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No Offer Watch: Locke Lord's Sub-50% Offer Ratio
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The New Phase of Credit Crisis Litigation
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Hiring Freeze at Chadbourne & Parke Adventures In Burying The Lead
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25% of Surveyed Law Firms Misplaced PDAs with Confidential Data
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Judge Calls Morgan Lewis' Actions a Bid to Thwart Informal Discovery
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Ex-Adams and Reese Partner Has $2 Million Bond Revoked
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Gibson Dunn Adds Three-Partner Bankruptcy and Distressed Debt Group in New York
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Companies Brace for Litigation Upswing
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LA Tax Lawyer By Day, 'Dracula' Editor By Night
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Judges:

Conservatives Have Reshaped Appeals Courts
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The Great Judge Jacobs Pro Bono Dust-Up
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Judge Admonished for Saying Lawyer Had 'Rocks for Brains'
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Judge of the Day: Mark Badgett
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Wall Street Futures Lower Weds. After Rally
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European stocks up after Dow surge
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Dow jumps nearly 900 as investors seek bargains
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Futures Lose Clarity, Place Fed in Dark on Reaction
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Morgan Stanley, SocGen, Goldman fall on VW worry
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Reserve Fund's Investors Still Await Their Cash
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Don't Look Now, But Morgan Stanley Going Out Of Business Again
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Morgan Stanley Among Banks Near IPO Suit Settlement
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Goldman's Happy Few - Can anything of the partnership ethos still survive?
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Wall Street still expects bonuses
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Ecuador president pleased with fate of Wall Street 'yuppies'
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Speculation swirling over layoffs at Fidelity
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Panicked Traders Take VW Shares on a Wild Ride
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Short Squeeze
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Short Sellers Aren't Jackals, They're Bears
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Newspapers:

Christian Science Monitor to Publish Online Only
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Mourning Old Media's Decline
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Turnarounds:

Colin Powell kicks off TMA convention
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Turnaround Pros Seeing Substantial Work Increase
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Beware the latest 'C level' executive
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Appliances:

Whirlpool Looking Drained
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Oil/Gas:

Crude Oil Falls as US Consumer Confidence Drops to Record Low
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Kivisto fired by his own business
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Bankrupt SemGroup wants to question fired CEO
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Health Care:

Pontiac General deal collapses
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Medical Debt Sending Many Over Financial Brink
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Hospital no longer taking emergencies
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Municipalities:

Ex-Ala. county lawmaker pleads guilty in bond case
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JeffCo Commission to put off debt payments - again
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Riley: Feds should bail out JeffCo
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Gov. David Paterson says New York faces biggest deficits ever
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Gambling:

Las Vegas Sands Owner Among Troubled Casino Billionaires
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Reinhard Indictment
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Florida investment advisor arrested and arraigned on multiple bankruptcy criminal charges
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Aviation:

Delta-Northwest merger's final approval may be near
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Low-cost airline Sterling, to file for bankruptcy
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Airline steps in to rescue stranded Sterling passengers
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Alitalia suitors meet amid union uncertainty
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Credit 'Tsunami' Swamps Trade From Chicago to Mumbai as Banks Cut Funding
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Emerging market corporates face financing crunch
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Commercial paper: The engine starts slowly turning over
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Bonds:

Corporate bond rates keep rising, portend defaults
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Ratings Agencies:

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Sovereign Debt:

What happens when a country goes bust
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Brown calls for boost to global bail-out fund
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Celebs:

Ala. judge ends Caffey bankruptcy; women can sue
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Accounting:

Grant Thornton US arm reports 9.5% revenue rise
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Accountants ditch boring image
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Fair-Value Fight Packs a Punch
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SEC set to debate fair value - and the future of FASB
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Accountants to Cox: Keep politics out of accounting
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Skiing:

Economy A Sore Subject For Ski Resorts
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Priorities:

"SPM" Trust Approved
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Economy:

Consumer confidence at all-time low
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Fed May Cut Rate to 1%
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Fed Spurs Record Surge in Longer-Term Commercial Paper Issuance
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Former Fed chairman says economy is in a recession
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Maestro's music plays on and on
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Ryan Says Treasury to Need 'Unprecedented' Financing
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Seeking an End to the Woes
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$7 Trillion and Counting
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America's economic supremacy has been badly dented. How'd we get here and where to begin the cleanup.
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It's Not a Crisis of Confidence
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Has the Consumer Finally Caved?
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Desperate times, desperate people
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Rattled by Housing Slide, Consumers See Worse to Come
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Vegas Employment and Housing Looking Up
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America must lead a rescue of emerging economies
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Real Estate:

Home prices see another record plunge
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Commercial vacancy rate in metro NYC to soar to 17.6% next year
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Boston Properties Profit Falls as Building Sales Decline
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Calling On Fannie & Freddie
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O'Neill: No mortgages without down payment
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Pulte Homes Founder Sells 760,000 Shares For Margin Calls
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Meritage Homes' shares fall on earnings, price cut
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American Mortgage says common stock is "worthless"
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At First Fed, Pushing the Pain Below
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No liquidation for McAllister Ranch
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Real-Estate Slump Thrusts Lenders Into Unfamiliar Roles
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Mortgages Ltd.: Late lender's Calif. home sold
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Next consequence of California foreclosures: West Nile
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Autos:

AmeriCredit slumps to 5-year low on liquidity concerns
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GMAC Ceases Auto Loans, Leases In Parts of Europe
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GMAC Says Fed Grants Access to Commercial-Paper Plan
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A Detroit Bankruptcy Beats a Bailout
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US Treasury working on aid for GM, Chrysler merger
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Living Within Our Means: Automotive Edition
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General Motors asks Bush for $10bn to merge with Chrysler
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GM = Government Motors
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$56,650 a year and asking for a handout
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Would a General Motors bankruptcy really be a disaster?
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GM could have case for aid: experts
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The Big Three bailout debate
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Views on a GM-Chrylser Merger
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Detroit's Last Days - If the Big Three go bust, what's left of U.S. auto making?
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Delphi talks strategy
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Lutz: No, Seriously. Bankruptcy Not an Option for GM
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Moody's lowers Ford Credit due to slowing sales
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Kerkorian Further Cuts His Stake in Ford
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Auto suppliers on edge as industry turns
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Another GM Supplier Plans To Close
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GM drops plans to reopen Heard dealership
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Auto-sales chain Group 1 weathers economic woes
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Porsche in $20bn 'sting'
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Japan carmakers say slump could be lengthy
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Pensions:

NY state pension fund down 20 pct since April
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Pension funds bear brunt of credit crunch losses
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M&A:

Credit Suisse, Deutsche Pull Debt for Apollo's Huntsman Buyout
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Layoffs:

Whirlpool to cut another 3,000 jobs
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Qwest Will Cut 1,200 Jobs
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Tenneco to Eliminate 1,100 Jobs
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WARN's "faltering company" exception
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In Bleak Times, the I.R.S. Looks Good
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Motorola Plans Job Cuts
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Time Inc. Laying Off 600
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Time Inc. Layoff and Reorg Memo
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Doubleday Publishing Lays Off 10% of Its Employees
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Gannett to Cut 10% of Workers as Its Profit Slips
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Banking:

White House to banks: Start lending now
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Waxman Seeks Bank Data On Use of Bailout Funds
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Congressman Wants Probe of PNC-Nat. City Deal
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Meet The One Guy Who's Making Money Right Now
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US Rep Asks Banks Receiving Government Funds To Submit Pay Info
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Citigroup, Goldman Asked by Waxman to Justify Bonuses
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Generations Bank is told to merge or be sold
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Private Banks Vie for Slice of Rescue Pie
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Deutsche Bank May Post Loss as Pressure Builds to Raise Capital
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Banks have lost '$4.6 trillion'
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Food/Drink:

Pilgrim's Pride credit rating downgraded
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Texas Roadhouse shares hit all-time low
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Creditors: Fraud led to Archway closing
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Consultants:

Scott Stuart Named Partner of Donlin Recano and Company, Inc.
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JH Cohn Establishes the Client Economic Recovery Team
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Epiq Systems: Benefiting from the Bankruptcy Boom
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Health Care:

Southwest Atlanta Hospital closes ER
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North Oakland Medical to close due to money problems
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Fraud:

Tom Petters is Not Osama bin Laden, But Legal Troubles Mount
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Businessman Sentenced for $107 Million Bank Fraud
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Poulsen Says He Didn't Do Anything Illegal at National Century Financial
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Mass Torts:

WR Grace & Company Fortunes not Hampered by Asbestos Problems
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Mining:

Grupo Mexico's income continues to fall
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Mining sector finances on the rocks
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Alternative Energy:

Blow back for the wind industry
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Corporate Governance:

Chancery Rules that LLC Agreement is Subject to Statute of Frauds, in Issue of First Impression
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Art:

Sotheby's withdrawal of Picasso painting from auction seen as bearish signal
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge fund Greenlight down more as VW surges
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Five funds blame Petters as they file bankruptcy
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Policy:

In Praise of Bankruptcy
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Credit Cards:

As Economy Slows, Lenders Begin to Curb Credit Cards
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Are credit cards the next collapse ?
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Insurance:

Insurer Hartford's shares fall on loss, money woes
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Insurer Ace Ltd. reports sharp drop in 3Q profit
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Aetna's Profit Declines 44% on Failed Investments
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Travelers slams insurers seeking U.S. aid
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Reinsurers eye price rises as financial storm rages
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Brooke companies tank, file for bankruptcy protection
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Chubb, Travelers tell Paulson bailout not needed
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Prudential and Aegon bailout rumors intensify insurer solvency fears
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Shipping:

Britannia Bulk to post loss, considers bankruptcy
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Parkroad denies talk of bankruptcy
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Baltic Dry Index Drops Below 1000 for First Time in Six Years
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Derivatives:

Fed Sets Deadline for Details on Backing Credit Swaps
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Furniture:

Levitz Furniture will liquidate
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Oskar Huber set to close its doors
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Resorts:

Double JJ auction begins Thursday
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Advertising:

Ad agencies warn of tough year ahead
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Lehman:

Lehman bankruptcy hits Florida state pension funds
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Lehman was major force in S. Florida
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Lehman lives on in VC unit
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County to sue Lehman for misleading investors
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Singapore DBS says Lehman-linked notes worthless
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Enron:

Two former Enron lawyers seek settlement
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Hotels:

Dim Days for Luxury Hotels
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Bankruptcy Litigation:

Los Angeles Law Firm to Pay $2.5M to Settle SonicBlue Malpractice Claim
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Retailing:

Where the smart money is
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Loans to ex-CFO, president trigger another shake-up at General Growth
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More Retail Bankruptcies Could Come Soon
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Market Turning Bad for Luxury Goods
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Judge OKs Mervyn's bidding procedures
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PE:

Will private equity behave any better in this downturn?
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Tennis:

Trustee's sale slated for historic Palm Springs Racquet Club
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Distressed Investing:

Schwarzman Sees `Phenomenal' Returns From Buyouts
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UK:

Behemoth banks may prove costly to consumers
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Banks need "fundamental rethink" of risk- UK bank losses double to £122.6bn
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Mortgage arrears rise
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People will work longer as pension pot value plummets
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Think of Northern Rock writ large
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London faces finance jobs shake-out
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Are London's house prices finally about to dive?
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U.K. Mortgage Approvals Close to Record Low as Consumer Credit Weakens
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Banks turning the receivership screw
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Pakistan:

Pakistan halts building of army HQ as bankruptcy edges closer
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Global financial recession and Pakistan
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Pakistan's Central Bank Governor Akhtar Says 'No Possibility' of Default
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Iceland:

Icelandic-owned Sterling Airways to file for bankruptcy
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Tiny Faroe Islands offer Iceland EUR 40m loan
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Canada:

Lawyer says top court needed to rule on licence bankruptcy issue
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Switzerland:

SNB 'Up Against Wall' as Franc's Surge Hurts Exports
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Swiss probe $430 million payments in Alstom case
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Hungary:

Hungary Secures 12.5 Billion Euro IMF Rescue Package
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Japan:

Japan Factory Output Rebounds After Dropping Most in Five Years
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Weak industrial output weighs on Japanese economy
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Bank of Japan Mulls Rate Cut to Mitigate Impact of Crisis
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Argentina:

Argentine Congress debates pension fund takeover
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S. Korea:

South Korea's Stocks Gyrate 15% on Corporate Bankruptcy, IMF Speculation
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Russia:

PwC wins Yukos appeal
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Kremlin Rescues Wealthy Russian
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India:

Apparel exporters start firing workers on US woes
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Germany:

Germany to Fund Bank Rescue by Trading Debt for Stock
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China:

China Cuts Rates for Third Time in Two Months to Counter Financial Crisis
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FerroChina Faces Legal Claims for $656 Million as Creditors Freeze Assets
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Spain:

Spain Mortgages Fall The Most in 13th Months of Declines as Economy Stalls
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Sweden:

Sweden approves $200 billion bailout plan
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