Law:
Bankruptcy sector one of few bright spots for law firms
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Snapshot: Skip Di Massa
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Despite size, DE law firm 'run like a small family operation'
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The End of Big Law
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After the Layoffs
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Specter Seeks to Expand Fraud Liability to Aid Investors Sue Third Parties
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Has the legal profession has become too focused on profits per equity partner?
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Median Starting Pay for Law Firm Associates Peaks at $130K
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It's All Downhill From Here? Pay Reaches Apogee, NALP Says
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2nd Circuit Sets Tough Fee Standard
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Seyfarth Shaw Cancels 2010 Summer Program
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GPS Industries Bankruptcy Hits Mid-Sized Firms Hardest
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Tough Love for New Associates
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Bingham McCutchen Closes Acquisition Deal With McKee Nelson
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BigLaw Firm Losing Much-Touted Lateral Partner Pair After Just 18 Months
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Heller Employees Demand Better Representation
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Madoff Trustee's Fees Are `Outrageous,' `Unreasonable,' Some Victims Say
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High Cost of Dressing Down: NY Firm Lets Lawyers Wear Jeans on Friday - For a Price
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Fleming, Phoenix, Lyceum Said to Consider Investments in U.K. Law Firms
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Let Freedom Ring!: Lawyers Fight Court's Ban on Phones
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Two More 'Iqbal' Dismissals Emerge
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In-house counsel seeing bigger paychecks
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Companies trimming legal budgets, taxing in-house staffers
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Recession may have long-term effects on law firms
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Questions Older Lawyers Should Answer Before Beginning a Job Search
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Big Bank Legal Dep't in Spy Confab, Nixed Law Firm Mole Plan
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Thoughts On Bar Exams From A Bankruptcy Attorney
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Market forces weighing on large law firm model
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Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar welcomes Corrigan and new president
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Greenberg Traurig Closes Major Bankruptcy Deal: LandSource/Newhall
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Fried Frank Doin' Work: Firm Picks Up Cooper-Standard Chapter 11 Case
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Weil Gotshal Achieves Top Ranking in Legal Week Employee Satisfaction Survey
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The Ford Rollover Litigation: The Scoop On the Coupons
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Firms & Courts Must Streamline in ‘Buyer’s Market,’ Longtime Partner Says
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With Bill Gates Jr. Looking On, Gates Sr. Accepts ABA’s Highest Honor
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Stanford Swap: Luskin Takes Over for DeGuerin
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Law Firm Takes 103,000 SF at Great American Tower
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E-mails Show Larger White House Role In Prosecutor Firings
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Malaysia Lawyers Denounce Crackdown
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Say What?!
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Tuition Jumps 15% or More at Some Public Law Schools
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Update on Future Hamline Law Student Kevin Heinz
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Judges:
Pa. High Court: Save Records of Judicial Scandal
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1st lay judge trial starts
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Corrupt Judges' Plea Deals Rejected
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McCain Will Vote Against Sotomayor
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Judge Who Refused Late Appeal to Argue Lawyers Exaggerated Computer Snafu
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Obama Likes 'Em Young
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Souter Issues Warning on Judiciary
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Drop
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Asian Stocks Fluctuate as Commodities Gain, Carmakers Decline
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Stocks Rise as S&P 500 Tops 1000 for First Time in Nine Months
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Goldman's Quarter-Trillion-Dollar Cushion
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Driven by earnings, stocks have their best July in 20 years
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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GM May Cut More US Jobs as Buyouts Fall 7,500 Short of Goal
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US report says 560,000 fewer online job ads posted from a year ago
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Unemployment is high not because employers have become less willing to hire, but because workers have become less willing to work?
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Ford to Cut 600 Jobs in Spain
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Ormet Laying Off 982
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Clarcor Cutting 150
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Laid-Off & Looking: Is It OK to Be a Gold-Digger?
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Ten Things Not to Say to Your Laid-Off Man
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Many Making Job Switch
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Moms return to a daunting job market
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Income Loss Persists Long After Layoffs
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Banking:
Federal Agents Raid Bank and Lender in Florida
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Big Texas bank on verge of failure
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What is Going on at Colonial Bank?
