Law:

Is BigLaw Going to Heller?
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Is Heller the First of Many?
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Wall Street Law Firms Face an Uncertain Future
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Anatomy of a Dissolution: BoA & Citi Tell Heller Ehrman There's No Money For Vacation Time
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Etiquette Of A Dissolution: Emails You Shouldn't Send
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Legal Employment Down 15,600 Jobs Since '07
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The business of bankruptcy law
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First Monday
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Quinn Emanuel to go up against bank giants
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Department of Anticlimax: Jenner & Block
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Jenner & Block: Profits Will Rise in 2008
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(New York) City's End?
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Lawyers' Bills Face Test of Honesty
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Legal Battle for Wachovia Heats Up
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Skadden/DPW v. S&C: Boom Goes The Dynamite
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Shearman takes lead on Hypo Real Estate bailout
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On 'Glorified Paralegal Work' and False Promises of Dealmaking
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How Long Should Disciplinary Records Haunt Lawyers?
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Working for the Weekend: The Latest on the Wachovia/Citi/Wells Situation
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In Wachovia, Citi Deal, Did S&C Overlook Some 'Small Stuff'
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Wall St. facing thousands of lawsuits
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Sue on Your Own Dime: Litigation as a Form of Costless Entertainment
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For the Supreme Court, a Term of Change Ahead
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Madison County law firm big Biden donor
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U.K. Judges Lose Their Wigs
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Two Join MDM&C's Bankruptcy Practice
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McCalla Raymer opens Memphis office to focus on loss mitigation
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Patton Boggs Adds Financial Markets Task Force
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No Charges Stick to Former McAfee GC in DOJ Case
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Backdating Cases Trigger Feud Between Law Firms
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How the Senate's 60 Lawyers Voted on Bailout Bill
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Delaware AG prepares for deployment to Iraq
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Is Being a Guy a Disability?: NY BigLaw Partner Says It's on Its Way
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Ex-Prosecutor Hangs Shingle Without Formally Resigning, Probe of Zany Antics Ensues
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Judges:

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Judiciary Gathers for Red Mass
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Turnarounds:

Turnaround specialists flourish in distressed times
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Decline After Global Credit Crunch Deepens
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Bank Woes Sink Global Shares
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Asian markets plunge on fears crisis is spreading
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UK Stocks Fall to Lowest Since 2004
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Indonesia Stocks Drop Most in 6 Years
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Another 50,000 layoffs on Wall Street before the year's over
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Money-market fund providers seek guarantees
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Money fund rescue smacks banks
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Reserve Management Will Liquidate Its Government Fund
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Commodities RIP as speculators exit, growth stalls
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Emerging Markets Head for Worst Drop Since '97 as Russia Slumps
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Wall Street's latest rotten apple
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No time like a total financial market meltdown to quietly disclose bad news to investors. It may even help fend off litigation from angry shareholders
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Broken Wall Street Means Merrill Model Succumbs to Independents
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The money's still there, but Wall Street won't be the same
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Stock funds fall 11% as slump deepens
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Who'll join battered S&P 500?
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Banking:

More Financial Institutions Set to Fail
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Money-Market Rates Climb as Banks Hoard Cash, Crisis Deepens
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The Corner Bank, and What Comes Next
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Wachovia says it will press ahead with Wells deal
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Double Take
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Fed Pushes to Resolve Wachovia Deal Dispute
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Citigroup, Wells Fargo Fight May Result in Dividing Up Wachovia
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Wells Fargo better partner for Wachovia
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Citi's rivals play big part in Wells, Wachovia marriage
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For Two Longtime Bank Rivals in Charlotte, Competition Turns to Concern
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Citi: Judge blocks Wachovia-Wells deal
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Court tilts Wachovia fight toward Wells Fargo
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Citi Has Upper Hand in Merger Fight, Law Prof Says
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I'll See Your New York Supreme Court Judge, And Raise You A Federal District Court Judge
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You Are Not The Boss Of Me, Judge Ramos!
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Legal Issues Raised in Citibank-Wachovia-Wells Fargo Threesome
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Wells Fargo: Wachovia Sale Binding Despite Freeze
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Wells Fargo: Wachovia Sale Binding Despite Freeze
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Wachovia's stock up nearly 59%
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Ex-CEO of S&L bought by Wachovia defends record
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WaMu bankruptcy hearing opens with a $5 bln question
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Bonderman's blues
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Who Is Now Number One in the Banking Industry?
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As the banking industry consolidates, some effects are unknown. Job losses, though, are inevitable.
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As bank consolidation accelerates, large questions await the day the crisis begins to recede.
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Crisis rooted in bankruptcy law
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Accounting:

