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USA lurching towards 'debt explosion'
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Lower wages for employees come as job losses increase
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Real Estate:
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Home Vacancies Still At All-Time Highs
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BankAtlantic Corp's real estate subsidiary to be acquired
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Opus West scales back
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Expectations For Mortgage Losses Grows
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State Of The Real Estate Market? Plenty More Downside
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Magazines:
279 magazine closures in first half
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Autos:
Automakers' Swift Cases in Bankruptcy Shock Experts
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GM bankruptcy plan approved, dealer disputes up to states
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Lear Corp details post- bankruptcy balance sheet
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Lear Files for Bankruptcy, Aiming for Quick Exit
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Schumer urges GM to absorb Delphi pension obligations
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American Axle Declines 13% on Bankruptcy Worry
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Banking:
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Bank of America Writeoffs May Rise 10%
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Wachovia takes Wells Fargo's name
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Private Equity:
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Insurance:
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Fashion:
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Poetry:
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Telecoms:
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Justice Dept. reviewing big telecom
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Tax:
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Credit Cards:
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Finance:
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Hotels:
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Nanotech:
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Horse Racing:
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Retailing:
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Sportsman's Warehouse to close at end of month
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Food/Drink:
Dunkin' Donuts franchisee files for bankruptcy
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Oceanaire Seafood files for bankruptcy protection
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¡Vive Tortillas!
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Company bids $8.5 million for Iowa slaughterhouse
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Hockey:
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UK:
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British Manufacturing Output Dropped in May
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EU:
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Canada:
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Japan:
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Germany:
New German Statutory D&O Insurance Requirements
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Australia:
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France:
France’s Stimulus Projects, Unlike in U.S., Were ‘Shovel Ready’
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Russia:
Russian sharks are feeding on their own blood
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S. Korea:
Daewoo Logistics files for bankruptcy
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Sweden:
Bankruptcies swell in Sweden
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China:
China Warns on Loan Quality
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