Law:
Shearman, Weil, Baker Pluck Pilgrim's Pride from Bankruptcy
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Jones Day: Lehman Judge OK'd Barclays Sale Based on 'Inaccurate Record'
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Weil Gotshal restructuring partner Lori Fife recalls being on the front line when Lehman Brothers collapsed
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Report: Cuomo subpoenas BofA directors
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In BofA/SEC Case, Wachtell, Shearman Get Shoved Toward Spotlight
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Experts See Only Slight Risk for Law Firms in BofA Case, Despite Judge’s Ire
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BigLaw Summer Forecast for 2010 Is Dark and Chilly
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Slower Economy Leads to Lower Offer Rates at BigLaw Firms in Texas
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Salary Cut Watch: Don’t Forget About Faegre & Benson
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Ex-McAfee Lawyer Roberts Sues Company Alleging He Was Backdating Scapegoat
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Airline, media and auto companies risk bankruptcy : study
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Latham & Watkins Adds Bankruptcy Partner In NY (scroll down)
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Schulte Roth & Zabel Adds Bankruptcy Partner
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Linklaters and Garrigues strengthen Spanish litigation and insolvency teams
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Manhattan Firm Moving Into Offices of Zombie Firm
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K&L Gates Grabs One-Fourth of Kelley Drye's Chicago Lawyers
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The New Biglaw Business Model, According to O’Melveny & Myers
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Failure = Success?: As BigLaw Firm Swings the Ax Hard, Why at Least One Office Was Spared
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More Jurors Resentful of Corporations—and Plaintiff Windfalls, Studies Show
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Patton Boggs Would Still Like to Represent Allen Stanford
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Harvard Law Donor Faced $100M Tax Probe at Time of Suicide, Source Says
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Suspension Stayed for Lawyer Who Tried to Settle Without Client’s Consent
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Several BigLaw Lawyers Win Supreme Court Clerkships
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Bad Economy: A Boon for Women Lawyers?
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Notes from the Breadline: Always Seem to Get Things Wrong
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Those Who Can’t Mass Email, Blog
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Law Student of the Day: Playmate of the Month?
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Georgia Supremes Ponder Legality Of Tort Reform
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On Marital Aids, Alabama, and the U.S. Constitution
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Holder Won't Prosecute Bush Official in US Attorneys Firing Scandal
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Couple's trash bin tryst takes wrong turn
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Judge’s Affair With Prosecutor Raised Too Late; Appeals Court Denies New Trial
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Court Workers Claiming Courthouse Mold Made Them Sick Issue Ultimatum
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What Kind of Judge Stands Up For Truth and Justice?
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Justice Stevens Retirement Watch: An Update
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Sotomayor Issues Challenge to a Century of Corporate Law
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Yale Edges Past Harvard in Supreme Court Clerkship 'Battle'
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Are Obama’s judges really liberals?
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Wall Street:
US Index Futures Fluctuate
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Asian Markets at New Highs for Year; Europe Gains
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Wall Street Rises for Third Day on Economic Optimism
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Banks, GE Lead Stocks Up
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Manager optimism not reflected in asset allocation
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Wall Street's Deal Factory Hits the Reset Button
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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First-Time Jobless Claims Expected to Rise
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Survey: More workers now living paycheck to paycheck
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White-Collar Work Hard to Find
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MI jobless rate hits 15.2% in August
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Los Angeles City Council is voting on a retirement plan that may result in 1,000 layoffs
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Banking:
How Living Wills Could Help Banks
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Buffett praises BofA's Ken Lewis -- not!
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F.D.I.C. Sells Failed Bank’s Troubled Mortgages to Private Investor
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Fallout from Rejection of SEC/BofA Settlement
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Citing Risks, U.S. Seeks New Rules for Niche Banks
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CIB cleared to file expedited bankruptcy
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Citi CEO Pandit Has 'Little Doubt' of Profit Return
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Fifth Third expects 3rd Q losses to increase 24%
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Fed focuses on property exposure
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US won't ID banks rejected for aid
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Aviation:
Delta Air Lines plans $500M private debt offering
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Bumped Passengers Learn a Cruel Lesson
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JAL turnaround plan to be reviewed
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Aeroflot plans to cut 2,000 jobs
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Television:
Bankruptcy is TV producer's latest reality
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Receivers:
Court-appointed receivers find business booming
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Chemicals:
Bankruptcy judge approves Tronox bidding plan
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Tronox Wants Toxic School Suit Put On Hold
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LyondellBasell Offers a Deal to Soothe Senior Creditors
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Newspapers:
Will the Star Tribune's new owners cut newsroom staff?
