Law:

K&L Gates: The New Godzilla of BigLaw?
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Law Firm Merger Mania: K&L Gates and Bell Boyd Merge
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The legal eagles bagging Wall Street's unindicted (and indicted) elite.
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A&O flies in the face of trend with plan to hike fees
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ABA May Amend Ethics Rules on Conflicts
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Legal profession's elitism gap gets wider
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Billable Hours Giving Ground at Law Firms
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The NYT's Obit for the Billable Hour
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Balanomics?
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White & Case London office bears brunt of NY lag
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Bankruptcy on the rise, lawyers say
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Bankruptcy Lawyer Advertising Spike Follows CLE Mad Dash
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The Business of Bankruptcy
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Quinn Is Rolling In It
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Lawyers Burned in Ponzi Schemes
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Are You Smarter Than A Bankruptcy Trustee?
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Dorsey & Whitney 2008 Revenue Flat
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Sonnenschein's Revenues Inch Up, Profits Down 12 Percent As Partners Prep for Vegas Retreat
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Firm Fires Staffers, Freezes Associate Pay
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Layoff Watch: Fish & Richardson Officially Announces Cuts
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One Firm Axes 106 Staffers, Another 30
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The Layoff List
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Economic Hell Coming in 2009 for Big Law Firms
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The End of Biglaw as We Know It?
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Economic Storm Hits Lawyers Hard But ‘Unhappy Work’ Offers New Opportunities
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Hedging Your Bets In Uncertain Times
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Predicting the Unpredictable Future of In-House Legal Teams
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NY Lawyers' Moods Reflect the Gloomy State of the Economy
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Law Firm Mergers Populate First Quarter of 2009
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How to Flub a Job Interview
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Start Date Watch: Longer summers for new associates in 2009?
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Indictment: Marc Dreier Used Fraud Proceeds to Support Lavish Lifestyle
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Dreier Indictment Reveals His Fondness for Salma Hayek
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On Depthlessness in the Face of Depth
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Dreier 'Luxurious Life' Was on Display at Firm
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Former Dreier Partners Could Face Liability, Say Ethics Experts
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Lack of Legal Research Costs Company an Extra $80K
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Awaiting Attorney General, DOJ Begins Stocking Its Ranks
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Weekend in Davos: Banking Titans, Putin and Lawyers
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Twitter Becoming ‘Incredibly Mainstream for Lawyers’
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‘Bride Wars’ Character Appears to Be a Ropes & Gray Lawyer
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Good Exclusive Parking Lots Make Good Neighbors
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Two More Alleged Victims Sue Pellicano
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The ten most important management concepts for general counsel
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Judges:

To Nudge, Shift or Shove the Supreme Court Left
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States and Judicial Recusal: Alabama AG Troy King Has His Say
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Justice Alito urges public service
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Judge Kent gets negative info sealed
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Wall Street:

US Futures Drop
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Street Braces for Rush of Corporate, Economic Data
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World stocks fall on economic outlook
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Corporate gloom hits Tokyo shares
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Worst January on Record for Stocks
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Wall St faces moment of truth over pay, perks
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February Blues After the Worst of Januarys -- As investors tallied their losses at the end of 2008, they comforted themselves with the thought that at least things could not get much worse. But yes, they can
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Obama: Wall Street 'Arrogance and Greed' Won't Be Tolerated
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A new low for corporate greed
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It’s Not the Bonus Money. It’s the Principle.
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On Wall Street, New Reality on Pay Sets In
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Ending Wall Street's Bonus Madness
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Newspapers:

LA Times to cut 300 jobs in latest round
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3 Philly-Area Dailies Will Drop Saturday Paper
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Lee Orders Chain-Wide Wage Freeze, 401(k) Match Halt While 'Post-Dispatch,' Others Add Furloughs
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MediaNews Group Unpaid Furloughs Spreading
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Journal Register Sells Pennsylvania Paper, New Owner Shutters
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A.H. Belo Chooses Layoffs -- 500 of Them - Over Furloughs, Pay Cuts
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Why Don’t People Trust Newspapers?
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Advertising:

NBC sells out Super Bowl ads for record $206M
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Municipalities:

Birmingham law firm disputes statements from member on events behind Jefferson County Commission's hiring of lobbyist
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Governors Try to Embrace Fiscal Adversity
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Californians looking for the exit
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States Weigh Tax Breaks to Woo Jobs
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A State With a Wish List for Stimulus Spending
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Detroit's Deficit Dilemma
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Sovereign Debt:

"The I.M.F. does not have enough money for what is coming"
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S&P Reduces Madagascar Credit Rating Outlook to ‘Negative’
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Autos:

Despite auto incentives, sales to drop
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Ford May Seek Distressed Debt Swap With Bondholders
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Ford's the Strongest of the US Automakers: So What?
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Ford’s Worst Year May Signal Industry Need for More US Aid
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Future uncertain for Ford
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Contech, US Auto-Parts Maker, Seeks Bankruptcy
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All May Not Be Lost for the American Car
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Will Family's 4th Generation at GM Be Its Last?
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GM Aims to Avoid Hefty Taxes
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GM Is Said to Be Seeking US Help to Avert $7 Billion Tax Bill
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GM's $35 billion albatross
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Ford's Still Riding on Rims
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American Axle loss widens, shares plunge
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Chrysler Is Hobbled By Former Finance Arm
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Folding dealers shock car buyers with unpaid liens
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Creditors file bankruptcy petition against Darrow III
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Auto suppliers turn to medicine
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SKD woes highlight predicament of parts makers
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Global slowdown puts brakes on Asian auto sector in 2009
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Toyota to Cut Sales Forecast for This Year
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Honda Cuts Managers' Pay to Cope With Slow Sales
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Fashion:

The recession shows in Paris high fashion
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Bonds:

Bond prices rally as GDP slows
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Trucking:

YRC CEO: Volume May Be Bottoming; Rules Out Bankruptcy
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Flying J keeps travel plaza plan
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Volvo, Scania to See Profit Drop as Truck Glut Widens
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

WNY Bankruptcy Filings On The Rise
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Along with job losses, bankruptcies in WI rise
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HI Bankruptcy Filings Rise 75 Percent
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Growing number resorting to bankruptcy
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Sales:

Business booming for auction houses
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Liquidators Making Lemonade
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Besieged companies selling off parts to stay whole
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Telecoms:

Chapter 12 will help company keep isle residents connected
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Distressed Investing:

Meet the bankruptcy barons who turn bust into boom
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Mining:

State of mining is bad, but it could get worse
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Auto woes hit Washington mines
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Grupo Mexico posts loss in fourth quarter of 2008
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Finance:

Protectionist Wave Could Reduce Lending
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Derivatives:

Private Equity and Derivatives - Double Whammy or Blissful Combo?
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Defaults:

Bond default rates to get worse, says Altman
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Three more corporate bond defaults
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Celebs:

Lawyer: Vick could go to halfway house ‘any day’
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Education:

Private schools feeling the pinch
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Educational endowments—a.k.a. the smart money—drubbed in Street retreat
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Tax:

UBS Tax Probe Fallout Exacerbated by Swiss Pressure in Bailout
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Bankruptcy Fees:

New Poverty Guidelines Posted
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Economy:

Obama Says US Economy Facing Several ‘Tough’ Months
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'Years, Not Months'
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Economy Dives as Goods Pile Up
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USA set for 'big bang' financial clean-up
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Obama to first unveil TARP rules
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Women needed to solve financial crisis
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GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate
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Obama Predicts Support From G.O.P. for Stimulus Proposal
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Stimulus Package to Grow in Senate
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A Stimulus Plan With Dual Goals: Reform and Recovery
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Stimulus Legislation, Breakdown by States
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Welfare System Failing to Grow as Economy Lags
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Risks Are Vast in Revaluation of Assets
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Roubini: 'Risk of a near-depression shouldn't be underestimated'
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Global financial crisis sparks unrest
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Risks Are Vast in Revaluing Tainted Assets
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Recession Can Change a Way of Life
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From Shock to Action
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The Big Fix
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Bad bank fix wins support -- at a cost
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Bad bank, bad pricing?
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How Bad? Jobs Data Offer a Clue
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Economists: 'Painful' Waiting for the Worst
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GDP Data Show Pain of U.S. Slump Abroad
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Business investment plunges in fourth quarter
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Davos finds no answers to crisis
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Spotted: Bankrupt Companies On The Red Carpet
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The Davos Man is supposed to be gracious and civil. Not this year
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‘Grimmest’ Davos Ever Brings Anger, Finger-Pointing at Bankers
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I spent three days searching for an optimist at Davos
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World heads for 'water bankruptcy ', says Davos report
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Recession comes late but hits hard in Peoria
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World Leaders Wary of U.S. Economic Measures
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Opinion: Government Prolonged Depression
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Real Estate:

