December 5, 2008

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Proskauer Lays Off 35 Associates, 25 Staff
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Layoff Watch: Proskauer Cuts 60 People
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Law firms consider the Grinch maneuver: laying off between Thanksgiving and Christmas
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Dealmaker of the Week: Weil Gotshal's Lori Fife
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Layoff Watch: Dewey & LeBoeuf Lays Off 12 Associates
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In-house career moves are no longer seen as such a safe option
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Credit crunch hits global offices
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The Return of Tower Snow Jr.
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Former Brobeck Chairman Tower Snow Seeks Return to Firm Life
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Bankruptcy Report: Gyms, Pharma Firms Not Immune
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What's Hot, What's Not
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Will Downturn Force Changes in Associate Compensation?
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Mayer Brown in lunatic student T shirt email
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Chadbourne & Parke Expands Corporate, Restructuring and Banking
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K&L Gates Looks to Enter Chicago With Bell Boyd Merger
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Bingham's Ho Ho Hum
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Kirkland lawyers get unlimited holiday
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Weil, Gotshal and Proskauer Rose Negotiate Neuberger Berman Sale
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Bradley Arant and Boult Cummings to Tie the Knot
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Law firms wrestle with health care costs - Issue more critical as profits flatten
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Founding Partner, Left Higher and Dreier? Blame Canada
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Famed Plaintiffs Lawyer Faces Bar Charges Over Conduct
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Value Billing: Great in Theory, But Stumbles in Practice
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Baker & McKenzie's Mumbai Scare
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Just What We'll Need in Three Years: More Lawyers
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Former Adams and Reese Partner Drops Racketeering Suit Against Firm
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Attacks in Mumbai could force rethink in U.S. of outsourcing plans
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Will Billing Rate Freezes Become a Trend?
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Prosecutors Warn of Layoffs, Cases Being Dropped
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Judge rules against Nifong
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Bankruptcy lawyer becomes secret millionaire
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Pls Hndle Thx: Do Not Seek Unto God's Privity
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Judges:

Texas S.C. Justice Broke Ethics Law, Fined $29K
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Wall Street:

World markets mostly down despite Europe rate cuts
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US Stocks Drop, Led by GM; Exxon Falls on $25 Crude Forecast
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World markets end lower ahead of key US jobs data
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Goldman Says European Stocks may Fall Another 20% Before Rally
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Stocks Follow a Pattern, Dropping in Last Hour
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JPMorgan Said to Trim AIG Role on Possible Conflicts
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Morgan Stanley Secret Talks Hurt Discover, Suit Says
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Credit Suisse finally wakes up to the new world
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Moody's may downgrade Jefferies; shares falter
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For Troubled Fund’s Shareholders, a Tough Choice
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Investors Took $86.4 Billion From Stock, Bond Funds in November
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NY judge dismisses JPMorgan-Bear merger lawsuit
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Autos:

Auto CEOs Would Accept Oversight Board As Condition For Loans
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Carmakers, senators discuss aid conditions
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Pent-Up Anger Greets Return of Auto Chiefs to Capitol Hill
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Auto Bailout Will Leave Many Victims
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Strings may be attached to any Detroit bailout
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Let's Buy Detroit Outright
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Senators float idea of private-loan guarantees for automobile companies
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Reluctantly we travel the bailout route
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Hey, Congress: 'Prepackaged bankruptcy' for automakers is bad idea -- and impossible
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Wagoner admits to 'Plan B:' Bankruptcy
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GM Chief Says He’d Accept Strict Conditions on Federal Bailout
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Lawmakers urge auto CEOs to consider bankruptcy deal
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Why automakers are undeserving of bailout
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Detroit Bailout Hits a Bumpy Road
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GM suspends shift at Oshawa, about 700 workers to be laid off
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Titans of Detroit eat humble pie
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Senator pans loans to Chrysler if it's for sale
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Chrysler's future as independent firm questioned
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Democrats Step Up Calls for Treasury, Fed Aid to Auto Industry
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General Motors May Fail This Month Without Aid, UAW Chief Says
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Back on Capitol Hill, Auto Executives Still Find Skeptics
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Congressional analysts: Auto aid plan falls short
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Bailing Out Detroit Three Could Cost Far More Than $34 Billion
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Some autoworkers can get paid without leaving home
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'To small-business people, it is a tsunami'
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3Q auto-loan delinquency rate jumps 15.9 percent
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Detroit 3 bankruptcy would 'implode' supply chain
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Crisis unites heartland groups for auto loans
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GM CEO Wagoner optimistic after Senate hearing
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Religious leaders urge auto aid
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Public hasn't been convinced of need
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Plug-in hybrid vehicles depend on industry rescue
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Do GM and Chrysler Face a Shotgun Wedding?
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Big Three face tough questions from senators
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Gutierrez: Bankruptcy viable for automakers
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A Radical Fix for GM
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Dodd Endorses Financial Assistance For Automakers
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US Dodd Sees Consensus In Congress To Help Auto Cos
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Valuing Lemons: GM and Ford
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Automaker failures to cost 5% of state jobs
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Cramer: The Auto Solution
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Bankruptcy Supporters Make Another Stand on Capitol Hill
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S&P, Moody's cut ratings on General Motors
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GM bonds fall as ratings cut closer to default
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How Can GM Bondholders be Bailed In?
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Moody's downgrades Chrysler, Chrysler Financial
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How far should taxpayers go to rescue automakers?
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GM's Wagoner:'Overhang Of Bankruptcy' Of US Auto Cos Affecting Consumers
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Gettelfinger: 'We could lose GM'
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Agencies Battle Over Who Has Rights To Bailout Detroit
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Retooling loans depend on more details, Energy Dept. says
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US DOE Has Notified Carmakers of Incomplete Loan Applications
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GM asks for second $4 bln loan in January
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Just Say No to GM, and Yes to Detroit
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Big Three failure could implode US supply base
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America's 'other' auto industry
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Auto Chiefs Defend Souped Up Aid Pleas
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Wagoner Drives 2011 Chevrolet Volt Test Car to DC
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Automaker collapse may undo financial rescue, Levin says
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Auto CEOs Planning Post-Bailout Bash :)
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Modern Metal Products files for Chapter 11
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Auto crisis may be the ultimate Catch-22
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Texas Pacific Group comes forward as potential bidder in Ford's Volvo firesale
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Car dealers get creative as brethren shutter shops
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Car Dealer Dominos: Bankruptcy Could Create 'Protracted Mess'
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Dealership drops new Chrysler cars
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Argentine carmakers in $900m stimulus
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BMW's November sales slide 25 percent
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Layoffs:

America, The Jobless
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Companies Accelerate Layoffs
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AT&T announces job cuts
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Viacom to cut 7% of workforce
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Avis cuts 2,200 jobs to meet cost reduction goals
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US Economy: Jobless Rolls Climb to 26-Year High
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AT&T, DuPont, Viacom Slash Jobs as US Slump Worsens
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Bank of America's Job Cuts Could Get Ugly
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NBC Universal to Eliminate 500 Jobs, or 3% of Payroll
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DuPont to cut 2,500 jobs, trim 4,000 contractors
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Xstrata to cut 900 workers jobs in DomRep
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Pfizer May Have Fresh Wave of Firings
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Sotheby’s, Following 3rd-Quarter Loss, Says It’s Cutting Jobs
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Windstream cuts 170 jobs to trim costs
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Jobless claims in surprise decline
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Economy:

November job losses steepest since 1974
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November Was Bad, December's No Better
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Job Cuts at 34-Year High
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Largest Drop in Factory Orders in 8 Years
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Bill Gates Offers Obama Economic Advice
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Dodd, Frank Say Treasury May Not Get More TARP Funds
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Fed Takes a $3 Trillion Gamble to Spur Lending
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Americans spend less, but don't save more
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Airlines, housing -- what's the difference?
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No room for average guys in new economic system
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One man's pitch for bailout of his own
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Easy Come, Easy Go
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Bailout fatigue hurts Big Three on Capitol Hill
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Ultra-Rich Clutch $191000 Bags for Comfort as Wealth Shrinks
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Victims of Economy Include Economists
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Real Estate:

Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since January
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Washington’s New Tack: Helping Homeowners
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Mortgage Delinquencies Might Surpass 7% In 2009
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MBS Markets Skeptical of Mortgage Plans
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Bernanke: More foreclosure help needed
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US Treasury says eyeing several housing programs
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New Century Officers, Underwriters Must Defend Shareholder Suit Says Judge
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Foreclosures fill home market
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Making 'short sale' may not help homeowners facing foreclosure
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Countrywide to refund $11.5M to NC borrowers
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US mortgage rates post largest drop in 27 yrs-Freddie Mac
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NYC Apartment Rents Fell in November, Vacancies Rose
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New Jersey Governor calls for foreclosure action
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Cities Torn Over Redevelopment
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Retailing:

Retail Sales Down Less Than Projected, Lifting Many In Sector
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WAL-MART November sales rise
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US Retail Sales Fall in Worst Drop in Four Decades
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Black Friday Fails to Stem Sales Drop
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Retailers’ US Sales Tumble in Worst Month in Four Decades
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Citigroup takes 5.3 stake in General Growth
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Citi's General Growth stake tied to Pershing Square
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A pending glut of retail space
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Tweeter Reopening Delayed
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Gap climbs on strong same-store sales, outlook
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Standard & Poor's downgrades Sears Holdings
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Jo-Ann sinks after cutting 2009 outlook
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Tech:

AMD Slashes 4Q Revenue View Due To Weak Demand
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Icahn facing huge loss unless Yahoo stock rebounds
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Banking:

Capital One to buy Chevy Chase Bank for $520 mln
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Wave of Job Cuts Hits Banks in Europe
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Believe It or Not, There's a Banker of the Year
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Bank of America’s Merrill Takeover May Be Lewis’s Toughest Deal
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PFF Bancorp files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Telecoms:

Private equity and telecoms don't mix
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AT&T Layoffs: The Tip of a Telecom Downturn
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Nokia sees weaker markets in Q4, 2009
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Gartner: Smartphone Sales Slowdown To Continue
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Hawaiian Telcom Gets Court Authority to Use $75 million Cash
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Bankruptcy won’t fix all of Hawaiian Telcom’s troubles
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Aviation:

Sun Country restores employee wages
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Plan proponents convicted in Hawaiian Airlines bankruptcy fraud case
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Bombardier Profit Doubles, Plane Deliveries to Rise
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Delta, AirTran say extra fees here to stay
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Alitalia sale clears last hurdle
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Okay passenger flights brought to a standstill
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Ryanair seeks state bid backing
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Moody's: Airline industry outlook remains negative
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Horse Racing:

Jockeys' Guild Bankruptcy Plan OK'd
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Lehman:

Releases Lehman Brothers Naked Short Data
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Legal action spreads to losses on Lehman exchange-traded notes
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Banks ask trustee for minibond clarity
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Executives snap up Lehman's Neuberger without cash
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Financial Distress Meme: The Lehman Letter
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Fraud:

Double JJ grant fraud alleged
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Credit Cards:

Credit card horror stories
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Newspapers:

Union wants more information from Star Tribune
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CEO: Forum Communications not interested in Star Tribune
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Scripps putting Rocky Mountain News up for sale
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The Newspaper Recovery Classified Stimulus Act of 2009: Coming Soon?
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Several US cities will be without newspapers
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Derivatives:

NY Approves ICE Credit-Default Swap Clearing Plan
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Credit default swaps could absorb automaker bankruptcy : report
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Insurance:

AIG May Double Some Salaries With Retention Payments
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Soccer:

Soccer Spending to Fall as Economy Hurts Hunt for New Signings
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Corporate Reform:

Rep. Frank Foresees Broad Regulatory Fixes
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Analyzing the Credit Crisis: Was the SEC Missing in Action?
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Ebbers Trying to Join the Bush Pardon Party
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Odds on Corporate Pardons
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Fraud:

SEC files charges against Del Biaggio
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Music:

Virginia Symphony warns of bankruptcy without $1M loan
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Slow sales for 'Nutcracker' put ballet's future at risk
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Bankruptcy Litigation:

Sentinel trustee sues Citadel, Goldman citing fraud
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Auto Racing:

Honda to disband F1 team unless buyer is found
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Steel:

AK Steel Cuts Pay for Salaried Workers
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Health Care:

Daschle to Reaffirm Health-Care Is Priority
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Hospitals brace for tough times
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Pensions:

Pension Funds Take Another Pounding
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Pensions, prepare!
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Alternative Energy:

Top ethanol producer looks to buy out struggling companies
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Accounting:

PKF to axe 5% of UK staff
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BDO to axe 8% of workers
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Bankruptcy Merchandise:

For The Bankruptcy Lawyer Who Has Everything
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Fitness:

Bally's Yo-Yo Bankruptcy Diet
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Bally's prepack didn't leave it better off
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Food/Drink:

Angry workers demand answers amid Iowa meat packer's woes
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'We can't even feed' kids, Postville crowd tells Judge
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Starbucks Warns Analysts on Quarterly Profit
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Analyst: Recession slashes consumer meat demand
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Lance to reopen Archway bakery
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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:

(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

US bankruptcies approach the 1 million mark
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AZ Valley bankruptcy filings drop in November
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Bankruptcy Rules:

New Bankruptcy Forms Effective December 1
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Oil/Gas:

