Law:

Jones Day Advising Borders Books on Restructuring
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Debevoise Advising AIG on Sale of Canadian Life Insurance Unit
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Cadwalader’s Partner Profit Down 30%; Chairman: Not Too Shabby
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Slew of Small, Midsize Firm Mergers Begins 2009
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Report: Alston & Bird Freezes Salaries
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Ex-Associate Sues Nixon Peabody Claiming Discrimination—and Contract Breach
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Layoff Watch: Dewey & LeBoeuf Parts Ways With L.A. Associates
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Pay Freeze Watch: Perkins Coie And Fulbright Freeze, Schulte Does Not
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Is Milbank Setting Up For Stealth Layoffs? Not According to Milbank
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Is It Do or Die Time for Top Law Firms?
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Hungry Lawyers in Lean Times Invite GCs for 'Free' Lunch
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Madoff Case Promises Fees for Firms Facing Worst Year in Decade
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Two Milberg Kickback Defendants Set to Report to Prison
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Five Tips for IT to Survive the Plunge
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Lawyer Says Scruggs and Ex-Senator Conspired to Cheat Him Out of Fees
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Report: Ideology Drove Hiring in DOJ's Civil Rights Division
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Still unable to find work, Alberto Gonzales turns to the writerly craft
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Judges:

Scalia Questions Breyer During ‘Testy’ Supreme Court Argument
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Lippman to Follow Kaye as New York State Chief Judge
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Judge Skinned In Stripper Sex Scandal
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House votes to continue impeachment investigation
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5th Circuit Reopens Federal District Judge Probe
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Panel reopening Kent misconduct case after sex claims
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Drop
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German Stocks Fall for Sixth Day
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European Stocks Decline
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A Year-End Rally Vanishes
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Smith Barney's Future Is In Flux With Morgan Stanley JV
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Smith Barney, Morgan tie-up like 'bringing Hatfields and McCoys together'
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Wall Street Predicts A Slow Recovery
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Citi To Keep Some Brokers In Potential Deal With M Stanley
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NY Judge Consolidates 22 Bear Stearns Suits
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JPMorgan cuts use of 3rd party brokers
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The Goldman Sachs "conspiracy" to take over the U.S. financial system
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Reining in the meltdown's 'catastrophic enabler'
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge Funds Post Record $350 Billion Loss in 2008 Amid Turmoil
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Asia hedge funds face another rough ride in 2009
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Man Group Assets Fall 21%; Shares Decline in London
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Fund to repay investors in securities not cash
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Layoffs:

Bernanke: US Faces Continued Job Losses
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ING Groep to Cut 750 US Jobs
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Barclays to Cut 2,100 Jobs, Mostly in 2 Units
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Pfizer Plans to Lay Off 800 Researchers
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Contiguous rural states have lowest jobless rates
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U.S. now has 3.8 job seekers for every job vacancy
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Fraud:

NY Attorney General launches Madoff investigation
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Madoff case shows justice for super-rich
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What Madoff could learn from Ponzi
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Madoff bail appeal set for Wednesday - court
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Madoff to Attend His Bail Appeal Hearing in New York
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In Madoff, a Court Trusts
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Madoff Mania: Swiss Suits, Spanish Prosecutors, and Possible Pleas
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Some Bernard Madoff victims also lost in KL Financial hedge fund scam
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Cuomo Probing People Who Defrauded Charities in Madoff Scandal
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Why hasn't anyone wiped off Bernard Madoff's infuriating grin?
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Watch out, watch out, there’s more Madoffs about
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Madoff Watch
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The Madoff Bail Decision: Not ‘Governed . . . by Visceral Reaction’
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The Ethical (And Mathematical) Dilemma Of Madoff Investors Who Took Some Money Out
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SIPC review of some Madoff client claims has begun
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Investigator headed for Bozeman for alleged Ponzi scheme
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GMB Closes Fund Exposed to Madoff
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WVa hospital loses $1M in Madoff funds
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PBGC Is Madoff Creditor
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Foundations face Madoff losses
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Madoff's accomplices on the hot seat?
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Bernie Madoff, Sharp-Dressed Man
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Madoff Associate Fails to Make Massachusetts Hearing
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Luxembourg decries French Madoff claims
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Missing pilot charged with fraud
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Delta filings unveiled adviser’s shaky record
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Police: Pilot suspected of faking death in custody
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Agent: Investor mutters "die" as run from law ends
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Municipalities:

Pension Losses Pit Old Against Young as States Beg for Relief
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California Dreamin'....Not Exactly
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Stimulus Proposal Aims to Aid States
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2nd agency downgrades Detroit's credit rating to junk
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Jefferson County Commission votes to challenge court ruling
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JeffCo to ask for another debt extension
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The Next Catastrophe
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Taylor Wants Private Bond Deals Ended as Probe Snags Richardson
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Resorts:

Judge rules on Yellowstone Club's missing millions
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Yellowstone seeks to increase DIP
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Yellowstone Club Creditors Assert Fraud by Credit Suisse
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Gambling:

Plan would give Tropicana creditors ownership stake
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Chemicals:

Tronox gets court OK to tap $100 mln DIP funds
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Sunoco Closes Polyproplene Plant In Chemicals Downturn
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Tax:

Tax Liabilities Mount for Affluent in Harsh Economy
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Indicted UBS Official Raoul Weil Declared a Fugitive
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The I.R.S. Considers Pressing Schools to Further Reveal Their Business Activities
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Publishing:

Publishers Await The Marshall Plan
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Private Equity:

S&P: Private equity-backed retailers in trouble
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Trucking:

Cummins to cut work force by 800, freeze salaries
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Volvo Group Cuts Another 1,620 Jobs
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Religion:

Jesuit head of Seattle U. knew of priest's abuse, lawsuit claims
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Jewelry:

Shane Says SAP Costs Helped Cause Jeweler’s Decline
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All that Glittering Didn't Make It Golden
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Shane to repay two lenders by DIP
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Shipping:

Half of Commodity Shippers May Breach Loans by April
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Economy:

Obama's stimulus plan 'may not be enough'
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Obama Lobbies Senators on TARP Money, Stimulus Plan
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Highlights of new bailout proposals
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Democrats See Progress on Proposal for Economy
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Frank Says He Plans to Pass Bill Limiting Aid Funds
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Treasury Pick Failed To Pay Taxes
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Treasury: Deficit hits new record in just 3 months
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Dollar rallies as economic jitters persist
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Bernanke Brings Out The Big Guns
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Bernanke Says Stimulus Should Be Paired With Other Measures
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Fed focuses on credit market problems
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Bernanke: More bank bailouts needed
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Bonds ease as Bernanke hints at "asset" buying
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Trade Deficit Narrows Most in 12 Years
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Manufacturing Report Paints Dismal Picture
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Asset deflation could top $1 trillion this year: Davos study
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Obama stimulus: Increase likely for low-income elderly
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Outlook bleak for NJ economy
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Real Estate:

Obama housing nominee pledges more foreclosure aid
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An Owner of Towers Walks a Tightrope
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Foreclosure Activity Resumes Climb in California
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Another Tucson builder in bankruptcy
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Brooklyn Apartment, Home Prices Drop 7.5% as Recession Hits
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Fannie Mae bans evictions of renters
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Autos:

Wagoner: Bankruptcy filing still possible
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Is GM driving toward bankruptcy ?
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For GM, Bankruptcy Is Termed More Likely Than Not
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Washington Giving Detroit a Second Chance
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The Auto Bailout Keeps Growing, and Growing
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What the Car Companies Want From Obama
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Corker says no regrets voting against auto bailout
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Sen. Corker Says Chrysler Should Merge or ‘Go Away’
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Chrysler in unit sale talks; Renault denies
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Magna's hire fuels talk of a Chrysler sale
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Troubled global auto industry could see wave of consolidation
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UAW members no fans of Sen. Corker
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In Hard Times, Ford Seeks To Win Back Car Buyers
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Doom and Gloom On Stage and Behind the Scenes
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Obama Near to Naming a Car Czar, and Some Say It’s Steven Rattner
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4 Myths From the Detroit Auto Show
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Auto industry facing extended weak demand
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Luxury Car Sales Keep Skidding
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Wiggins closes dealership, cites economy
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Ernie Haire Ford Shuts 1 Lot
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Ford sues Hecker, says dealership owes $3.1 million
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Think Gets $5.7M To Stay Alive — For A Little While
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SAIC Bid to End VW, GM Reliance Prolonged by Ssangyong Failure
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Retailing:

More Empty Shop Windows in New York
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LA Specialty Boutiques Rocked by Shutdowns
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Liz Claiborne sees Q4 loss, amends credit
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Circuit City in its death spiral: may start liquidating this week
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Tiffany holiday season same-store sales decline
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Bucksbaums and Ackman Each Boost Voting Stakes in General Growth
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General Growth requests further loan extension
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Macy’s Lundgren Says Cutting Inventories Critical in Recession
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"Kind" Strategy for Neiman Debt Payments
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Thrift stores enjoy boom
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Blue Tulip can liquidate stores
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Health Care:

"No More Serviced" - Patients Bankrupt and Banned
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WellPoint shares slump on Medicare violations
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2 Hospitals in Queens May Face Bankruptcy
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Griswold nursing home files closure plan
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More People Struggle With Medical Debt As Recession Deepens
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Struggling states cut healthcare for poor before Obama can bolster
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Mining:

Apex Silver Mines files for bankruptcy , sells mine
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Tourism:

NY SKYRIDE tour operator files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Telecoms:

Bankruptcy may be on table when Nortel execs meet
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Is Nortel on the Verge of Filing for Bankruptcy ?
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Environmental:

Tronox Bankruptcy raises questions about uranium cleanup
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Theme Parks:

Who keeps the lights on at Hard Rock Park?
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RVs:

Oregon RV makers are struggling to survive
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Food/Drink:

Deal-From-Hell Award for Landry’s
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S&P cuts ratings on Equal maker Merisant
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P.F. Chang's co-CEO predicts tough year in 2009
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Jewish groups object to federal claim in Iowa case
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Finance:

TED Spread Narrows to Least in Five Months as Credit Eases
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Corporate Yields Tumble After Trading Begins in VW, Tyco Bonds
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Bernanke admits Fed struggling to revive private lending
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Signs of credit market thaw begin to emerge
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Sports Collectibles As Collateral
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Defaults:

Junk Debt Showing Great Depression Defaults Lures TCW
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Personal Finance:

Survey Finds Financial Crisis Makes You Stressed, Angry
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IP:

Cash-Strapped Technology Small-Caps Hold Patent Sales
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Alternative Energy:

Biofuel producers hope to rebound after tough year
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Distressed Investing:

Junk investors may be more help than bailouts
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Immigration:

Immigrants Stay Despite Recession
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Accounting:

Satyam’s Audit Unreliable, Price Waterhouse Says
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PwC hands documents to Indian Police
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M&A:

KPMG Says Global M&A to Fall in 2009, Late Year Pickup Possible
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Media:

Fortress gets 21 Pappas stations
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Insurance:

Mortgage Insurers Face Tough 2009, Fitch Says
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Education:

Alumni group offers $6.5M for Antioch College
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