New York City Real Estate in ‘Dramatic Slowdown,’ New Report Says
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Option ARMs: Bigger Problems (and More Lawsuits) Ahead
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Fisher Island: Still a Refuge, but Not From the Downturn
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$100,000 houses reappear in FL city
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US Mortgage Time Bomb Needs Defusing Yesterday
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A Month Free? Rents Are Falling Fast
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For Home Buyers, More Bank Roadblocks
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Freddie Mac To Start Leasing Foreclosed Homes
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Fan-Fred Criticized on Rental Policy
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Fearing Rate Spike, Local Banks Turn To Fannie
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Mortgages: Banks Bypassing Mortgage Brokers
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Investors Duke It Out For Mortgages Ltd.’s Love
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Pooling complicates mortgages
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In Condo Terms, Atlanta Is the New Miami
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Buildings on borrowed time
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Housing bust hits hard in small NC factory town
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LV builder calls timeout as housing slide worsens
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Lenders push to foreclose on Village Homes’ houses
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Why the lender may not OK your short sale
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Layoffs:

GlaxoSmithkline to Cut 6,000 Jobs
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Caterpillar To Cut 2,110 More Jobs At 3 Illinois Plants
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Ford Motor Credit to cut jobs
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Tata Mulls 1,500 Further Job Cuts at Jaguar Unit
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Atlas Widens Job Cuts After New Orders Tumble on Mining, Autos
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Report: ABC to cut jobs
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Pink slips on Wall Street
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Morgan Stanley, Goldman reportedly mull more job cuts
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Microsoft: Layoffs for Some, Visas for Others
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Why the Sting of Layoffs Can Be Sharper for Men
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Mass layoffs put bosses in the line of fire
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After Layoffs, There's Survivor's Guilt
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Handing Out the Pink Slips Can Hurt, Too
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Easing pain of Kodak cuts
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Federal work force is growing
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Layoffs Herald a Heyday for Employee Lawsuits
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Banking:

Florida, Maryland, Utah Banks Seized Amid Deepening Financial Crisis
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What next for County Bank?
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Nation's No. 1 bank turns down bailout money
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Bailing Out On The Bailout
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Banks sought foreign workers as Americans were laid off
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Banks Reject TARP Funds
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A Multi-Pronged Bank Plan
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Who's calling the shots at Citi?
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Good Bank, Bad Bank; Good Plan, Better Plan
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Making the Best of Bad Banks
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How much will it take to fix the banks?
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J.C. Flowers seeking more assisted bank deals
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Bank of America Said to Defer Some Bonuses Over Three Years
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BofA plan to defer bonuses set to inflame tensions with Merrill
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Dead Banks Must Be Allowed to Die
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AEI Confronts The ‘Bad Bankodon’
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Let banks fail, says Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz
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Bank Nationalization - The Max Holmes Proposal
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BNP Paribas Drops as Revised Fortis Deal Fails to Boost Capital
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Bradesco Net Falls 27% as Outlook Worsens
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Barclays slides on Moody's downgrade
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Barclays Debt Swaps Jump as Moody’s Cuts Rating on Loss Concern
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Moody’s vs. BARC
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Aviation:

Bank takes Air Kauai’s choppers
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Corporate Reform:

Following Clues the S.E.C. Didn't
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A Modest Proposal: Military Service as Punishment?
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Scrushy, Back in Court, Rails Against Huge HealthSouth Settlement
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Executive Compensation:

'Idiots' Indeed
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Firms Getting Aid Face Pay Curbs
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Giuliani Sticks His Nose Into Bonus Business
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Bonus is not a four-letter word
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WaMu Signing Bonuses: Easy Come, Easy Go?
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Debt Exchanges:

Debt exchange offers expected to rise
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Credit Cards:

The United States of Consumer Arbitration? Not So Fast, Says 2nd Cir.
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Big Brother Is Looking After You
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It's Not You, It's Where You Shop
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Here Is Your Interest Rate, Except When It Isn't
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Gambling:

Greektown Casino says it needs $46M to stay open
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Sale of Tropicana in Atlantic City stalls
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Golf:

Some clubs find numbers dwindling
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Facing foreclosure, Sunset Whitney golf club owner files Chapter 11
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Pensions:

California Pension Funds Close To Bankruptcy
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Swallow hard: What to do if hard times scramble your retirement
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Theme Parks:

Hard Rock Park's sale lost at last minute
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Sports:

Lip-syncs. . . IMO, Wrong. Great Performance, But Do It Live . . .
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Publishing:

When Even Condé Nast Is in Retreat
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Games:

World of Goo publisher files for bankruptcy
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Credit Reporting:

Why the Credit Bureaus Can't Get it Right
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Bankruptcy Risk Score - the new FICO
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M&A:

Buyout firms in survival mode as leverage dries up
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Well past midstream, PE fund managers switch horses
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Perspective on the private equity bloodbath
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Stock Brokers:

The SIPC And SIPA Liquidations: When A Brokerage Firm Goes Bankrupt
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Health Care:

Big guns take the stage in Sunwest battle
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Exciting New Method of Health Care Finance
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Mass Torts:

PPG Industries bankruptcy plan includes asbestos trust
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State high court rules for buyer in asbestos case
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The next round of litigation
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