January 13, 2010
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Law:
McDermott Will & Emery: Another Firm Kills Lockstep, Cuts Pay
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Layoff Watch: Schulte’s November Layoffs Become Official
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Kaye Scholer: Back to More Simple Methods for Cutting Salaries, Plus a Big Time Bonus
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Revenue down at Paul Weiss as PEP nudges up
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Pillsbury posts drops in revenue and profit for 2009
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Judge to Issue Restraints Against Gripe Site Mocking Law Firm
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Mortgage Lender Hits Latham and Manatt With Malpractice Suit
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Slew of Client, Fee Details Found in Proposals From Fla. Pension Fund Beauty Contest
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Unrepentant Ex-Lawyer Bill Lerach’s Planned Trip to Europe Irks DOJ
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Scott Rothstein and His Amex Card: He Never Left Home Without It
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Stroock Names New Restructuring Partner
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Blank Rome Expands Los Angeles, California Office
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Ex-Associate Tries Again, Wins Ruling He Can Seek $12M in Fees From Former Firm
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In the noise about Pfizer's massive fixed-fee arrangement, a whispered question
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BigLaw, BigLaw, It's a Hell of a Job, Laterals Up and Stealth Layoffs Down
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Great Responsibility Comes With Great Pay, GC Survey Shows
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So Much For the Innovative Steven Cohen RICO Suit
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More Twists, Turns, and Craziness from Patricia Cohen’s SAC Inspired Lawsuit
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You Don't Need X-Ray Vision to Get a Peek at These Paychecks
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Jersey Shore @ NYU Law?
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Grandma sent to jail -- and forgotten
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Harvard Law Prof’s ‘Lightning Bolts’ are Losing Power Over Financial Firms, Analyst Says
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10 Lawyers You Don't Want Representing Your Spouse In A Divorce
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Tell Me You Didn't Put A Clear Plastic Bag Over Your Head And Rob That Joint
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Judges:
Kozinski Letter Defends Court Cameras, Notes the Current Century
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Judge Kozinski Unrelenting On ‘Cameras in the Court’ Issue
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Solicitor General Gives Justice Scalia a Promotion, Briefly
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Lawyer Accuses Federal Judge of Catholic Bias and Misconduct; Judge Hits Lawyer With Sanctions
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Wall Street:
Stock futures point to higher Wall Street open
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China, HK shares slide after PBOC tightens; banks hit
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Wall Street Lower on Earnings and Bank Jitters
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Goldman Acknowledges Conflicts With Clients
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1987 Redux?
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How Wall Street Dates
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Chart: People Unemployed for 26 Weeks
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Chicago: Factory Job Losses Worst in 98 Years
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Some U.S. Jobs Won't Return
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U.S. Job Hiring Picks up in November
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U.S. job seekers outnumber jobs by more than 6 to 1
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One in 5 working age men out of a job
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Banking:
FDIC's Bair says not consulted on bank tax idea
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F.D.I.C. Seeks Comment on Bank Fee Plan
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Obama Plans to Raise $120 Billion From Banking Fees
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Success of Obama bank fee idea tied to public anger
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Bank Fee Flap: Is the Government Running Up the Score?
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Wall Street unhappy about 'revenge tax'
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FDIC to bonus-loving banks: Pay up!
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How to Punish A Bank
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Report: BofA to oust chief risk officer
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SEC Files Suit Claiming Bank of America Hid Merrill Losses Before Takeover
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New SEC Suit Alleges BofA Hid 'Extraordinary Losses' at Merrill
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We Waited for This From the S.E.C.?