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Creditors seek name of new Star Tribune publisher
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Sun - Times bidder blasts union's vote on pay cuts
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Sun-Times CEO's letter to employees
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At Chicago Sun-Times, Guild's 'no' vote is all that matters
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Sun-Times, union have 2 weeks to close gap
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New York Times, Gannett Shares Surge After Ad Spending Report
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Fraud:
A public defender rides to Sir Allen's rescue
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Stanford investors seek help
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Madoff's Penthouse: Messy or Meticulous?
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Sculpture stolen from Madoff's Montauk home
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Gimme Shelter: Lookin' good
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Fourth Videotape Reveals ACORN Advising 'Pimp,' 'Prostitute' in California
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Duo who turned this trick
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SEC wants judge to order big penalty in Kmart case
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Financier's Sudden Death Revives Old Questions
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Dubai World says suing ex-CEO of unit for fraud
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Distressed Investing:
Tribune owner looking to invest in country's real estate
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Investors Expect Bank Woes May Finally Jump-Start Distressed Buying Opportunities
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Economy:
Gov't Rescue Steps May Have Worked but at Big Cost
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Just how big the difference is between the technical end of the recession and anything resembling a satisfactory performance
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Americans Plan to Limit Spending Amid Concern About Economy, Survey Shows
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Data Point to Growth, Without Inflation
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Global Confidence Index Holds at Highest on Record on Signs Slump Is Over
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Obama plans to reform economy, not just health insurance
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Consumer Prices in US Increased 0.4% in August
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Manufacturers leading early stages of recovery
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Sizing Up the Fed's Next Move
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Fed policy makers dividing on hiking rates
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Volcker Predicts 'Long Slog,' Risk of 'Relapses' for Economy
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Warren Buffett Says Economy Will be O.K. In Three or Four Years
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Public opposes stake in ailing firms
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Greenspan Sees Threat Congress Will Hamper Federal Reserve
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Which 'Titan of Finance' Nearly Burst Into Tears During a Phone Call With the Treasury?
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Who Came Off Best in The New Yorker's Epic Crisis Story?
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World Bank Says Number of People in Poverty Will Rise 89 Million by 2011
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How bad is the recession damage? Bad. Real bad.
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Dr. Doom's not-so-dire projections
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ObamaCare: Dem Senator Warns of 'Big, Big Tax' on Middle Class
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Dollar Drops to Lowest Level in Almost Year Against Euro
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Senate Dem: End 'Bottomless Pit' Stimulus Projects
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The Stimulus Didn't Work
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FDIC Names First Winner in Toxic Asset Program
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Recovery Index
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Real Estate:
Don't Flub "Stub" Rent: Some Thoughts on Code Section 365(d)(3)
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Fed Examining Mid-Sized Banks' Losses to Commercial Real Estate
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Builders Probably Began Work on U.S. Homes at Fastest Pace in Nine Months
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The problem with mortgage modifications.
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Home builders' index creeps higher in September
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Builder confidence up, but tax fears loom
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IRS rules ease commercial mortgage refinancing
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"New Rules" Hope to Stave Off Commercial Real Estate Defaults
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Homebuyer Tax-Credit Extension Gains Support
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CA: Southland home prices move north for fourth consecutive month
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Home Lender's Rise, Fall Marked Era
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Deal would unfreeze TBW mortgage, escrow payments
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Official seeks trustee for Thornburg, CEO resigns
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The Secret Test That Ensures Lenders Win on Loan Mods
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To get your mortgage modified, hit 3 --and wait
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FDIC Launches Foreclosure Prevention Tool Kit
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FBI mortgage fraud probes now up to 2,600 cases
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MFI-Miami To Investigate Securitizations
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Retailing:
This retail sales apple is rotten at the core
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Recession lowers retail worker turnover rates
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Luxury Retailers Rush To Adapt: Chic Goes Cheap
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Fashion:
As consumers cut back, many celebrity clothing lines have gone bust
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Autos:
GM, Chrysler bankruptcies indicate foreign automakers could one day own U.S. market
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Sergio Marchionne on Chrysler: "Little had been done"
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Fiat CEO: Chrysler worse than we thought
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Who Let the Chryslers in Here?
