Law:
Law Firm Revenue Forecast to Drop as Much as 10% This Year
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Hiring Lawyer Getting Resumés from Ivy League Law Grads for First Time
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Heller Leaders Saw Failure Looming, Documents Show
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Legal Heavies Tackle the First-Year Associate Dilemma
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The Recession Takes A Toll
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Associate Bonus Watch: Boies Will Be Boies Generous bonuses, above-market base salaries.
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David Boies Has a New Home
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Alabama's King Now Highest Paid Attorney General
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DLA Piper: Killing Lockstep Follow-Up
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NYLJ 100
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds bankruptcy Partner
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Taylor English Duma Adds Bankruptcy Partner (scroll down)
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Sullivan & Cromwell Plans for New Chairman
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Kirkland & Ellis elects corporate lawyer as new chairman
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Paul Hastings, Allen & Overy On Hand as W Hotel Changes Hands
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Drinker Biddle and Stoel Rives are Expanding in California
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Ho! Ho! Ho!: Santa Comes Early for Firm With $5 Million Bonus on Fees
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Detective Says Death of L.A. Lawyer Might Be a ‘Targeted Killing’
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Rothstein: Levin lawyers up; Spinosa gone
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Billionaire Sex Offender’s Racketeering Suit: Rothstein Lawyers Lied About Me
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Attorney, firm seek LeNature lawsuit dismissal
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Debevoise Sues to Collect $6M Bill; Client Cites 50 Lawyers, ‘Subpar’ Work
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Counsel for eBay Endures Fiery Cross-Examination by Craigslist Lawyer
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As Law Firms Respond to Crisis, 21% of Law Students Regret Choice
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My Job Is Murder: Of Explanations and Escapes
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Good News on Jobs: More Interviews
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A Class For Change
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Canadian Lawsuit of the Day: Lawyer Not Charmed By Witch’s Ruse
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A Beauty Queen in an Orange Jumpsuit? Former Law Student Kumari Fulbright Is Prison-Bound
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Woman who sued employer over jury duty is awarded $150,000
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Incarceration Map
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Gonzales Says He Shouldn't Have Fired U.S. Attorneys
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The outlook for law firms with a presence in Dubai
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Debt chaos signals the end of West's love affair with Dubai
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Say What?!
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Law Firm Abandons iPhone After Experts Warn of Security Issues
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Judges:
Why You Shouldn't Take it Hard If a Judge Rejects Your Friend Request
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Justices Give Unusual Leeway to Lawyer Attacking Honest Services Law
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Sotomayor Draws Retort From a Fellow Justice
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When Public Misunderstands a Legal Ruling, Judges Have an Option
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Pa. Conduct Board Tabled Complaint Against Judge in 2006, Chairman Says
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Former Judge Halverson Rolls Back Into the News
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Kozinski is Colorful in Dissent
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Advance
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Stock markets to focus on jobs
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US stocks end with first gains in three days
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Are Goldman Sachs Bankers Really Carrying Guns?
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Volcker Slams Wall St. Financial Innovation
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Morgan Stanley Exec Changes License Plate After No One Finds Joke That Funny
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Gloomy Employment Picture For California
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Need a Job? Where to Look Right Now
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How Obama Plans to Avoid a Jobs 'Katrina'
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Consol Energy has issued layoff warnings to 500 workers
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Banking:
Bank of America : Check's in the mail
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How BofA Got Out of a Harsh Penalty
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BofA Board Meets: Close on CEO Decision
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BofA's Montag Spends $4.88 Million in TARP Offering
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Citi To Raise Capital, Pay Back TARP
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Volcker to bankers: 'Your response has been inadequate'
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Greater Atlantic Financial ponders liquidation
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Fraud:
If Honest-Services Law is Struck, Will an ‘Earthquake’ Ensue?