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BofA's Secret: Real-Estate Banking
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Washington Mutual Inc. wants to disband new shareholders committee
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'For Bankers, Saying 'Sorry' Has Its Perils
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Aviation:
Now or never on A400M rescue, says Airbus
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Airbus Says A400M 'Mission Impossible' Risks Company's Future
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Investors Sell as JAL Tries to Decide Its Next Step
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Japan Airlines Slumps by Daily Limit for Second Day
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Japan Airlines heads towards bankruptcy
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JAL to slash 15,000 jobs, sell subsidiaries under restructuring plan
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Japan Airlines Gets New CEO as Bankruptcy Looms
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American sweetens JAL proposal to $1.4 billion
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JAL Needs Government Backing to Survive: Analyst
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Qantas May Retain Codeshare With Japan Airlines, Macquarie Says
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Vietnam Airlines 2009 profit falls 42 percent
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Rocky ride for Asian airlines
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Oil/Gas:
Newfield, Anadarko to acquire TXCO assets
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Food/Drink:
Tops makes top bid for P&C stores
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The sale of bankrupt Penn Traffic to Tops Markets on a fast track
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One Agriprocessors supervisor to remain in jail, another likely heading there
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Tavern on the Green Auction Begins Today
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Ethanol:
Restructuring emphasized at ethanol meeting
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Compensation:
Dem Congressman introduced 50% tax on bonuses
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Even RBS CEO's Parents Think He Gets Paid Too Much
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Wall St. Pay Is a Focus of Many in Washington
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Goldman Tries to Put a Halo on Bonuses
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Economy:
New York Fed Faces House Subpoena Over AIG Bailout
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Senator urges SEC probe NY Fed over AIG emails
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Businesses Criticize Inquiry Panel Cast
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U.S. Chamber warns of 'double-dip' recession because of Dem policies
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Fed Sees $46.1 Billion Profit in 2009
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AIG, autos offset Treasury bank bailout profits
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US lawmakers force issue on Fed role in AIG bailout
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Dollar Gains After Plosser Says Fed Must Raise Interest Rates
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The Real Reason The SEC Is Holding Back AIG Bailout Documents
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Bernanke Challenged on Rates' Role in Bust
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Funny, Doesn't Feel Like a Recovery
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Hip hip hooray! Oh, wait.
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U.S. small business owners exited 2009 with less optimism
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America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels
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U.S. Trade Deficit Widens By More Than Expected In November
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Credit Suisse: China Consumers to Overtake US in 2020
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GM: China Will Drive Future Car Demand
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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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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:
KB Home Falls After Builder Reports 27% Revenue Drop
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New Mortgages Expected to Drop in 2010
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Sellers Cut Listing Prices on 21% of Homes
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Judge orders closure of Statler Towers
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Preservationists Appeal to Keep Statler Alive
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Developers express interest in Statler
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Corbin Park Developer Files Chapter 11
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2200 OC home sellers 'underwater'
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Jumbo RMBS Defaults Triple: California, Florida, And New York Lead the Way
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Manhattan leasing activity dropped 15% in 2009
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Miami-Dade launches online foreclosure auctions
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Mayflower Looks to Restructure Debt
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End of THP's bankruptcy is 'very, very close'
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DIP Finance:
More companies go public soon after bankruptcy
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Committees:
Revisions to Bankruptcy Rule 2019 will discourage active involvement in US bankruptcy cases
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Directories:
Yellow pages publisher RH Donnelley exits bankruptcy
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Gambling:
Judge turns aside new bidder for Greektown Casino
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Fertittas seek to block creditors' lawsuit in Station bankruptcy case
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Station Casinos Creditors Oppose Deal To Pay Lenders' Fees
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Casino Cruise ships collapse
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Revenue off 13.2% at Atlantic City casinos in 2009
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Fraud:
Judge Allows Insurer to Cancel Rothstein's Policy
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Galleon's Rajaratnam Denied Cut in $100 Million Bail
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Prosecutor: Inside Trades Maybe Topped $50 Million
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Secret Witness Emerges in Galleon Case
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'Tipper X' Hangs Over Galleon
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Bank Accuses Arrow Trucking of Fraud
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Madoff trustee seeking fraudster assets in Canada
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Peter Pocklington's California bankruptcy fraud case postponed until March
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Hollywood:
Low bids for MGM cloud fate of studio
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Finance:
CIT in talks to hire Thain as CEO
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Government Officials Probe 15 FHA Lenders
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A tough year for U.S. venture capital fundraising
