Law:

Shearman & Sterling Names Restructuring Partner
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Jones Day Names 40 New Partners, 2 Bankruptcy
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Dreier Law Firm Files For Bankruptcy Following Criminal Charges
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Receiver Files Bankruptcy Petition for Dreier Firm
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Lawyer: Dreier won't file bankruptcy
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Dechert Lays Off 72 Staff in U.S. Offices
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Law Prof Predicts More Big Law Firms Will Collapse in 2009
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Bonus Watch: Allen & Overy
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Bonus Watch: Fried Frank Wades Into Half-Skadden Pool
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UK firms face annus horribilis as managers face facts
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Banks are still cultivating links with big firms, despite the credit squeeze
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Laird, Law Firms and Liquidation — Up Next: Dreier LLP
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Latham's Salary Freeze May Launch Trend
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Pay Freeze Watch: Latham & Watkins
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Latham & Watkins Salary Shenanigans Follow-Up
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Pay Freeze Watch: Reed Smith Does The Obvious
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Firms Get Creative to Cut Costs
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More Lawyers Set to Feast on Madoff Meltdown
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Susman Godfrey Converts Meltdown Task Force Into Madoff Task Force
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Madoff Victims' Lawsuits Target Investment Firms, "Feeder Funds"
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NY Law School Leads Litigant Pack in Suits Over Alleged $50B Madoff Fraud
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Law Firms Switch Idle Lawyers to Pro Bono Work
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Most Big Law Firms Report No Unusual Problems with Credit and Collections
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Judge Fischer Goes Large, Hands Pellicano 15 Years
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Pellicano: No apologies to those he spied on
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Kilpatrick Stockton Adds High-Profile Business Litigation Partner
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IP Boutique Latest to Announce Freeze in Billing Rates
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Lawyer who defended R. Kelly, Conrad Black will represent embattled Blagojevich
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Court OKs using Facebook for serving court papers
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Appeals Court Allows Suit Against Foley & Lardner by Muslim Ex-Associate
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Study: Civil courts 'ATM for the unscrupulous'
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Some lawyer celebrations still glitter
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Apple plays "preferred providers" with outside law firms
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Attorney Gets 3 Years in Major Judicial Bribery Case
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An In-House Lawyer's Wild Backdating Ride
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Judges:

Judges Change Rules to Lure Automakers to Detroit’s Bankruptcy Court
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Willfulness? No. Undermining Public Confidence in the Judiciary? Yes.
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Tort Reform Group Names 2008 "Judicial Hellholes"
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Cook County Still A "Judicial Hellhole"
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Federal Judge Beats the Rap by the Skin of His Teeth
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Appeals Court Denies Recusal Request for US Judge Accused of Antagonism
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Wall Street:

US Stock-Index Futures Slump
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Most European Shares Advance; US Stock-Index Futures Decline
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German Stocks Fall
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World Markets Mixed After Fed's Historic Rate Cut
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European Markets Decline, and Dollar Falls Sharply
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US Stocks Rally, Led by Banks, as Fed Cuts Rate to Record Low
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US stocks cheer as Fed cuts rates to record low
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Goldman Looks At Bigger Picture
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A $2.12 billion loss is the least of Goldman's troubles
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Bonus Watch '08: MS
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Brookfield’s Multiplex Acumen Fund May Breach Debt Agreements
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Goldman Sachs’s Tax Rate Drops to 1%, or $14 Million
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Autos:

US working on loans to Big Three, Paulson says
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White House Says Announcement on Auto Aid "Not Imminent"
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Auto loans could come by Friday
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Auto bailout could come Wednesday
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Why Big 3 qualify for money from bailout fund
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Dealers call for Bush to act quickly on aid for automakers
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Administration dallies while auto industry sweats it out
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US Moves Toward Bailout Decision as Automakers’ Cash Dwindles
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White House wants concessions from auto companies for bailout
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Conservatives Oppose Bush Plan to Help Auto Industry
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Paulson: Automakers will get money when prudent
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Moody's: Government-backed bankruptcy likely for automakers
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Jeff Marwil on bankruptcy for GM, Chrysler
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Bankruptcy, not a bailout, is the best route for ailing U.S. automakers
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Survey: Even in bankruptcy , GM would have buyers
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Automaker's Fate: A "Disorderly Bankruptcy "?
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Auto industry deserves bankruptcy
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Automakers need bankruptcy , Nobel-winning economist says
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Bankruptcy In A Box Can Save Detroit
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Big-3 Bankruptcy: Job Loss Less Than Half Oft-Cited Figure
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UAW blows up Big Three 'rescue'
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GM Lets Yankees Sponsorship End, May Renew With Mets
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Dig deep into G.M.A.C.'s brinkmanship.
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Key Plastics files for prepack Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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MPI files bankruptcy , buyer being sought
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Bill Ford says family "interested and concerned"
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Why Ford's in Detroit's Driver's Seat: Mulally
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Ford CEO expects lots of interest in Volvo
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Ford Won’t Ask Bondholders to Reduce Debt, CEO Mulally Says
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GM Bondholders to Recover More Than 25%, Moody’s Says
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Moody's downgrades American Axle ratings
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Little Debate over Auto Parts Bankruptcies
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Credit unions expand car loan program to Chrysler
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Chrysler Financial May Suspend Loans to Dealers on Cash Drain
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GM still a part of the Dow, at least for now
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Hertz Tosses Some Car Keys Into the Ring, Battling Zipcar
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Suppliers patient with automakers
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PPI moves toward liquidation
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SDI gets interim DIP approval
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Cape Girardeau Saturn dealership to close Dec. 31 amid poor economy
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Honda Cuts Profit Forecast by 64%
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Sarkozy mulls moves to help French car makers
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Nissan to Cut Output by 78,000 Vehicles From January
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Sports:

Pro sports deflated by tough times
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Music:

Va symphony expects to hear about loan to avoid bankruptcy
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Dance:

At a mere $750000, this bailout is a relative steal
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Gambling:

Gods and the Credit Crunch
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Union for dealers plans talks with Casino Aztar
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Gambling towns up the ante
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Accounting:

Concerned about 'going concern'
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LA school district and Deloitte in $18m failure settlement
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Downturn Disclosures: Focus on Liquidity
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KPMG's 8-Point Prescription for Managing Through Economic Crisis
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CFOs' New Year's resolution? Hunker down
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Lehman:

Judge Approves Plan for Lehman Trades
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Lawyers Resolve 65 of 101 Objections to Lehman Swap Plans
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Lehman Revisionism Watch, Unexpected Loan Division
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How the Fed Reached Out to Lehman
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Madoff, Lehman, and suicidal stupidity
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Telecoms:

Nortel bonds hit new low
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Why Nortel could opt for bankruptcy
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Telemetrix, Inc. Files for Bankruptcy
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Video Games:

Midway Games to cut 25 pct jobs, take charge
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Midway Cuts 25%, Closes Austin Studio, Suspends 'Non-Core' Projects
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Economy:

Fed Cuts Rate to as Low as Zero, Will Use All Tools
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Fed May Buy Lower-Rated Assets to Ease Credit Crunch
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Days of Treasuries as risk-free benchmark now in rear-view mirror
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Retail Prices Fall at Record Rate
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Zywicki on the Bankruptcy and the Bailout
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Great Depression Not Imminent, But Inevitable
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When My Recession Becomes Your Great Depression
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TARP "Gamble": What Does Vegas Think About It?
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Are Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke lying to us?
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Bush says sacrificed free-market principles to save economy
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Paulson: major financial institutions stabilized
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Key to recession lies in consumer confidence
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World Confidence Drops as Slump Deepens
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Our Bailout Culture and the Beauty of Bankruptcy
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Provision in $700 billion bailout plan boosts Hollywood
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Real Estate:

Record Home Price Slide in Southern California
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Mortgage-Bond Yields Fall to Record Lows as Fed May Buy More
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Home Prices Likely to Decline 5 Percent in 2009: Forecast
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Refinancing drives US mortgage applications up-MBA
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IRS to help homeowners refinance or sell homes
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A List a Landlord Doesn’t Want to Be On
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Trump brand looks damaged, dated
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Southern California’s median home price drops below $300,000
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Calpers faces tough time over risky land deals
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Home Builders Likely to Remain Under Pressure, Report Says
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Hovnanian Reports Loss as Mortgages Are Harder to Get
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Mortgages, USDA-approved
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NJ Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Foreclosure Changes
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Growing List of Commercial Properties Facing Distress
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Loan Modification Push Will Affect Securitized Mortgages: Fitch
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Calls to foreclosure hot line soaring
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Foreclosed Properties Face Negative Stigma
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Workin' It Out With Waters
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Negotiations for SunCrest purchase end abruptly
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'Uncertainty' blamed for Houston home sales' plunge
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Newspapers:

Detroit papers drop home delivery to 3 days a week
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Creative Loafing’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan
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AP staff stage 'byline strike'
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A 150-year-old newspaper keeps up with the times
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Oil/Gas:

Oil off 2% as Fed, economic concerns trump OPEC
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Saudi Arabia Says OPEC Will Cut 2 Million Barrels
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Oil falls despite talk of OPEC production cuts
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Saving SemGroup
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Banking:

FDIC Almost Doubles Budget as It Expects More Bank Failures
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FDIC boosts deposit insurance fees for banks
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Judge allows sales of WaMu investments
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Bankers’ new worry: bond-for-debt swaps
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BMO, Scotia lead banks exposed to auto sector
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BNP Paribas shares plunge as bank reveals losses
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More Troubles Expected Ahead At BofA, JPMorgan and Deutsche
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Food/Drink:

Steak Escape franchisee in bankruptcy
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Court Approves Buffets Holdings, Inc. Disclosure Statement
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Pilgrim's Pride names new president and CEO
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Celebs:

Lawyer: Vick may be moved to halfway house in Jan
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Vick Owes Uncle Sam $1.2
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Michael Vick's creditors want him to play football again
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Elle's sister Mimi Macpherson on verge of bankruptcy
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Michael Vick Is Selling His Powerboats to Pay for His Legal Bills
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Internet:

Google Searches Soar for 'Crisis' and ' Bankruptcy '
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Health Care:

White River Clinic seeks bankruptcy
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Ruling may prove fatal for Kessler
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Geography Has Role in Medicare Cancer Coverage
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Aviation:

Delta, airport rework NWA loan: Proposed deal allows more job cuts
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Frontier work force down 14.1 percent
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Private Equity:

Private Equity: Investor, Heal Thyself
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PE-backed bankruptcies
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With markets beaten down so low, there should be opportunities galore for PE, so why is everyone so gloomy?
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Finance:

Banks Show No Signs of Easing in Step With Fed’s Cuts
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Libor for Dollars Declines After Fed Reduces Rate to Near Zero
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Utility's need for ready cash trumps the cost of drawing down on its credit lines
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DIP Financing:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Permits DIP Lender to Submit Fee Letters Under Seal
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Mass Torts:

Ohio Lawmakers Expected to Push Through Asbestos Legislation
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Court rules for manufacturers in asbestos cases
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Baron & Budd's New Practice
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Layoffs:

Bristol-Myers to Cut Additional 10% of Workforce to Trim Costs
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Air Products cuts jobs
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After layoffs, faculty questions $15,000 retreat
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Pros and cons of employee buyouts
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BNP Paribas May Cut 5% of Jobs at Securities Unit After Losses
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Gaia Lays Off Staff
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Canadian Pacific Cuts 600 Jobs
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Education:

Yale University’s Endowment Declines About 25% to $17 Billion
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Insurance:

AIG Chief Should Reveal ‘Full Extent’ of Bonuses, Cummings Says
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Greenberg questions whether Fed overpaid for toxic AIG securities
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D&O Insurance: Inadequate Consideration Exclusion Bars Coverage
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Mining:

Asarco in discussions with Sterlite, other parties
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Chemicals:

Hercules to seek exclusivity extension
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Student Debt:

N.J. agency overseeing college aid won't let students defer loan payments
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Credit Cards:

Changing credit card terms squeeze consumers
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Executive Compensation:

Why salary bonuses drive executives to cheat
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Hedge Funds:

Madoff's Latest Victim: The Hedge Fund Industry
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Personal Finance:

Downturn Spurs 'Survival Panic'
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Americans making jump to debt-free lifestyle
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Risks Rise as Drivers Drop Insurance
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Homes Fell Behind on 2007 Utility Bills
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Tech:

No Relief Seen for Chip Makers in '09
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Religion:

Churches help members deal
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Pope: Crisis helps restore simplicity to Christmas
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