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Bank regulators dig in against Obama shake-up
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FDIC's Bair Opposes Single Regulator, Saying Plan 'No Panacea'
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Geithner to regulators: 'Stop your (expletive)turf wars'
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Fed Plans to Strengthen Bank Examinations With Teams of Experts
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S.E.C. Sues Bank of America Over Merrill Deal
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BofA pays $33 million SEC penalty for Merrill deal
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SEC Settlement May Threaten Bank of America's CEO Ken Lewis
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SEC Statement on BofA's Settlement of the Merrill Bonus Case
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HSBC Papers Over Cracks
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HSBC says profit slumps 57% as bad debts leap
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Investment banking lifts Barclays and HSBC
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UBS reports yet another big loss
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TED Spread Drops to Lowest Since 2007 on Bank Outlook
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'Too Big to Fail' Cause of Current Failures
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Diamond defends stars' bonuses
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Health Care:
Pennsylvania hospitals see 7.8 percent drop in average margins
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Real-estate bust alters operations at hospitals
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Ruling pushes Monsour closer to sheriff's sale
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Health reform made simple
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Protesters Shout Down Obamacare in Austin
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Constituents Make Congressman Sweat
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In rural America, skepticism of health care reform
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27M on antidepressants
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Gambling:
MGM Mirage turns to loss
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Another Cautionary Casino Tale
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Bankruptcy for Thunder Valley's management firm
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Trump Buys Casino Firm Bearing His Name
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Cal Neva casino is up for sale
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Accounting:
Economic confidence returning, says ACCA
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Newt Gingrich Doesn't Like the FASB
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UK Court Decides it Will Leave the Major Lawsuits to the Americans
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Ex-BDO Partner Won't Be on His Boat after Plea Deal
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The SEC's Most Wanted
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Deloitte to Squash Ratings?
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BDO Seidman's Revenue Disappoints
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Auditors win ruling over Madoff-style frauds
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Deloitte UK Reports Shrinking Revenues
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KPMG Thinks the Appearance of Independence is Overrated
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Trucking:
YRC Cash Down to Three Months, Say Analysts
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Hockey:
Emergency hearing in Coyotes case
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Phoenix Coyotes' Bankruptcy Auction Delayed Until September by U.S. Judge
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Coyotes bankruptcy : NHL, Glendale go on offensive
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Coyotes 911: Post-mortem on hearing
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Fate of Balsillie bid looms
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Balsillie rises above NHL hostility as judge deems his bid 'highest and best'
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Bidwill questions Coyotes plan
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Coyotes bidder outraged over leak
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Delivery:
USPS at High Risk Financially
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Dear USPS: Consider privatizing
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Ratings Agencies:
Don't Blame The Ratings Agencies
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Obama's credit rater proposal has tepid to poor response
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Sorry, Folks, We Can't Go Back To Buyer Pays Credit Ratings
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Economy:
US Economy: Manufacturing Steadies as Stimulus Boosts Demand
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Three in a Row
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Becker Says Bernanke May Fail to Curb Inflation During Recovery
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Obama Committed to Not Raising Taxes on Middle Class
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Feds Hit With Biggest Tax Revenue Drop Since 1932
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TARP profit claim bugs skeptics
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Measuring Economic Growth From Outer Space
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Treasury reduces borrowing estimate for third quarter due partly to bank bailout repayments
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Deficits don't have to mortgage the future
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Credit Manager's Index Increases Sixth Straight Month
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No bailout can stop the sinking
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Office Romance Down
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Washington is the New Wall Street
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The Great Recession Continues
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Recession has ended, but the pain hasn't
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The Waitress Index
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Of bailouts and bathroom tiles
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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Recovery Index
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Real Estate:
June construction spending rises
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Pending Home Resales in U.S. Probably Gained for a Fifth Month in June
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Why the Banks Aren't Modifying Home Loans
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Gov't Counting on Public Shame to Help Loan Effort
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Interest rates fall, credit loosens, paperwork increases
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Where High - End Home Price Declines Outpace the Market
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High - end home sales struggling
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Phoenix Home Sales Get Short Sale Boost
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Fed Conference on Consumer Credit
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Legacy Loans Program Stretches Its Legs
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"Shadow" inventory lurks over U.S. housing recovery
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Option ARM Defaults Now Worse Than Subprime
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Wells Fargo accused of bias on subprime loans
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Mortgage-Bond Rally May Sputter on Housing Reality
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Banks Urged to Consider Higher Home-Equity Reserves
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9.5 percent of Sacramento-area mortgages are late
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California - a 4th straight month of rising median prices
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Arizona's Law of Unintended Consequences
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Autos:
G.M. Plans Thousands of Layoffs
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GM US July sales fall 19.4 percent
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GM Can Reject 33 Dealers Who Refused Wind-Down Deals
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A Note on Senior Debt
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GM finishes top executive changes
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Ford's July US Sales Rise; GM, Honda Post Declines
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Chrysler joins Ford in crediting 'cash for clunkers'
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Is Somebody Lying About "Cash for Clunkers"?