How to spot clients in trouble
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Bad bank assets could be write-off
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Accountants must accept share of blame for crisis
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Accounting growth expected to fall
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Fair value accounting remains standard
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Bailout offers fair-value out
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IASB makes fresh commitment to consider accounting in a crisis
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Finance:

Small-biz worries show dearth of credit taking hold
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Brrrrrrrr
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Fraud:

Court receiver to oversee Petters' 'entities'
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Gambling:

RI should consider Twin River purchase
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Art:

Top Lots Shunned in Post-Lehman Art Sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong
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Golf:

Players Club in bankruptcy
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Agriculture:

Who's Benefiting from the Agriculture Bust?
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Health Care:

Court motion could shut down ambulance service
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'The Glebe' in Tough Spot After Default
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Furniture:

Boom to bust
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Comfort tries to find some in Ch. 11
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Pensions:

Market decline jeopardizes pensions
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Pension Funds Look for Some Payback
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Utilities:

Oil Dealers Are Feeling The Credit Squeeze
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Economy:

Bush signs $700 billion bailout agreement
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Banks set Federal Reserve borrowing record
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Fed May See Lending to Companies, States as Next Crisis Fronts
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Paulson crafts his new role
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Nervous Days as Consumers Tighten Belts
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Bail-out leads to conflict of interest claims
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Bank Writeoffs May Triple, Bond Spreads Fall on TARP
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Searching for signs of the dreaded 'D' word
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The next crisis: The economy
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Markets Need More Than Random Acts of Congress
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Rescue Legislation Contains Palliatives, No Cure
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Treasury to Hire Asset Management Firms to Jumpstart Rescue
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Treasuries Rise for 4th Day as Stocks Fall, Credit Losses Grow
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You know you're in trouble when you have to bail out the bailouts
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First Treasury asset sale not likely for weeks
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Bailout bummer
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It may be time for a 'small business bailout'
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America, home of the free-market economy? Hardly
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Sinking feeling as fall in US jobs spreads
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The Most Job Cuts in More Than Five Years
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'Credit Crisis' Hits Everyone
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G7 leaders need to take action to avert recession
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The Congressional Misstep & the Future of Our Economy
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Americans eye bailout, and continue cutting back
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Global bailout package at $2 trillion
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Financial mayhem strikes global markets
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Oil falls below $90
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Al-Qaida: US economic crisis equals Muslim victory
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How did the subprime problems lead to a financial meltdown? Follow the bouncing ball.
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The credit crisis in black and white
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Real Estate:

Countrywide to Set Aside $8.4 Billion in Loan Aid
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Bank of America wins a round in Countrywide litigation battle
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MBIA Cries Fraud; Sues Countrywide
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Struggling borrowers face brick wall on loan workouts
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US Apartment Vacancies Reach 6.1 Percent as Rent Growth Slows
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Fresh, Frightening Foreclosure Facts
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Fannie and Freddie Did Not Cause This Crisis
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How our mortgages got us into this mess
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Encap, Trump rivalry heats up
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WCI looks to sell property
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Ciena may tap DIP loan
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Debt relief for woman, 90, who shot herself to escape eviction
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Preserve files after lawsuit
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FBI declares "Flip This House" TV Show producers persons of interest in sub-prime mortgage probe :)
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Pressured to Take More Risk, Fannie Reached Tipping Point
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Boise Tower lienholder takes step to foreclose on downtown property
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10 Years For Foreclosure Rescue Scam
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HUD Allocates Nearly $4 Billion to Handle Foreclosures
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Crossing Fingers Amid Sweeping Layoffs
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Politics:

As 'Biggest Crisis' Hit, Congress Held Nose and Backed Bailout
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How Reid rode to the rescue after bailout rejection
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Paulson's Stature Takes a Beating Among Lawmakers
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Dennis Kucinich on the Democrats' Bailout Betrayal
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With bailout passed, lobbyists look to get in the game
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Aviation:

British Airways, European Carriers Fall on Sales View
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More business-jet sales in '08, '09
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Retailing:

General Growth Properties Staggers Under Debt Load
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General Growth replaces CFO, stock up 27 percent
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US Shopping Center Vacancies Rise to 14-Year High
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Wealthy to spend less on holidays
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Struggling West Oaks Mall to be auctioned a year after bankruptcy
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Big Discounts Fail to Lure Shoppers
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Whitehall's sale of leases OK'd
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Lehman:

Ex-Lehman chief faces questions in Congress
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Lehman CEO Set To Pull A Jeff Skilling Before Congress?
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The Road to Lehman's Failure Was Littered With Lost Chances
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Linklaters reveals transatlantic PwC team
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Hedge funds with billions tied up at Lehman face months of uncertainty
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Behind the scenes of a collapse
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JPMorgan accused of pulling down Lehman
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Did JPM Cash Call Bring Down Lehman ?
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Can Nomura make its Lehman purchase work?
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Nomura to buy Lehman's India operations
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StanChart hires Lehman banker for Asia M&A
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Fallout from Lehman Brothers collapse hits schools, cities
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Two Faces of Lehman's Fall
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Lehman burns HK's low-risk investors
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Navajo, Hopi and Lakota delegation warned Lehman Brothers of consequences of mining sacred site
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How Lehman failed to convince the Fed
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Lehman Bros. foreclosing on $91M in bad loans
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Lehman shoots the messenger
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Corporate Reform:

Battered financial industry faces more oversight
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Whistleblower Claims Arbitrable Under SOX
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Make CEOs Apologize, Law Profs Say
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Insider Compensation:

What were the Wall Street Titans earning?
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Distressed Investing:

Buffett Buys into Constellation: Watching a Master at Work
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Like J.P. Morgan, Warren E. Buffett Braves a Crisis
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Convertible debt buyers may be looking to take over company
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Theme Parks:

Hard Rock, hard times
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Insurance:

Hartford Reports Loss, Says Allianz to Invest $2.5 Billion
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Insurance industry needs federal regulation
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Stock slide means higher D&O premiums
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Allianz, other insurers mull buying AIG's Japan units
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Bermuda (Re)-Insurers Report Hurricane and Investment Losses
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge fund funds are under pressure
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Hedge funds wilt in credit drought
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PwC predicts more hedge fund controls
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Resorts:

Interest Grows in Double JJ Resort as Auction Nears
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Judge to rule on Tamarack bankruptcy in 2 weeks
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Credit Reporting:

Credit Reports after Discharge: What Should be Reported?
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

KC area experiences boom in 2008 bankruptcy filings
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Student Debt:

With no way out of trouble, more students likely to default
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Goldman Sold Billions of Securitized Student Loans Through Fraud, Investors Say
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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:

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Autos:

Toyota's 0 percent offer shows credit is available
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Subprime auto market is hurting, some others thrive
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Credit crisis adds to pressures on auto dealers
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Thinning the Ranks of Auto Dealers
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Auto suppliers fight to survive
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Bill Heard wins access to 2 DIP loans
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DIP Lending:

Crisis takes big toll on bankruptcy financing
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Religion:

Pope: Financial crisis shows futility of money
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Food/Drink:

More Shells close up shop in Central Florida
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Derivatives:

Big CDS Day On The Way
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Personal Bankruptcy:

No implied crediting procedures in bankruptcy plan
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Horse Racing:

NYRA counting on slots to fund major upgrades at tracks
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Celebs:

Caffey bankruptcy negotiations break down
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Michael Vick's lawyers ask for mediator
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OJ Guilty
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Tears and fainting as OJ is found guilty of robbery and kidnapping
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O.J. Simpson Appeal to Target Jury Selection
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OJ Faces Life and Death in Prison - 13 Years on
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Bankruptcy Litigation:

Le-Nature's Investors to Appeal Rejection of Suit Against Wachovia
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Newspapers:

The Star-Ledger and Star Tribune: A tale of two cities
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Debtor audits: are they an effective means of detecting bankruptcy fraud? Rand report on fraud and abuse available.
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Oil/Gas:

SemGroup judge OKs producer committee
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BP Slides Most in Six Years as Oil Futures Decline
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Hockey:

Preds filing claims Del Biaggio cost them millions
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Bonds:

Bond Bulls Grow Lonelier, More Entrenched as Economy Weakens
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Municipalities:

Local governments feeling pain from economy
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California may need U.S. Treasury to backstop debt offering
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UK:

Darling under pressure after German savings 100% protected
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Cooper Says UK Will do Whatever Is Needed to Support Banks
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UK Mulls Taking Shares in Banks It Bails Out
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Credit crunch: A sickness in the heart of Britain
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UK Treasury Under Pressure to Take Stakes in Banks
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Baby clothing store faces axe
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London luxury-home prices decline for fifth month
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Wetherspoon, Marston's Lead UK Pub Stocks Lower on Citi Cuts
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1 in 3 graduates not repaying loans
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EU:

Euro Falls to 13-Month Low as Credit Crisis Spreads to Europe
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Shockwaves that took Europe by surprise
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Europe braces for more financial turmoil
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BNP Paribas to Purchase Fortis's Units in Belgium, Luxembourg
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Germany:

Germany Moves to Shore Up Confidence in Economy
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Germany insures savings amid bank rescue talks
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German Private Banks Offer EU30 Bln for Hypo Rescue, DPA Says
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German gov't, banks agree to $69B bailout for Hypo
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Hypo Real Estate Slides as Analysts Say Bailout Won't Be Enough
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Germany takes hot seat as Europe falls into the abyss
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In Frankfurt, drugs and alcohol help keep financial fears in line
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EU:

European central banks offer more cash to markets
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Belgium, Luxembourg Near Fortis Deal
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ABN to be integrated before privatisation
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European Leaders Vow to Fight Financial Crisis
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Euro Falls to 14-Month Low as Credit Crisis Spreads to Europe
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India:

How RBI fenced Indian banks from the turmoil
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Wall Street's pain may be India's gain
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Australia:

Banks justified in not passing on rates: Govt
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Fraudsters in fine houses
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Victorians sink into more debt
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Canada:

Mortgage defaults on the increase
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Canadian Imperial Bank Gets $1 Billion Cushion From Cerberus
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Japan:

Study abroad agent apologizes to clients, says it won't pay them
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Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan Banks Fall on Credit Crisis
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Japan Considers Wider Stimulus Plan After Market Drop
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Bank of Japan Injects 1 Trillion Yen Into System
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Indonesia:

Indonesia Says Global Credit Crisis Is Slowing Growth
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Canada:

Canadians Foresee Deficit, Recession Next Year
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Ireland:

Where will the bail-out culture end?
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We forgot that homes aren't commodities
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Denmark:

Denmark Guarantees Deposits in $6.4 Billion Pact
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Iceland:

Icelandic banks hit by meltdown panic
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Iceland Rushes to Save Banks, Economy
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Icelandic Banks to Sell Foreign Assets
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When Too Big to Fail Becomes Too Big to Rescue
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Israel:

Former Heftsiba CEO convicted of fraud
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Italy:

UniCredit Chief Says 'Mistakes' Made
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China:

China May Move to Revive Sagging Property Market
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