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‘We had to talk to the debtors to get smart’
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Davis Polk, Cravath, Wachtell on the Citi-Morgan Stanley Deal
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Justice Systems Sent Reeling
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NY Partner Has State Pension Credit Revoked, Must Repay $59,000
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Judge's Conduct Questioned Over Stripper's Gifts
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Wall Street:
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JPMorgan Profit Drops 76 Percent on $2.9 Billion of Writedowns
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Retailing:
Retail Sales Drop Sharply in December
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Goody's retailer files bankruptcy, will liquidate
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Apparel:
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Layoffs:
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Motorola to lay off 4,000 more workers, warns of loss
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Barnes & Noble cuts nearly 100 corporate jobs
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Google axes 100 jobs in cost-cutting
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Food/Drink:
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Black Angus Steakhouse parent files for bankruptcy
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Troubled times on the menu
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Lehman:
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RVs:
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Municipalities:
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Resorts:
Vineyards Resort creditors given bankruptcy update
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Economy:
Retail Sales Decline for a Sixth Month
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Foreclosures in US Rose 81%, Topping 2.3 Million Last Year
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US Initial Jobless Claims Rose 54,000 to 524,000 Last Week
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U.S. Stimulus Plan Nears $850 Billion
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Obama Officials Ask Senate G.O.P. to Back Release of Bailout Money
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How Deregulation Spawned the U.S. Financial Crisis
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Beige Book: Deterioration Continues
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Fed reports widespread crumbling of economy
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US data also show large decline in industrial supplies
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Nov. inventories fall at fastest pace in 7 yrs
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Fed official expects start of recovery in 2nd half
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Senators switch stances on federal bailout
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US recession to last at least another six months, says JPMorgan boss
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Cutbacks for the Poor Coming Fast and Furious
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Businesses Find a Silver Lining in Inland California’s Downturn
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Real Estate:
US foreclosure filings in 2008 rose 81% from 2007
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Foreclosure filings jump 17% in December
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Mortgage Applications Jump Nearly 16%
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Executive Calls ’30s Housing Solutions Superior
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Lennar Files Libel Suit Against Investigator Barry Minkow
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Orlando-area's foreclosure rate nearly tripled from '07 to '08
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OK foreclosures grew by half in 2008
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Illinois ranks 9th in foreclosures
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Cook County foreclosures jump 84% in December
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Kansas City area foreclosures soar
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Hawaii foreclosures up 229% over 2007
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Va. foreclosures tripled in 2008
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Fla. 2nd in nation for foreclosures
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Builders aim bank protest at bailout
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Austin Office Portfolio Downgraded
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Telecoms:
Nortel Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
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Flextronics' shares taken down by Nortel bankruptcy
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Nortel never recovered from the dot-com bust
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Nortel asset firesale seen as it fights to survive
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Nortel's Bankruptcy Filing Adds To Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Headaches
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Airvana says is owed upwards of $22M by Nortel
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Infosys, Wipro fall after Nortel bankruptcy filing
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Sasken shrs drop on Nortel's bankruptcy filing
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Nortel Customers Opt to Stick Around After Bankruptcy Filing
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Nortel CEO moves to stem customer exodus following bankruptcy
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Nortel debt holders left to fight over scraps
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Autos:
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Magna expects collapse in parts sector
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Nissan announces fresh production cuts
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S&P cuts Hyundai, Kia outlook to negative
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European Car Sales Drop 18% on Recession, Credit Woes
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Adult Entertainment:
Downturn Hits Industry
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Construction:
California company may buy Republic Windows
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Lumber Falls to 18-Year Low as Slumping Home Starts Curb Demand
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Music Industry:
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Publishing:
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Tech:
End-Of-Year Computer Sales Worse Than Expected
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Oil/Gas:
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SemGroup incentives could total $3.8 million
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Corporate Reform:
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Packaging:
Smurfit tells lenders bankruptcy is possible
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Golf:
Canterbury Woods files Chapter 11
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Aviation:
Italians lose, French win big in Alitalia sale
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Personal Finance:
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Distressed Investing:
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Turnarounds:
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Accounting:
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Solution to foreclosures within reach
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A Debt-Defying Act
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Icahn's stimulus package envisions an end to exclusivity
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
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Banking:
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BofA Said To Have Threatened To Scrap Merrill Merger
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Citi Stock Falls Below Critical $5 Level
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Analysts scramble to cut earnings outlook for BofA, Wells Fargo
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Media:
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Credit Cards:
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Campgrounds:
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Newspapers:
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Gannett to Furlough Employees for a Week
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Fair report privilege temporarily returns
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Newspapers Move to Outsource Foreign Coverage
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Bankruptcy Litigation:
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Fraud:
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Madoff shows up at Manhattan court sporting bulletproof vest
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Madoff might not have made any trades
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William Galvin sues salesman Robert Jaffe
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Former PawSox owner facing fraud charges
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Reserve Fund’s Fraud Started After Call With SEC, Galvin Says
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Debt Collection:
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Alternative Energy:
Northeast Biofuels files for bankruptcy
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More ethanol companies going bust
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Derivatives:
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Chemicals:
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UK:
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Thousands of jobs go on 'black day' for UK
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Trade credit insurer squeezes cover
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Businessman in bankruptcy triumph
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Banks told to bail out businesses as jobs go
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Black day as bank doubles job cuts
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UK jobless rise of 40,000 in a week just 'tip of the iceberg'
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Fewer Tourists Visit Britain
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EU:
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European Central Bank Cuts Key Rate to 2%
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India:
Fraud Hits Satyam, Probe Widens
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Satyam Plunges After India Says No Plan for Bailout
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Mexico:
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S. Korea:
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Canada:
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Craaytech Painted Plastics files for bankruptcy ; 143 workers lose jobs
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Craaytech owes $3.3 M to 200 creditors: trustee
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Job losses to soar as recession deepens
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Quebec promises to guarantee pension plans
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Severance deals frozen for most recent layoffs
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Japan:
Sony's downturn sounds bankruptcy bells
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Sanyo Cuts Profit Forecast, Jobs on Weak Demand, Yen
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Japan's machinery orders tumble, deflation looms
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Germany:
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Australia:
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Nortel Australia safe from bankruptcy
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Ireland:
TV guru Lorne is victim of the crunch
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