Oil industry adjusts to lower prices
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$25/Barrel Oil Could Happen
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Gulf Oil CEO says gas could hit $1 next year
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Energy Sector Suffers as Oil Falls to the Lowest Level in 4 Years
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Credit crunch may fuel oil and gas M&A
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Platina heads into Ch. 11
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Hedge Funds:

Pressure mounting on Citadel as funds loses another 13% in November
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Citadel Funds Said to Lose 13% in November, 47% Year-to-Date
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Hedge Fund Sues WSJ
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Gambling:

Former shareholders want $4.1M from Trump casinos
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Resorts:

Credit Suisse Prepares to Continue Legal Fight for Yellowstone Club
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Defaults:

High Yield, High Anxiety - The returns investors are demanding on junk debt imply default rates greater than in the Depression
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Finance:

Why banks won’t lend
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Corporate lending Waiving or drowning?
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Falling mortgage rates can't thaw other credit
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Commercial paper market grows for a 6th week
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Securitization sector braced for a long, painful haul
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RVs:

Recreational-Vehicle Shipments in 2008 May Fall to 12-Year Low
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Labor:

The shifting North American Unionized Map
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Municipalities:

States feel the pain of budget gaps
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California May Pay With IOUs for Second Time Since Depression
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JPMorgan raises lending to US municipalities
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Construction:

Moody's downbeat view on building supply sector
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Publishing:

HMH cuts jobs; Penguin, HarperCollins freeze wages
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Avoidance Actions:

The Expanding Scope of Bankruptcy
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Asset Protection:

Liechtenstein To Share Some Secrets Of Its Bank
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Executive Compensation:

Big Bonuses for CEOs? Not So Fast
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Skiing:

Ski resorts hope to ride out economy's downhill slide
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Celebs:

Trump Sees Act of God in Recession
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Simpson facing 18 years in jail
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Simpson judge is big on tough talk and sentences
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Art:

Soaring in Art, Museum Trips Over Money
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Bonds:

Junk bond yields are crazy high, but tread carefully
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Bond Risk at Record High as Jobs Report May Show Deeper Slump
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Video Games:

Midway Faces Imminent Bankruptcy
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UK:

UK Stocks Fall as BOE Cuts Rate, Says Slowdown Has Worsened
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Brown Urges UK Banks to Pass on Rate Cuts as Three Hold Out
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UK banks to be required to buy bonds
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Bank of England mulls 'nuclear option' - papers
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Begbies benefits amid downturn
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Begbies: Insolvency booming while corporate finance dies
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Big UK Record Distributor Pinnacle Goes Under
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Not all lenders pass on the full rate cut
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Complaints Handling by the Regulators of UK Insolvency Practitioners: A Comparative Study
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Banks seek clarity on mortgage plan
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Pinnacle Collapse A 'Nightmare' For Indies
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Real borrowing costs remain high
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Virgin exposed by collapse of Woolies
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Berkeley Removes Debt, Builds Cash Amid Housing Slump
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EU:

German Factory Orders Drop; European Demand Collapses
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Trichet Says Bank Doesn't Want to Be ‘Trapped’
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Central Banks Across Europe Cut Key Rates
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Trichet Under Pressure to Outline Plan for Deflation
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Canada:

Canadian bankruptcies surge in October - report
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Canada Lost 70,600 Jobs, Most Since ‘82, on Factories
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Canada’s Dollar Falls on Oil’s Drop to Lowest in Almost 4 Years
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BCE’s Buyers Said to Propose Alternative to Takeover
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'The Winding-Up and Restructuring Act: Realigning Insolvency's Orphan to the Modern Law Reform Process'
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Canada could shoulder 'disproportionate' amount of auto industry's trouble
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Caisse de Depot's problems
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Caisse has some explaining to do
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Bankruptcies rise in Alberta
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Consumers bear the brunt
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TD bank has grim view of economy
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CIBC curbs credit card lending
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France:

Sarkozy's Here To Help
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Hong Kong:

Realty Stocks Fall in Hong Kong
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Ecuador:

Ecuador Looking at Possible Ways to Repudiate Debt
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Australia:

Australian Funding Costs Rise as Banks Hoard Cash at Year-End
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Pin has not been pulled on B&B but clock is ticking
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Japan:

Japanese Must Have More Sex for Economy’s Sake
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China:

China lectures US on economy
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Mexico:

The Next Disaster
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Germany:

Bundesbank: German economy to shrink in 2009
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German $41 Billion Stimulus Plan Passed Amid Dissent
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Rheinmetall Will Cut Jobs, Halt Plants on Auto Slump
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German companies face credit premiums surge
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Middle East:

A real estate bust in Dubai? It’s no mirage
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Spain:

Spanish banks take control of Metrovacesa
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