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Telecoms:

Silver Point Refinances Vonage
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Corporate Reform:

Insider trading cases brought by SEC hit all-time high
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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:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10)
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Walker Wilcox Matousek

Bankruptcy Reform:

Bill Delahunt calls for changes in bankruptcy court
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Congress Reforms Bankruptcy Law :)
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DIP Financing:

Why the Feds Should Step Into Bankruptcy Loans
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Bankruptcy Prediction:

Bankruptcy's Buoyant Crystal Ball
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Insurance:

NY AG says AIG to freeze ex-CEO, exec payments
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Allstate reports $923 million quarterly net loss
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Life Insurance Cos. Real Estate Investments Take More Hits
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Allstate, Prudential Suspend Share Buybacks as Investments Fall
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Cuomo nudge tightens the lid on AIG bonuses
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AIG Pretty Much Giving Up
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Politics:

Business owners are so uptight about the economy that they are willing to cross party lines
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Barney Frank calls for moratorium on Wall Street's bonuses
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McCain lambastes Bush years: 'We just let things get completely out of hand'
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Biden lashes out at corporate greed in Colo. stop
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Obama Outpaces McCain in Fundraising Among New York's Lawyers
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Obama-Pelosi-Reid Is Picture Markets Won't Like
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Pensions:

Stock losses take heavy toll on pension plans
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Pension Insurer Lost Billions in Market
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Celebs:

Defrauding celebrities
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Derivatives:

CDS traders asked to reduce risks
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Practical Considerations For Contract Counterparties Regarding Recent Market Events
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Credit Swaps Rise as Banks Seek Safety From Hedge Fund Losses
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Insider Compensation:

The Less Wealthy CEO Subscriber Content
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Layoffs:

Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, October 2004 to September 2008, seasonally adjusted
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Defaults:

Finding the Weakest Links
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Mining:

ASARCO Terminates Purchase Contract with Sterlite
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Copper Plunges Below $4000 for First Time Since November 2005
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Anglo American Conducting Review of Projects, Costs
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Alternative Fuels:

Ethanol plants nothing but gasbags
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Avoidance Actions:

Four Steps to Protect Assets From Loss in Bankruptcy
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Is Buying Bank Notes Preferential?
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UK:

London Bonus Expectations: What Hard Times?
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How Iceland's Financial Meltdown Wound Up in British Soccer, Midfield
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Landlords eye rescue deal for retailers
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Funding 'must rise'on new deal for jobless
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Home Retail swings to £437m loss
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U.K. Retail Sales Fell in September as Downturn Deepened
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Rise in credit card spending
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One in four big companies pays zero corporation tax
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Lender warns profits will be wiped out
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Toxic corporate CDOs may touch $1 trillion
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After all the pledges about curbing bonuses, Northern Rock staff are given ý50m
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EU:

The bail-out threat
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EU Presses for Financial Overhaul, Cites Imbalances
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Top German economist pleas for free market
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Isle of Man:

Bond fears over Manx protection
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Iceland:

Near Bankruptcy Draws Bargain-Hunting Tourists to Iceland
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Iceland pulls back from edge in $6bn bail-out
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Argentina:

Argentina pension takeover plan seen passing Congress
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Argentine Congress Will Seek Changes in Pension Plans
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Evita's having a bad hairday
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Argentina Stocks Tumble on Concern Pension Grab to Spur `Chaos'
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Argentina Fallout Over Pension Plan
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Argentines Decry State's `Disastrous' Record as Pensions Seized
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Pakistan:

Pakistan asks for emergency IMF funds to stave off bankruptcy
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US turns down plea for bailout from Pakistan
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Pakistan Must Stabilize Reserves to Avoid Rating Cut, S&P Says
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Pakistan in crisis
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Germany:

German banks in legal, financial trouble
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Belarus:

Belarus Asks IMF for Credit Line as Economy Falters
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Mexico:

Mexican banks confident of government guarantees
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Mexico attacks 'unethical' derivative selling
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Poland:

Poland accepts EU salvage plan for debt-mired shipyards
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China:

China, an Engine of Growth, Faces a Global Slump
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Baltic Countries:

Baltic countries at risk of national bankruptcy
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Kazakhstan:

Kazakh banks' credit standing threatened by liquidity issues
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Japan:

Japan Stocks Plunge to 5-Year Low
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Japan Exports Rise Less Than Expected as Financial Woes Deepen
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Australia:

Australia Stocks Decline
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National Australia Bank Reports Bad Debt Woes
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Hong Kong:

Citic Pacific badly scarred by its currency speculation
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Ukraine:

Kyiv leaders locked in trash-talking as economy unravels
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Hungary:

Lean Times, Tough Steps In Hungary
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India:

Indian Stocks Fall to Two-Year Low
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India's Economy May Slow More Than Earlier Forecast
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Canada:

Canada to Announce Further Steps to Help Banks
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Italy:

Parmalat left bruised after Citi's $364m court victory
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UniCredit Falls to 11-Year Low as Analysts Question Capital
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France:

French Business Confidence Drops to 15-Year Low
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Sarkozy to Create Fund to Defend French Companies
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New Zealand:

New Zealand Cuts Key Rate By 100 Basis Points to 6.5%
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New Zealand:

Sweden Cuts Key Rate by Half a Point, Hints at Further Easing
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