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Senators Press Officials on Scope of Fraud Prosecutions
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Subprime Losses Don't Warrant Lawsuits, XL CEO Says
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Lawmakers blast SIPC, Madoff bankruptcy trustee
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SEC Proposal Aimed at Early Madoff Investors
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Answers elude victims of Madoff's 'big lie'
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Legislator: Madoff 'victims being victimized again'
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US Rep Kanjorski Warns Madoff Victims Help May Be Limited
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Madoff victims may recover more cash via new tax rules than from clawbacks
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Queens Ponzi flourished as Madoff imploded
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Ex - IBM Exec & Others Deny SEC Charges In Galleon Case
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Broadcom Co-Founder Samueli's Guilty Plea Set Aside by Judge
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Additional Allegations of Prosecutorial Misconduct Raised in Broadcom Case
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New Organization Aims To Help Victims Of Investment Fraud
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Sovereigns:
Countries' Debt Woes Pose Risk to Upturn
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Credit Cards:
Companies not expected to be hit hard by credit card reform
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Amount of debt tied to credit cards continues to drop in October
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Gen Y buried in plastic debt
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Higher Rates Paying Off for Credit Card Firms
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Economy:
Treasury Secretary Geithner extends TARP into late 2010
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The Incredibly Ambiguous TARP
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White House Jobs Proposal Draws Weak Praise
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Warren: TARP not a "slush fund"
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Elizabeth Warren: It Ain't Over Yet
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Boehner: Shut Down TARP by Year's End
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Gregg: Extra TARP Funds 'Don't Exist'
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Geithner Outlines Future for TARP
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Jitters Over Geithner's TARP Plans
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What's behind mixed signals from Obama and Geithner on TARP?
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Obama Won't Use TARP Funds For Two Components Of Jobs Push
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Where has the bailout money gone?
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Cash for Caulkers: $12,000 a Home
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Former Bailout Czar Signs On With Firm That Helped Run Bailout
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Era of Meanness, Greed Drawing to End: GE's Immelt
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Hard Times for Elderly in Rural Areas
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Odd Economic Indicators
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Thousands of Stimulus Reports Missing
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Recovery Index
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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:
Only 10,000 Permanent Loan Modifications So Far
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Why Loan Modifications Are Like 'Jurassic Park'
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Foreclosure filings fall 8 percent in November
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Warren report says federal plan not stemming foreclosure crisis
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US Homeowners Lost $5.9 Trillion Since 2006 Peak
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A better forecast on mortgage, credit delinquencies
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Deutsche Sees New Year's Surge of Fannie, Freddie Buyouts
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CMBS: Back in Business?
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Commercial Real Estate Loan Defaults Rise in Third Quarter
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SL Green snaps up loan on 510 Madison - Setting the stage for bankruptcy?
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Home Values Plummet $500 Billion in '09
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Phoenix ending year with 5th largest drop in home values
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Merced goes to top in nation's foreclosures
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Metro Denver housing sales surge 23 percent in November
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Mortgage Rates Post Modest Uptick, Refinancing Up
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Lawmakers growing frustrated with mortgage-relief failures
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Homeowners Getting Blame for Lack of Loan Mods, but Evidence Points to Banks and Servicers, Too
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'Toxic Titles' Worth Less than Cost of Foreclosure
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Mortgage company accounts scrutinized
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Companies, government pushed on mortgage program
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High-End Home Price Reductions Set To Accelerate Next Year
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Lewie Ranieri is championing an inventive solution for fixing the mortgage mess he's accused of enabling in the first place
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When a House Is Not a Home
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CalPERS firing some real estate investment partners
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Lehman:
Barclays, Boies Schiller Blow Open Attorney-Client Privilege in Lehman Case
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Richard Fuld, Lost in the Matrix
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Telecoms:
FairPoint Delays Filing Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan
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Agriculture:
Evicted Farmer Asks Judge to Order Bank to Care for His Animals
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Mining:
Grupo Mexico closes deal to reacquire Asarco
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Asarco emerges; bonuses sought
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End of ASARCO bankruptcy settlement brings millions to MT
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Minco Silver makes US$12.5 million bid for Sterling Mining Company