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Fleet sales plummet
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Senate GOP Leader Questions 'Clunkers'
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Cash-for-Clunkers: Under Fire From All Sides
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Clunker of a bill
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'Clunkers' Staff Doubled to Handle Paperwork Backlog
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US car aid plan irks trading partners
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US Automakers Accounted for 47% of Initial 'Clunkers' Sales
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Delphi's bankruptcy nothing like GM's
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Supplier Cooper-Standard files for bankruptcy
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Another Day, Another Supplier
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Exit the Czar
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How Not To Become Treasury Secretary
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Iron Mountain closed permanently
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AutoNation 2Q profit falls 29 pct, revenue falls
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Laid Off Auto Workers Learn to Install Solar Panels
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A men's fragrance from "a troubled company"
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Korean auto firm standoff worsens
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Police step up siege of Ssangyong plant
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Why Volkswagen Is Powering Through the Recession
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BMW July sales drop 27 percent
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Lexus, Mercedes Post Best '09 US Sales as Luxury Slump Eases
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Toyota Reports $819 Million Loss
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Toyota Restructures, Too, but at Its Own Pace
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Germany's Ruling Parties to Champion Magna's Opel Bid
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GM takes more time to negotiate over Opel sale
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Finance:
CIT Group raises debt repurchase price
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CIT shares soar after amends tender offer
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Why Doesn't CIT Say It's Not Going For Chapter 11?
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CIT's Peek unlikely to outlive funding crisis
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CIT CDS selloff leaves correlation traders sitting pretty
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Market for leveraged loans hits 12-month high
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How Has Angel Group Investing Held Up During the Recession?
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Banks clip commercial loan levels
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Oil/Gas:
Economic oil spill on the horizon?
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Global economy at risk from oil price rise
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Marathon Oil 2Q Profit Falls 47% Amid Price Slump
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Oil jumps above $70 on optimism demand to recover
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Firms Fear Speculation Limits Will Raise Costs
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Bidding deadline brings Big West closer to a sale
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Court Confirms EPL's Plan of Reorganization
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St. Mary Land & Exploration Reports 2Q Loss
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Municipalities:
Alabama county makes massive job cuts; Two-thirds laid off
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Bankruptcy appears imminent for Alabama county
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Southwestern Ill. town seeks bankruptcy protection
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Communities on a perpetual drunken spending spree
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Navigation:
GPS Industries files for bankruptcy protection
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Fraud:
Ruth Madoff Can't Spend $100 Without Telling Trustee
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The Making of Madoff
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Picard attacks Ruth Madoff's 'life of splendor'
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Andrés Piedrahita Considers Himself a Victim of Bernie Madoff, Too
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Madoff Mansions Poised to Hit Market at Bad Time
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With Private Eyes, Investors Buy 'Madoff Insurance'
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Judge Says Stanford Receiver Can Recover Interest
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Lessons from Bernie
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Bernie's world
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Stanford's Daughter Fights Court-Appointed Receiver to Stay in Texas Condo
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Interwoven Hedge Fund Frauds Catch One Manager
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Rabbi Fraud Case in Los Angeles Echoes NJ Scandal
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SEC is seeking millions from ex-Kmart CEO after jury found he misled investors in 2001
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LV: Heat turned up on alleged Ponzi schemer
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Immediate bail likely for former Livent duo
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The alleged grifter who duped corporate giants
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Theme Parks:
Six Flags Inc. reports second-quarter loss of $121.6 million
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Mining:
Harbinger backs Sterlite plan for Asarco
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Doe Run Peru's Possible Bankruptcy to Spur Overseas Zinc Sales
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Aviation:
Frontier Airline bids differ in aim
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Frontier CEO: future isn't clear
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Bedford assesses Southwest's bid for Frontier
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Southwest heavy favorite in Frontier fight
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Frontier's next chapter
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Frontier fate could realign DIA gates
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Republic Airways parent closes purchase of Midwest
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Lufthansa Cargo Loses $87 Million
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Lufthansa Debt Rating May Be Cut to Junk by Moody's
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Global Air Freight Fell 16.5 Percent in June
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Sports:
Arena Football League reportedly ready to fold
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The Paulsons' Edifice Complex
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Holy Cow! The Cubs' Sale Is Still in Limbo
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Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Sen. Durbin: We’ll ‘Be Forced Into Alternatives’ To Cram-Down, To Create ‘A New Climate Of Negotiation’
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Durbin gives bailed-out banks 'cramdown' ultimatum
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Rep Frank Warns Banks That Mortgage Bankruptcy Could Return
