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Judge Robert Gerber Testy in GM Hearings
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Judge Samuel Kent Hangs Up His Robe
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From Ordering Steak, to Serving It
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How Wall St. Almost Killed Detroit
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Deere to furlough most workers at Iowa plant due to weak demand amid economic downturn
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Business Cards of the Unemployed
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Northfield Laboratories files for bankruptcy
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Wages frozen at St. Joseph, Redwood Memorial hospitals
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Monell's restaurant files for bankruptcy
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Executive Compensation:
SEC to require more pay disclosures
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BlueMountain Set to Earn $817 Million on Credit Swaps
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The CDO fall-out begins
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Furniture:
Maker of Spring Air mattresses in bankruptcy
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Skinner Asbestos Bankruptcy Rejected As Collusive
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Faces of Lawsuit Abuse
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Chrysler: Selling Free and Clear of Tort Claimants
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Bankrupt Hendricks selling businesses
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Argentina-Venezuela Default Risk Head to 'Parity'
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Pros Cast a Wary Eye on Rising Stocks, Rates
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Despite higher consumer confidence, analysts predict May sales dip as recession drags on
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Economy Could Grow In Second Quarter
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Worst Seen Past For World Economy
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Worse Than 1982?
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Warren "ralfing?"
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Obama Stimulus Fails to Buoy `Real Economy'
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Investors request $11.5 billion worth of loans from Fed consumer lending program
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GM latest in string of US company takeovers
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Connecticut One Of 12 States Recording Drop In Economic Output In 2008
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Russian President may push 'new world currency'
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Germany Blasts 'Powers of the Fed'
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Real Estate:
Pending Home Sales Rise for Third Straight Month
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Mortgage Delinquencies Seen Rising Through 2009
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Promised Help Is Elusive for Some Homeowners
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Insured Defaults up 10%
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A foreclosure milestone
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Making deals on distressed condo projects not easy
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Foreclosure rescue firms under scrutiny
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GM Bankruptcy Does Not Impact RMBS
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Bankruptcy judge OK's vote on Lennar's California project
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Schumer, Paterson eye loan modification rules
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Renters can stay longer after the bank forecloses
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Autos:
Bankruptcy gives GM a fighting chance
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GM set to become a more discreet company
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GM Bankruptcy May Say 'No Reason to Stay' to Detroit Residents
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Americans `Don't Care' About GM, Bankruptcy-Stunned Detroit Residents Say
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Hear GM and Chrysler Bankruptcy Hearings Online
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GM to keep its in-house lobbying staff
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For Chief, Little Time and a Full Plate
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America's Car Company
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GM strikes Hummer deal with China machinery maker
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China Comes to the Rescue for Corporate America
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Doubts Over GM's Hummer Sale To China
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Hummer a rocky deal for Sichuan Tengzhong?
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The Fall of GM in Pictures
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GM says Asian operations unaffected by bankruptcy; new China, Thailand, India plants planned
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GM Argentina Says It Is Solid, Unaffected By Bankruptcy In US
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Questions remain for potential car buyers
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Government has 35.4 percent equity stake in GMAC after exercising right under loan to GM
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The Decline of G.M.
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Value: Worthless. Market Price: $458 Million.
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GM Collapses Into Government's Arms
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The Costs of Paying the Workers
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How bankruptcy filing affects GM pensions, benefits
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Chrysler Sale Faces Challenge in Appeals Court
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Chrysler Sale Order Appeals -- growing by the minute
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Chrysler Bankruptcy Sale Halted
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Chrysler's Italian Job Foiled
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Top auto figures may take a pension hit
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Judge to rule on Chrysler franchise terminations
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Why the Chrysler Sale Was Almost Certainly Lawful
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Fiat Agrees To Honor State's Lemon Law With Chrysler
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Chrysler plants to resume production by late June
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Ford Making Inroads Despite Slump
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Senate reviews closing of GM, Chrysler dealerships
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More GM dealers set to close
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Discounts, not efficiency, drive US auto sales up
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Detroit’s Woes Wound an Army of Suppliers
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Michigan communities await fallout
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Toyota Leads Asia Automakers' US Market-Share Dip
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India's Wipro says GM bankruptcy not to hurt
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Auto bailout pushes Ontario $4-billion deeper into the red
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Canada Will Give GM $9.5B
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Suzuki, Isuzu warn of loan losses to GM
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GM in Israel: Bye-Bye American Pie
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Defense:
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
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The coming bankruptcy waves
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Oil slides below $68 as investors eye inflation
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OPEC: Oil Could Reach $90
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Mining:
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Litigation:
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Distressed Investing:
PE firms holding $400B in dry powder
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Banking:
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Big Banks Eagerly Await US Approval to Repay Aid
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Fed Is Said to Raise Capital Standards for Banks Seeking to Pay Back TARP
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A strange new twist for TARP rules
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Former GMAC Bank under attack
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Congress Helped Banks Defang Rule
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Thrifts narrow losses considerably in first quarter, but more placed on feds' 'problem' list
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Bank of America wins appeal on overdraft fees
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MUFG, China fund buying big Morgan Stanley stakes
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Tax:
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Hedge Funds:
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Insurance:
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Prudential Financial Prices $1.2 Billion Share Sale
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AIG Now Taking Money From Charities to Pay Bonuses
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JG Wentworth bankruptcy plan OK'd
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Apparel:
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Retailing:
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South Coast Plaza store owner seeks bankruptcy protection
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Retailers and bankruptcy
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Publisher says Philadelphia newspaper founded in 2004, The Bulletin, suspending publication
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Rating Agencies:
S&P's commercial real estate revolt
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Credit Cards:
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Couple win credit risk ruling against Chase
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RVs:
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Municipalities:
States' Budget Woes May Get Worse
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Obama officials rush aid to Metro Detroit
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California muni bond yields jump as budget crisis sinks in
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California Faces Budget Deadline
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Schwarzenegger: 'Our wallet is empty'
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Auto Racing:
Nascar Hits Speed Bump With GM Bankruptcy
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UK:
UK construction activity shrinks again, mortgage approvals rise
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Vanmaker LDV in administration as backer pulls out
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U.K. Service Industries Unexpectedly Grew in May for First Time in a Year
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EU:
Jobless Rate in Europe Rises Further
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European Consumer Spending, Exports Fell Most in 14 Years in First Quarter
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Japan:
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Saudi conglomerate Saad Group restructure debt amid mounting credit woes
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Russia:
Hungry Russians block motorway to demand help
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Canada:
Is Canada – not the US - the world’s safe haven?
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Portugal:
Customers occupy troubled Portuguese bank
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Fashion:
Christian Lacroix Gets Creditor Protection, 6-Month Reprieve
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Australia:
Australia's Economy Unexpectedly Expanded 0.4%, Defying Global Recession
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Spain:
`Catch 22' Wage Deflation Threatens Debt-Laden Spain as Unemployment Soars
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