Law:

Black Thursday, Redux? Allen & Overy to Trim Partner Headcount by 9%
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A&O Adds 2 Restructuring Attorneys
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Squire Sanders Adds Bankruptcy Attorney
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Cravath Profits Fall 24 Percent
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Cravath and Milbank see double-digit profit drops
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Partner Profit Watch: CravaTTTh?
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Profits Tumble 16 Percent at Milbank
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Revenue and profit down at Dechert
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Pillsbury Confirms Layoff Leak
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How do firms lay off lawyers? Very carefully.
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Morrison & Foerster Slashes Bonuses, Freezes Salaries
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Bonus Watch: MoFo Giveth, Then Taketh Away
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BigLaw Firm Axing 47 Partners, 200 Associates, 200 Staffers and Freezing Pay
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Layoff / Salary Freeze Watch: Allen & Overy Hits Us With Their Best Shot (Layoffs hit almost 10 percent of lawyers and staff.)
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That kitchen sink solution
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Layoffs Hit Conn. Law Firms
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Layoff Watch: Day (Pitney) of Reckoning (66 Staff Fired)
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Lawyer laid off six months ago finally gets a job interview
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Pepper's Profit Surge Nothing to Sneeze At
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Nobody Makes Top Tiers as Firm Reviews Partner Compensation
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Express to the Unemployment Line: BigLaw Layoffs Leaked By Loudmouth Partner Gabbing on Train
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The End of Lawyers?
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Buchanan Ingersoll Makes More Staff Cuts
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Akin Gump Sued by Famed San Diego Hotel Over Canceled Retreat
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Many From Defunct Thacher Still Job Hunting
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The Downside of Power and Ego
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Sizing up Thomas Sjoblom’s ‘Noisy Withdrawal’
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NY Attorney in Fraud Scandal Tells All
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Key Lawmaker Moves to Protect Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine
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3 more Cleveland area law firms cut attorneys, staff
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Embattled Ave Maria School of Law Wins Approval for Controversial Move to Florida
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Partners for Life
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Judge Throws Out Shareholder Suits Against Merrill Lynch Execs, Strips Shareholders of Standing
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When Law Schools Ignore Naughty Profs
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Law Review Subscriptions on the Decline
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Judges:

Texas Judge Charged With Blocking Execution Appeal
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Judge Kent Does Not Kiss and Tell
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Judge Positions Open in Riverside California
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Wall Street:

US Stock-Index Futures Decline
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Stocks Poised To Test New Bottom
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World Stocks Fall Sharply After Wall Street Tumble
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Europe Stocks: FTSE Down 2.7%
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Australia Stocks, Japan Futures Decline on Bad-Loan Concern
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HK index drops 2.5 pct amid economic fears
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US Stocks Decline, Dow Industrials Close at Six-Year Low
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Markets drown in dreadful news
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While New York Bleeds, Washington Thrives
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Bank of America, Citi Plummet
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The 10 Worst Recession Stocks
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Autos:

Auto Analyst: GM's Earning Potential is Enormous
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Is Bankruptcy the Answer for Automakers?
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GM's Dicey Recovery Plan
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Break-up of General Motors closer as Saab files for bankruptcy
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GM's Europe brands survival dependent on state aid
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Swedish Government Not Planning Support For Saab
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The $100 Billion Question
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The cost of saving Detroit's automakers is continuing to rise
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General Motors and Chrysler say they need more help. So do their suppliers
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GM restructuring not enough to attract private lenders
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Ford Benefits as GM, Chrysler Stumble
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Republican resists more bailout for automaker
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Trump: GM would be better off in bankruptcy
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Analyst: GM should file for Chapter 11
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Sen. Shelby Says GM, Chrysler Viability Plans ‘Fall Far Short’
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Auto Loan Debate: Will The Real Bond Holders Please Stand Up
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Is Keeping Detroit Auto Makers’ Profits in America Possible?
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Senator says US should consider Chrysler/Fiat
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Its Muscle Car Glory Faded, Pontiac Shrivels Up
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Fear grips Delphi retirees
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Emergency talks over the future of Saab stall
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Saab, Cut Loose by G.M., Files Bankruptcy
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Hyundai Motor to augment US incentive program
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German govt-No Opel guarantee request received
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GM's Opel needs 3.3 bln eur in liquidity - source
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Car plant closure to jeopardize 100,000 UK jobs
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UK Vehicle Output Drops Most Since 1970 as Plants Fall Silent
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Tax:

US Wants More Names From UBS
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UBS Settlement Not a Complete Win for Feds, Says Lawyer
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US Clients of UBS Mull Options as Feds Press Swiss Bank to Name More Names
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Bank kept 52,000 secret Swiss accounts for US taxpayers, IRS says
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Is Swiss banking a criminal enterprise?
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'Boldfaced names' in NY, LA, Miami
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Swiss banks look to more open future
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Newspapers:

Times Suspends Dividends to Shareholders
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NY Times Stock Now Costs Less Than Sunday Paper
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Newspapers in survival mode
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Maybe own job fear will put reporters on big story
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Lee refinances debt, amends bank credit agreement
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Travel:

Recession treats Expedia, Priceline differently
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Insurance:

Credit insurance may get more attention with economic recession
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Chancery Court Allows Claims To Proceed Against Greenberg, Other AIG Directors
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Prudential Parent Disqualified From Commercial Paper
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Axa Tumbles to Lowest Since 1995 as S&P Cuts Outlook
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Greeting Cards:

Court clears way for American Greetings acquisition
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Food/Drink:

Peanut Corporation's Bankruptcy Doesn't Stop Lawsuits
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Chiquita Brands Posts Sharply Wider 4Q Loss
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Tyson Foods Seeks Credit
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Layoffs:

More layoffs for AK Steel
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Avon Plans to Cut Up to 3,000 Jobs
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Anglo American Cuts 19,000 Jobs
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Embraer Slashes Work Force 20 Pct
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Autoliv Laying Off 250 Utah Workers
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Union anger as Hewlett-Packard proposes 5% pay cut for employees
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Feb. Could Be Worst Month Yet for Jobless Claims
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Microsoft, Intel Firings Stir Resentment Over Visas for Foreign Workers
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Coping When a Co-Worker is Laid Off
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Private Equity:

Allied Capital defaults on more than $1bn in debt
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Why buyout kings like Leon Black aren't going out of business
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Tech:

Chip-Equipment Orders Fall to Lowest Level Since 1991
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Poverty:

Newly Poor Swell Lines at Food Banks Nationwide
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Lehman:

Ex-Lehman Trader Sues Barclays For $19.6M
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Hotels:

Hotel operator files for Ch. 11, faces $10.8M in unpaid debt
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Economy:

Inflation Takes Biggest Jump In 6 Months
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No Inflation for Services
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Consumer Prices in U.S. Gained 0.3% in January, Unchanged Over 12 Months
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Stimulus Law Aids Small Business, but Benefits Are Not Easy to Find
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Policing TARP Proves Tricky
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Obama Team Has Billions to Spend, but Few Ready to Do It
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Leading Indicators Rise More Than Expected in Jan.
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Modest recovery still in cards, Fed's Lockhart says
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Fed Assets Rise to $1.92 Trillion After Mortgage Bond Purchases
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Traders Revolt: Calls For New 'Tea Party'
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Banks, investment firms borrow more from Fed
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Subsidize Bad Behavior?
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Bailouts, Class And Social Acrimony
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Rescues will push US debt towards crisis levels
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Levin says stimulus package necessary to get out of recession
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What's Triggered the Octo-Mom Backlash?
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'Stimulus' Saves Microsoft Billionaire -- Hundreds Of Millions
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Alan Greenspan's Change of Heart
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Greenberg slams pay cap plan, AIG bailout
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The Global Recession, Graded on a Curve
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US gold futures jump to above $993
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The Collapse of Manufacturing
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Real Estate:

January Foreclosure Filings Drop 10%
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Mr. Obama’s Foreclosure Plan
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Obama’s Housing Plan Will Slow, Not Stem, Flood of Foreclosures
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Winners and Losers in Obama’s Mortgage Fix
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Obama Housing Plan ‘Aims Straight at the Heartland’
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Obama Promises Housing Plan Will Help Only the Nice Homeowners
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Wilbur Ross: Home Loan Modification Program Falls Short
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The Housing Bailout: Do You Qualify?
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Freddie Mac: Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fall
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Fannie Mae Rescue Hindered as Asians Seek Guarantee
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WL Homes Seeks Bankruptcy , Cites Market Collapse
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Builders, bankers locked in battle
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The Hamptons Half-Price Sale
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What’s in a Name? BofA says Goodbye to ‘Countrywide’
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Century 21 Town & County Files For Bankruptcy
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Half of Homeowners Default After Big Bank Refi; Some Payments No Lower
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Uncertainty Over Trump Marina Deal
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John Laing Homes seeks Chapter 11
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Tousa ceases talks on assets sale with Standard Pacific
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Bay Area's median home price at 9-year low
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SD's Medium Home Price Drops to $280,000
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Foreclosures hit home on Cape Ann
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Foreclosures court busy due to mortgage crisis
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Bank of America extends foreclosure moratorium
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Global property faces wave of distress
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Bankruptcy Policy:

Reorganization Is the Worst Option . . . Except For All Others
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Fraud:

Stanford Found by US Authorities in Virginia
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'Are you this guy?' FBI finds Stanford
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Found! Accused Scammer Stanford Turns in Passport in Washington; SEC Moving to Seize Billionaire's Planes, Yachts, Bank Accounts, Homes
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Stanford Owned $100 Million Aircraft Fleet, Castle, Court Records Show
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Authorities Widen Stanford Probe
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Stanford Receiver May Need a Decade to Finish Paying Victims, Experts Say
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Sir Allen Who? Stanford not on Houston's radar
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Billionaire in fraud case always saw bright future
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Stanford Charges Imperil Economy Built on $37 Steaks, $20 Million Cricket
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Stanford Employee Says He Was Forced Out After Questioning CD Returns
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Stanford Served by the FBI
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Stanford used TD Bank, HSBC's services
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At small Antigua accounting firm: Who's Stanford?
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Stanford's stamp seen all over island of Antigua
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Stanford Charges Imperil Antiguan Economy Hit by Tourism Slump
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Latin American regulators clamp down on Stanford
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Allen Stanford was poised to launch UK investment business
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Stanford scandal creates another alpha nightmare
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Venezuela seizes Stanford bank after online run
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Texas billionaire hasn't been charged with any crime
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Alarm bells sounded over Allen Stanford in 1995, but no one listened
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No joy in cricketville; mighty Texan struck out
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Stanford losses might be unrecoverable
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Stanford associate accuses ECB of 'naivety'
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Stanford revelations pile more pressure on US financial regulators
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Anatomy of Stanford's empire
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Stanford told clients probe was 'routine'
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Woods’s Agent Denies IMG Steered Clients to Stanford
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Calling Madoff Creditors: Trustee Wants to Talk to You
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Spanish Bank Says 70% of Clients Agreed to Madoff Settlement
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Criminal charges possible in JC Reed fraud case
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Auditor continues testimony in Day 9 of Sterling fraud trial
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Small Businesses Face More Fraud
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Distressed Investing:

Flowers, ‘Low-Life Grave Dancer,’ Sees Opportunity in Crisis
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Packaging:

Smurfit-Stone credit default swaps worth 8.88 pct
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Retailing:

Penney Reports 51 Percent Slide in 4Q Profit
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Westfield Will Shorten US Mall Hours to Help Retailers
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Some Marty’s Stores Reopening After Bankruptcy
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Fortunoff stops honoring gift cards
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Lowe’s Says Fourth-Quarter Profit Fell as Sales Decline 3.8%
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Telecoms:

Hawaii studies bid for phone operator
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Sprint Nextel: The Canary in Wireless's Coal Mine?
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Nortel continues to shed assets
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Music:

The Day the Muzak Died
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Aviation:

Pinnacle Air grounded for good
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Air Canada's problems pile up
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Religion:

Seattle U may be caught in Jesuit scandal
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How are you coping with collapse anxiety?
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Arts:

Sac Ballet braces for tough year
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Gambling:

Trump's Tantrum
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Casino operators only real gambling winners
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Executive Compensation:

Obama's $500,000 CEO pay limit is flawed. Here are four better ways to fix the executive-compensation debacle.
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Credit Counseling:

5 Reasons to Avoid Debt-Settlement Firms
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Horse Racing:

Magna Entertainment may not be able to pay off debt
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Bonds:

75 corporate bonds on brink of "junk" rating
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Corporate Governance:

‘Virgin’ North Dakota Draws Billionaire Icahn in Raider Quest
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Accounting:

Accountants: recovery to take longer
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Sports:

Sport: Is It Recession-Proof?
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