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Religion:
Delaware Catholic Diocese Must Face Bankruptcy Trial
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Retailing:
Ski Market will honor 50 percent of gift cards
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The Real Retail Sales Chart
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Vendor Management:
Staffing Firms Among 750 Sued in Ensemble Chimes Global Bankruptcy Case
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Consumer Debt:
The Misleading Decline in Consumer Debt
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Accounting:
The SEC Whacks Ernst & Young Over Bally Total Fitness - Now for the Spoils of Victory
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Half of accountants want to leave profession
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Municipalities:
Washington Fires Back at Schwarzenegger
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Distressed Investing:
Siguler Guff Adds Owayda to Management Team
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CRG Capital, World Bank Launch European Distressed Fund
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Hennessee Distressed Index Shows Big Gain in 2009
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Financial Literacy:
America's Financial Illiteracy
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Telecoms:
Nortel, a year later: How the liquidation was done
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Bonds:
Junk debt rally ignores 2010’s biggest risk
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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 Reform:
Senators eye 'too big to fail' bankruptcy fix
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A Special Bankruptcy Court
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Big-Bank Bankruptcy
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History:
A Midget, Banker Hearings and Populism Circa 1933
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Corporate Reform:
Judge Denies New Trial for Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio
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Barons of Wall Street to face US crisis panel
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Reign in Wall St.? Don't Hold Your Breath
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Leap First, Look Later
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US Senate panel moves to muzzle consumer watchdog
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Financial Reform Circus Opens
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Autos:
Detroit Skids From Dream Machines to Bailouts in Vivid History
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How Ford weathered the recession
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Marchionne Says Fixing Fiat Was Bigger Challenge Than Chrysler
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GM Says Western Europe Industry Sales May Tumble 14% This Year
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Marchionne: Chrysler needs an 18% sales jump to profit
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Marchionne Upends Chrysler's Ways
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Detroit Auto Show: At Chrysler, Placeholders Until the New Products Arrive
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Auto show-Rattner: Both GM and Chrysler will survive
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Fiat chief raises hopes for Chrysler IPO in 2011
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Visteon Selling Crash-Avoidance Technology
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Struggles by rivals a boon for Ford
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A Former Auto Town's Economic Turnaround
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Further factory shutdowns coming, Chrysler CEO says
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GM plant too tainted to save
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Hecker's ex-wife sues to keep bucks and baubles
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Overcapacity woes stalk auto makers
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Top Auto-Parts Picks
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GM Studies Saab Bids as Liquidators Take Over, Board Disbands
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GM Names Wind Down Team for Saab
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GM Studies Saab Bids as Genii Prepares New Offer
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Inside the GM Opel Deal Collapse
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Trucking:
Arrow trucks, trailers focus of intense hunt
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Feds sue bankrupt Aurora trucking firm
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Judge's ruling may shut truck body manufacturer
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Credit Cards:
Fed issues rule to protect credit card users
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On top of credit score, retail credit lines now ask for income, asset data
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Pensions:
PBGC Protects Champion Parts Inc. Pension Plans
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Celebs:
How Lindsay Lohan Spent And Partied Her Way To The Poorhouse
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Gordon Ramsay's accounts show £4.3m loss
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Elevator Music:
US judge approves Muzak bankruptcy exit plan
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Magazines:
Reader's Digest Bankruptcy Judge Approves Unit's Sale
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Horse Racing:
Magna reaches bankruptcy deal
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Health Care:
Sides at odds on severance pay for former Forum Health CEO
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Sovereigns:
Sovereign Debt Next Risk for Global Economies?
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Where is America’s Debt?
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Gideon Rachman says Bankruptcy's the Cure!
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UK:
UK Bankers Surrender on Bonus Levy as Income Tax Rise Looms
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Landlords face backlash from tenants who have used 'plastic' to pay rent
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UK universities warn that they face 'meltdown'
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Korea's Debt Rating Now Better Than UK's
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BDO announces Latitude pre-pack
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Begbies Traynor announces new partner appointment
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EU:
European Central Bank's Tough Balancing Act
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Year of Reckoning for Europe's Lenders?
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Canada:
Pensions at risk in CanWest mess
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Rehab clinic shuts, dumps addicts at airport
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China:
China moves to rein in lending amid overheating fears
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China's Central Bank Raises Reserve Ratio
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Can China's Boom Last?
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France:
France Confident It Can Tax and Retain Bankers
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Germany:
German Economy Shrank 5% in 2009, More Than Forecast
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Japan:
Japan Bankruptcies Fell in 2009 for First Time in Four Years
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