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Building Materials:
Generation Brands Receives Approval of First Day Motions
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Trucking:
YRC Teamsters in Chicago Vote Down Wage Cuts a Third Time
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YRC needs more bondholders to agree to debt-swap to avoid bankruptcy
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Newspapers:
Cashing Out Of Freedom Isn't Free, Either
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Star Tribune sticking with Associated Press; reorg plans delayed
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Theme Parks:
Unpaid Ghost Town workers were warned pay might not come
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Compensation:
GE chief attacks executive 'greed'
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Hedge Funds:
More Signs of Revival in Hedge Fund Industry
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Hotels:
South Beach's Gansevoort hotel to be auctioned in foreclosure sale
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Corporate Governance:
Insolvency, Bankruptcy, and the Board: Risk, Rules, and Realities
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Construction:
General Crane files Chapter 11
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Distressed Investing:
U.S. Treasury suspends TCW's toxic asset fund
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Accounting:
Rumor Mill: Ernst & Young Layoffs Move on to the Advisory Practice
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Defaults:
The Coming Wave of Debt Defaults
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
November Bankruptcy Filings Decline, Following Seasonal Pattern
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Food/Drink:
Pilgrim's Pride To Exit Bankruptcy
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KFC, Arby's franchise owner files for bankruptcy
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Tax:
House Votes to Boost Private Equity Taxes, Renew Tax Breaks
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Pensions:
Riverstone exec pays $20 mln in pension probe-NY AG
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Insurance:
Fitch Ratings Expects Insurance Losses to Rise
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Aviation:
Delta Air, United Say Business Travel Returns as Slump Recedes
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Southwest Airlines chief plays down business travel rebound
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Regional airlines are scrambling for new strategies
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Electronics:
BlueHippo files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Movies:
Overseer: Liquidate Film Studio in Saints Dispute
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Ethanol:
Fergus Falls ethanol plant files for bankruptcy
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Bankrupt ethanol plant sells for $15M
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Autos:
GM's Man In The Hot Seat
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UAW retirees are getting some welcome news
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Arbitration between auto-dealers and makers on fast track
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Durbin, Hoyer Announce Plan to Resolve Disputes with Terminated Auto Dealers
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Health of automotive lenders improves
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Auto jobs at lowest point in 46 years
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Joe Prebul Back In The Car Business
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Chemicals:
Lyondell creditors back Reliance Industries
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Retailing:
General Growth attractive but not an easy buy
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After 2,500% Gain, Pershing's Not Done with General Growth Properties Yet
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Neiman Marcus' 1Q profit falls 34% as luxury demand remains weak
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West Oaks Mall sold out of foreclosure
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Museums:
New York's Folk Art Museum Stops Payments for Bonds
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Committees:
The Return Of The Rule 2019 Question: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Weighs In On Whether Creditor Groups Must Disclose Trading Data
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Corporate Reform:
Wall Street Reform Hits Main Street - A massive tax on America's most successful companies
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House to Begin Debate for Financial System-Amendments in Limbo
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US House Debates Financial Rules Revamp Amid Clash Over Fund
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Centrist, conservative Democrats delay financial reform debate
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Debating Wall Street regulations not easy for Dems
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Democrats in Disarray Over Bank Rules
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Some Wall St. Firms Too Big - to Punish
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Batteries:
Turning Out The Lights: Imara, A Lithium-Ion Battery Maker
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Gambling:
Horizon dealers seek work; casino mum
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Finance:
CIT = Shareholder Death?
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CIT Leaves Bankruptcy, With Questions
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CIT still facing regulatory hurdles post-Chapter 11
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Health Care:
Regional sues ex-management, seeks $46M
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Derivatives:
Soros: CDS Market is Just Legal Homicide
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UK:
Britain to Levy a One-Time Tax on Banker Bonuses
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UK Bankers Fume Over Bonus Levy, Others Welcome It
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UK Banks to Swallow 'Poison Pill' of Bonus Tax
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Bankruptcy is Too Easy
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Canada:
CanWest says Goldman hampering restructuring
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China:
Recession Elsewhere, but It’s Booming in China
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Greece:
On Brink of Bankruptcy , Greece Spreads Panic in European Union
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Greece 'will avoid bankruptcy ': Eurogroup head
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Latvia:
Latvian economy shrinks 19 pct in 3rd quarter
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Middle East:
Dubai debt concerns spread beyond Dubai World
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