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For Ex-Chrysler Manager, Janitorial Work
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GM chief defends Opel sale decision
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Private jets for auto execs? Not anymore
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American Axle works to avoid bankruptcy
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American Axle gets 4th waiver on credit facility
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Michigan's year of reckoning isn't over
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SEC fines 4 ex-Dana execs
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GMAC Expands Leasing Options to Chrysler Customers
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Ottawa ends warranty guarantees for GM, Chrysler
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Gloom fills Belgian plant after takeover
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Wheels come off Middle East car sales
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Telecoms:
Nortel bankruptcy judge denies Verizon objection
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US, Canadian judges approve Nortel bankruptcy sale
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Food/Drink:
NY-based market chain still losing money, stores
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A Grand Spectacle, Frozen in Time
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Tax:
Huffman Koos owner pleads guilty to hiding $3.8M from IRS
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Celebs:
Royalty Dispute Rocks Allman Brothers Band
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Small Business:
Small Business Survival Strategies: Lessons Learned From the Downturn
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Tax:
Your Mortgage Interest Could Be Red Flag to IRS
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Two Suicides Shake the World of Wealth
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Student Debt:
Weighing the Worth of Student Loans
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Hedge Funds:
How hedge funds are managing risk post-Lehman
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SEC and UK FSA Will Cooperate on Hedge-Fund Rules and Data
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Credit Cards:
Frank Plans Earlier Date for New Credit-Card Curbs
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Credit Card Losses Climb With Jobless Rate in August
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Credit card all about scheduling
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Turnarounds:
Big Bankruptcy Beneficiaries
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Insurance:
Report: AIG CEO wants private jet
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Lloyd's of London Insurers Pull $825 Million From Hedge Funds After Losses
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Video Rentals:
Blockbuster may close hundreds of stores
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Movies:
Capitalism’s Little Tramp
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Compensation:
Ex-Merrill McCann Testifies Thain Ordered Him to Give Up His 2008 Bonus
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Construction:
Mainline Contracting files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Oil/Gas:
SemGroup to submit new plan, has deal with producers
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Federal Court Sides With Karl W. Miller
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Building Materials:
Insulation maker BioBased Technologies files for Chapter 11
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Religion:
Should Bankers Repent?
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The archbishop doesn't get it
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Health Care:
Struggling hospital Westchester Square Medical Center gets new lifeline
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Doctors win favor to buy Valley Health System hospitals
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Sunwest to sell 148 properties to Blackstone
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Is Obama’s Health-Care Reform Proposal Unconstitutional?
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The Senate Is Ready to Act on Health Care
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Baucus Health Bill Has No Public Option
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Public Option Lite
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Baucus Health Plan Would Cut Budget Deficit, CBO Says
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Reid: Health care bill won't work for Nevada
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Baucus Bill: Subsidies and a ‘Young Invincible’ Plan
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Revenue Seen Not Adding Up to Fees
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Ratings Agencies:
Moody's, S&P May Face More Disclosure, Liability in SEC Rules
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California Will Investigate Rating Companies' Role in Crisis, Brown Says
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Radio:
Sirius: 91% Chance of NOT Going Bankrupt
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Personal Finance:
Consumer Credit Squeezed in New Economy
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Hockey:
In front of few, Coyotes take ice
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Glendale siding with NHL's bid
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Finance:
Return of High-Yield Debt Raises Concerns
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Private Equity:
What The PE Industry Got Wrong
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On Loan-To-Own: PE Pros Are Slow-Moving, Distressed Debt Investors Are Gunslingers
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Corporate Reform:
Volcker Renews Call for Limits on Systemically Important Banks
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Treasury Seeks Consumer Allies for Wall Street Revamp
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If banks behave, Obama's watchdog agency shouldn't scare them
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Fed Expands Reach To Cover Subprime Lenders
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SEC Taps Derivatives Expert for New Division
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Arbitration:
National Arbitration Forum Faces Lawsuit
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Municipalities:
Christie: NJ heading 'towards bankruptcy '
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Lehman:
Was Barclays's Lehman Deal a Little too Sweet?
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Lehman Specter Shadows Partners
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Accounting:
Profession is failing to attract graduates
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Ex-KPMG director jailed for fraud
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Deloitte Will Not Hold Your Hair Back While You're Worshipping the Porcelain God
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PwC Is Sick of You Not Passing the CPA Exam
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E&Y Is Making Good on its Promise to The 2nd Year Associates
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Rumor Mill: KPMG Layoff D Days
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UK:
Lehman administrators call for US-style rules in UK insolvency
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A year on and we're still learning from Lehmans
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U.K. Retail Sales Growth Unexpectedly Stalls as Shoppers Reduce Spending
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Insolvencies will rise next year
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Darling right to crack the whip on “living wills” for banks
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Growth holds the key to reversing Britain's fiscal ruination
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UHY Hacker Young completes 35 year insolvency
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EU:
Europe's farmers dump milk to protest low prices
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Canada:
Canada July Factory Sales Rise Fastest in 11 Years on Auto Production
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Ireland:
Ireland to Pay 54 Bln Euros For "Bad Bank"
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Ireland to buy banks' dud loans at 30 pct discount
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India:
Bankruptcy code may hit finmin wall
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Japan:
Bank of Japan May Keep Rate at 0.1% as Recovery Loses Steam
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Japan's new finance head faces tough economic road
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Germany:
Arcandor Jumps on Speculation Shares Aren't Worthless
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Iceland:
Ireland to Pay EU54 Billion for Banks' Risky Loans
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Middle East:
‘Never Go Bust’ Families Mean End of Easy Credit
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