December 8, 2008

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Law Firm Head Is Arrested
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Details Emerge in Marc Dreier Saga, But Much Remains Unclear - Bankruptcy Section Moves
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Firm in Turmoil After Arrest of Marc Dreier
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Hung Out to Dreier: An Interview with a Dreier Lawyer
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Dreier Update: On Bail, Real Estate, and a Canceled Summer Program
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Jones Day Chrysler Bankruptcy Coup
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Bankruptcies up, attorneys expect new chapter in '09
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Tribune Co. Taps Sidley Austin to Avoid Bankruptcy
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Law Firm Fees Defy Gravity, Annual Survey Shows
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Restructuring debt turns big business as economy sours
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Clifford Chance Announces Bonus Cutbacks
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Associate Bonus Watch: Clifford Chance Already Laid People Off, Half-Skadden Bonuses Were Sure to Follow
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Big Bonuses at Boies Schiller
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Associate Bonus Watch: Epstein Becker & Green Sets Bonuses to Zero
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Associate Bonus Watch: Willkie Follows the Plan of Cravath
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NY BigLaw Firm Axes 35 Associates, 25 Staffers
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Legal Employment Down 12,000 Jobs in Last Year
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Welcome to the Future: Brains That Can Change
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Um, Remember that Job We Offered You? Funny Thing . . .
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Not Enough Legal Work to Go Around? What About Low-Income Clients?
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Three Ways to Save Big Firms
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Holiday Party Critique: Bingham Event Was Sobering
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Ponzi Scheme Targets Law Firms
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Jail for cussing: Attorney gets six months for F-word
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To Handle Potential Bankruptcy, Chrysler Taps Jones Day
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Firm's Third Merger This Year Would Create 2,000 Lawyer Giant
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Suit Against Adams & Reese Came in Like a Lion, Out Like a Louse
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How Paul Weiss Handled the Murder of One of Its Lawyers
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Mayer Brown Partner Faces Added Charges in Refco Case
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The Best, Not the Brightest
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Financier's Misdeeds Keep Lawyers Busy
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Obama Citizenship Case Gets High Court’s Attention
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Are Conflicts Issues Ahead for Attorney General Nominee?
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Litigation: Knock Yourselves Out, Investors
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"New Wave" Credit Crisis Lawsuit with Subprime Overtones
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Craigslist ‘Rant’ Lands Colorado Man in Criminal Trouble
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D.C. Court of Appeals Ruling Allows Convicted Lawyer to Continue Practicing
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The Original Team O.J. -- Where Are They Now?
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Divorce Lawyers Could Use Subsidies Too
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Judge Looks Past Inadvertent Disclosure Protection Rule
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Judges:

Alito Jabs at Biden Over Long-Ago Plagiarism
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New York Seeking Applications for New Bankruptcy Judge
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Wall Street:

Stocks set for upbeat start
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European and Asian Markets Up Sharply
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Markets Upbeat On Hope For More Government Stimulus
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Stocks shake off jobless report to clock a gain
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Wall St financiers party like there's no tomorrow -- literally
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Investors see "bottoming process" in US stocks
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Morgan Stanley M&A head MacDonald dead at 47
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A Money-Fund Manager's Fateful Shift
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Cheapest Stocks Since 1995 Show Cash Exceeds Market
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Autos:

Congress, White House talking $15B auto bailout
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$17-billion auto deal 'very close,' Levin says
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Major Issue in Big 3 Aid Is Final Cost
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Washington's whipping boys
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In Washington, Some Optimism About a Big Three Bankruptcy
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GM skirts bankruptcy , but not its pain
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Detroit 3 need 'pseudo- bankruptcy '
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Bankruptcy looks better than bailout for US car industry
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Bankruptcy Is Not An Option (Except When It Is)
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Detroit Bailout Is Set to Bring on More U.S. Oversight
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SUVs at altar, Detroit church prays
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GM's Bust Turns Detroit Into Urban Prairie of Vacant-Lot Farms
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Levin says deal within 24 hours, Dodd calls for Wagoner to step down
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Levin: Quick Auto Deal Will be Tough in Senate
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Promises Of Rescue Come With Demands For Change
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GM, Chrysler Bankruptcy Financing Would Be Double Bailout Loans
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For Detroit, Lessons From The TARP
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Prepackaged bankruptcy could trigger GM CDS
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Chrysler’s Friends in High Places
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Chrysler supposedly in 'chaos', suppliers could demand COD
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Nardelli: Chrysler Received More Funds From Cerberus, but Not Enough
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Detroit CEOs to Get $1 Per Year? Not Quite
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Pontius Pilate Races Out Of Detroit
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Senator Calls for Chrysler Merger, New CEO at GM
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GM, Chrysler Focusing on Getting Loans, Not Merger
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Auto bailout -- yes, no ... How about a merger?
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Obama says Big Three automakers must not fail
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Obama: Provide auto aid, demand "serious change"
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Obama ready to 'put pressure' on Big Three
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Detroit Bailout Talks Slow Over 'Czar' Role
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Frank: Bankruptcy Would 'Greatly Exacerbate The Credit Crisis'
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Will Detroit's Loss Be Japan's Gain?
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About Those Charges of Bailout Bias
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Will $34 billion help anyway?
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Jeep, GM to furlough hundreds in Toledo
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Republicans Divided on Aid to Automakers
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Frank warns of 'disaster' if fails
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Southern lawmakers against fiddling with free market - They want automakers to cut, restructure
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Shelby lightens mood at bailout hearing
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Wheels come off Wagon as US rescues 'Detroit Three'
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Auto execs told be specific, request too vague
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UAW fights old image in quest for federal aid
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Shelby is right in opposing handout to automakers
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Survival of the fittest applies to Detroit
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For Big 3, it's hard to be humble
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Deal is near on auto money
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At G.M., Innovation Sacrificed to Profits
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Reluctance to Help Detroit Reeks of Class Bias
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Autoworkers Glued to the Set for Hearings
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Comedians jump on chance for auto jokes
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Auto bailout could be tied to gov't-run overhaul
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So much for the 'first' auto bailout
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LA union workers rally in support of auto industry bailout
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Supplier troubles may halt products
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Jobs named as reason to help automakers
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Say No to the Auto Industry Beggars
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Aid for Chrysler: Why I'm Saying NO!
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Automakers look to consolidate dealer ranks
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Car dealers hit hard by Detroit's uncertainty
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Largest US car dealer to join fight to get loans
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Auto dealer waits for the posturing to finally end
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Dana facing big hurdles for survival
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US auto slowdown to hit Indian IT companies
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Mexico takes auto sector hit
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Detroit 3 seeking $6-billion from Canada
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Toyota may cut capex 40 percent
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Volkswagen’s Audi November Sales Gain 0.4%, Defying Recession
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Ford’s Volvo to Eliminate 4,616 Jobs as Recession Saps Demand
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Daimler considering broader cuts in hours
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Advertising:

With Trouble in Detroit, Madison Avenue Cringes
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Ad-Spending Forecasts Are Glum
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Economy:

The Human Toll of the Credit Crunch
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U.S. in Danger of Worst Recession Since World War II as Job Losses Deepen
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Investor fear drives US Treasury yields to near zero
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In String of Bad News, Omens of a Long Recession
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Obama Pledges Massive Public Works Project
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Obama Preserves Capital for Stimulus
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Obama warns of tough times ahead
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Obama Team Aiding Treasury in Push for Rescue Funds
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Fed Bets $3 Trillion; Companies Covet Cash
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US job losses worst since 1974 as recession bites
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How Serious The November Jobs News Is(n't)
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Fed still has other tools to employ -Rosengren
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Economists’ Reactions to Job Numbers
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Grim Job Report Not Showing Full Picture
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Work on Bailout Continues Through Weekend
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Where to Draw the Bailout Line?
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A Placid North Dakota Asks, What Recession?
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Economy's woes nipping at Alaska
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Five Harvard MBAs who wrecked the global economy
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Real Estate:

Ten percent of homeowners face mortgage woes
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Is your home worth keeping?
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How Freddie Mac halted regulatory drive
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Raines, ex-Fannie CEO, denies he manipulated earnings
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Modifying the Mortgage Giants
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MBA Report Shows Crisis Deepens as Efforts to Stop Foreclosures Fail
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Housing crisis also hitting the wealthy
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With housing rescue comes big role for government
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You Know This Would Look Great On Angelo Mozilo
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Executives: Commercial property facing a tough 2009
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Chinese property hunters to raid USA; Steep price falls attract investors
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Mortgage 'fix' not helpful to troubled homeowners
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Crisis Makes High-Risk Mortgages Obsolete
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Could News of Lower Rates Ice Home Sales?
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High-flying developer faces loan deadline
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Kobra abandons 16 troubled properties
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Refi No Good--A Lesson in "LTValuation"
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Newspapers:

Tribune Considering Filing for Bankruptcy Protection
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Tribune Co. Taps Lazard,Weighs Filing for Chapter 11
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Tribune (Almost) Toast, New York Times Next?
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Times Co. to Borrow Against Building
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It's Not All Zell's Fault - The Newspaper Model Is Busted
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More than 30 daily newspapers up for sale; buyers scarce
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The Miami Herald Is Said to Be for Sale
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Tough Choices Loom for Newspapers
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Oil/Gas:

Oil on track for biggest weekly loss since 1991
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US Retail Gasoline Falls to $1.75 a Gallon
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Oil Will Be Trading Wasteland for 5 Years
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OPEC head predicts output cuts
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Fashion:

Haute Frugality
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Italian fashion designer charged with fraudulent bankruptcy in Rome
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Food/Drink:

Pilgrim's Pride town stays calm despite bankruptcy
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Twinkie Maker's Plan Backed
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Creditor asks judge to bar wine museum bankruptcy
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Waffle House’s Future Questioned
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Archway workers anxious about Lance purchase
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Banking:

FDIC shuts failed bank in Georgia
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Thain, Board Spar Over Bonus
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Bank of America Liable in Securities Fraud
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Thin Role For Thain At BofA
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Judge refuses to block Wells Fargo bid for Wachovia
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Pleas on tangible equity
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Community banks want bailout bucks
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Bank of the Year
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Loan portfolios up for auction hit record high
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Retailing:

Citi Gets Tough With General Growth
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Mervyn's defaults on $20M in unpaid worker' comp claims
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The Online Customer Is Spending Less
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Neighborhoods considering printing own money
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The Last Temptation of Plastic
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Circuit City to pay wages
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When Stores Go Under
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Lavish Cut Back
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A Favorite Shop Of "Real Housewives Of Atlanta" Files Chapter 11
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Credit Counseling:

Credit counseling crunch
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Insurance:

Biz rushes for insurance against dodgy customers
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Lloyd's expected to benefit from AIG difficulties
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Alternative Energy:

Iowa ethanol plant shutters, looks for financing
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As Oil Price Plummets, US Ethanol Profits are Down
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Hockey:

Coyotes face potential disaster
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Lehman:

HK mini-bond holders invited to bring suit in US: lawmaker
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Weil leads on Lehman asset management sell-off
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Celebs:

Trump: Inappropriate Lenders?
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OJ Sentenced To 9 - 33
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Vick sacked by debt
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Vegas judge drops charges against 'Suge' Knight
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Publishing:

TV Guide, Once Master of the Airwaves, Tries to Survive in a Competitive Category
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Tech:

Concerns About Intel's 4Q Grow
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Recycling:

Back at Junk Value, Recyclables Are Piling Up
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Accounting:

Audit deficiencies continue
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SEC set to leave mark-to-market rules alone
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Layoffs:

Angry laid-off workers occupy factory in Chicago
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Obama: Workers staging sit-in 'absolutely right'
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'Stay There And Fight For It Until Justice Comes'
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In Factory Sit-In, an Anger Spread Wide
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Chicago factory layoffs: A 'wake-up call to America'
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Jesse Jackson meets workers occupying factory
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Biggest months of job gains and losses
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Tension levels rise as recruiters deliver the bad news
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Layoffs Flood a Weakened Unemployment System
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Barry Diller to profitable companies: Lay off the layoffs
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Wearing 'almost homeless' sign, ex-executive seeks work
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Texas chemical plants react to slowdown by cutting jobs
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3M cutting 1,800 jobs around world in 4th quarter
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Layoffs Watch '08: DB
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Forecast shows Houston job losses widening next year
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Rio May Cut ‘Thousands’ of Jobs
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British Airways Planning Job Cuts
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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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Consultants:

Global Recession? Bankruptcy Experts Still Know How to Party
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Bankruptcy Reform:

A conservative argument for bankruptcy reform - Part 1 - The necessity of cramdown
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Politics:

Will recession mean a toned-down inauguration?
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Credit Cards:

Credit Card Debt & Marriage
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'Koobface' virus puts Facebook users' credit cards at risk
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Credit cards on Santa’s naughty list
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Card Delinquency Rates Projected To Increase Next Year
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Defaults:

More corporate debtors skipping payments
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Moody's Trims 2008 Junk Defaults Estimate
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UST:

Bankruptcy official known for sense of fairness
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Health Care:

Aliquippa hospital files for bankruptcy
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NJ hospitals need first aid
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When a Job Disappears, So Does the Health Care
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Want Real Stimulus? Try Universal Health Care
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Weak Oversight Lets Bad Hospitals Stay Open
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Economy kills 2 anti-aging companies
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Pensions:

Pension Funds Beg Congress to Suspend Billions in Contributions
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Mervyns tells employees they can't withdraw all their 401(k) funds
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White House says no to pension relief
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Hotels:

Extended Stay Could Transfer Chain to Lenders
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Municipalities:

California may be out of cash in February
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Kentucky City On The Brink
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Jefferson Commissioners to Be Asked To Extend Forbearance Until Feb. 20
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Rating Agencies:

Debt Watchdogs: Tamed or Caught Napping?
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SEC's long-anticipated crackdown on bond raters a dud, say critics
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Finance:

Why creditworthy businesses can’t get loans
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Private loans grow 590 percent in last decade
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Reverse yield gap is turning the clock back 50 years
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Bank for International Settlements says world debt borrowings plunge
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Venture Capital Hits a Cash-Call Crunch
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Agriculture:

VeraSun bankruptcy puts corn growers on edge
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Resorts:

Swap Stocks for a Week at the Beach
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Fraud:

Danish CEO surrenders in LA on fraud charges
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Sports:

What Recession? We’re Ballplayers
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Jewelry:

Online Jewelry Sales -22% Since Cyber Monday
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RVs:

RV dealers spin their wheels
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Hedge Funds:

Even hedge funds with gains face redemptions
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Citadel Cuts Asian Principal Investments, Exits Tokyo
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Education:

The truth about university endowment finances
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PE:

In Private Equity, the Limits of Apollo’s Power
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Does Private Equity Ruin Firms?
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Buyout fund investors suffer credit boom hangover
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Media:

Stoking Fear Everywhere You Look
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Gambling:

Bailout for casinos? Don’t bet on it
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Tax:

Why Wait to Repeal Tax Cuts for the Rich?
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Court Precedent Looms over IRS "Crisis" Fix
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UK:

Euler Hermes: UK set for bankruptcy spike
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Jobs at risk as Wagon car parts faces bankruptcy
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The hottest recessionary activity in town
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Insolvency trade body concerned over Banking Code's poor advice for those in financial difficulties
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Britain's Manufacturers See Costs Slide in Nov
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UK Commercial Property Values to Fall
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Retail business failures rise 21% in November
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Call for pub landlords to ease pain of tenants
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Company crashes set to hit record next year
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450 culled at Woolworths
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EU:

ECB ‘Cautious,’ January Cut Not Certain
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Australia:

Foreign Banks Exit Australia, Creating Lending Gap, Review Says
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India:

India's central bank cuts key interest rates
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India Unveils Fiscal Stimulus Plan Following Interest-Rate Cuts
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Germany:

21 million German bank account details on black market...
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German Chancellor Merkel to call national economic summit
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German Industrial Output Drops
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Data shows grim future for German economy
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Sarkozy and Brown turn up heat on Merkel for more action
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Canada:

Bankruptcy Court Allows DIP Financing In A BIA Proposal
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Alberta bankruptcies on the rise as oilsands downturn cools economy
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Newfound says unit files for bankruptcy
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Italy:

Italy on Verge of Financial Bankruptcy
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China:

Ranking Creditors. China Comes In Dead Last.
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In China, empty office spaces fill the sky
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Japan:

BOJ May Need to Get Bolder to Save Companies From Credit Crunch
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Japan's November Corporate Bankruptcies Fall On A Monthly Basis
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Asia:

Global slump takes toll in Asia
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong expands loan scheme to fight crisis
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Russia:

In Hard Times, Russia Moves In to Reclaim Private Industries
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S&P lowers Russia's credit rating
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