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Consultants:
In Huron scandal, shadows of Arthur Andersen
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Huron Consulting Has Had Better Months
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Huron Consulting loses senior management after accounting 'errors'
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PwC aims to treble consulting income
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Judge to Investment Bankers: Pigs Get Fat and Hogs Get Their Employment Denied
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Lehman:
Lehman Administrators Meet to Discuss Curbing Legal, Administrative Costs
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IP:
Protecting IP Rights From A Licensor's Bankruptcy: What You Need To Know About Section 365(n)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Hawaii bankruptcies in July up 72%
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NW Ohio bankruptcy filings climb 29%
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Tax:
UBS deal will name names
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Corporate Governance:
Fiduciary Duties of Directors of Failing Companies
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Chancery Court Grants Access to General Ledger and Right to Obtain Photocopies
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Insurance:
AIG taps former MetLife chief as CEO
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AIG Has Created a Fantasy World Where Everything Is Fine
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CNA Surges as Profit Exceeds Analysts' Estimates
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How government programs are saving insurance companies from disaster
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The D&O Link to FCPA Activity: The Follow-On Civil Lawsuit
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Mass Torts:
W.R. Grace Chapter 11
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California jury awards $3.4M in asbestos case
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Bonuses:
Goldman employees told no big purchases
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Celebs:
Nicolas Cage gets $6.2 mn tax bill
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Michael Jackson's Secret Legacy of Dicey Advisers and Vanished Cash
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Jackson Songwriting Royalties Strike Right Note for New Band of Investors
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Bowlen denies interest in Vick
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Michael Vick community celebration postponed indefinitely
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Goodell's support of Vick is puzzling
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Budget Living Tips from Celebrities
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Nevada Supreme Court Considers Releasing Simpson
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Bankruptcy Humor:
Bankruptcy Bill
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Personal Finance:
As debit-cards use surges, so do overdraft fees
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Taxi Fares That Riders See as Fair
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When Life Begins in a Shelter
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Credit Cards:
Credit card industry enters a new era
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Fitch: Credit Card Charge-Offs Up, Delinquencies Down
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Private Equity:
Private Equity Circling Law Firms, Waiting for 2011?
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Scaling The Mountain Of Buyout Debt
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Private equity's worst year ever
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Distressed buyers hungry for restaurants?
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PE-Backed Bankruptcies Surpass 2008, And It's Only July
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F.D.I.C. Seen Moving Fast on Private Equity: Sources
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Retailing:
Booted from Luxury's Lap
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Who's Broke Now?
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General Growth keeps securities markets on edge
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Pensions:
The next great bailout: Social Security
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Hotels:
Bank of America gets Kona hotel
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Academia:
Corporate Collapse, Crime and Governance - Enron, Andersen and Beyond
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Corporate Insolvency and Self-Help in Six Asian Legal Systems
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Food/Drink:
Downturn Crushing California Wine
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Professionals surprised to see their signatures on documents related to bankruptcy bid
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Boating:
Federal Help for Boat Dealers: All at Sea
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Solar:
Weak economy makes solar panels more affordable to homeowners
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Resorts:
Bankruptcy could be tossed for upscale Vineyard Resort
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Executive Compensation:
Does Executive Comp Cause Big Recessions?
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Newspapers:
Suicide squeeze at the Times?
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Magazines:
Cygnus Business Media files for bankruptcy protection
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Agriculture:
Low prices, big problems on farms
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UK:
Survey Reveals 1 In 3 Have Turned To Family For Help With Debts
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British Banks' Profits Surprise
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UK Fraud Authority Probes Structured Finance, Swaps
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Banks not backing business, says TMA
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Decrees against Scottish Businesses soar in Q2 2009
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INM shareholder claims publisher could enter administration
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UK Construction Shrank at Slowest Pace in 16 Months in July
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UK's Nationalized Northern Rock Plans to Split
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EU:
Bargain-Hunting in Eastern Europe
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Europe Manufacturing Contraction Slows More Than Estimated
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European Producer Prices Drop Most on Record on Oil
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Canada:
Ambrilia to file for bankruptcy in Quebec
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France:
French farmers to be required to repay big subsidies
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Agriculture minister holds urgent meeting over subsidies payback
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Russia:
Russia's PIK subsidiary faces bankruptcy lawsuit
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One-Third of Russian Clothing Retailers Going Bust, European Exporters Say
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Germany:
Metro Reports Profit Less Than Analysts' Estimates
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China:
Beijing tries to cool off stock rally caused by stimulus spending
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Hungary:
Liquidations number reaches almost 70% of 2008 total
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