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How Angry Birds Saved A Company
The company was near bankruptcy in early 2009: One afternoon in late March, in their offices overlooking a courtyard in downtown Helsinki, Jaakko Iisalo, a games designer who had been at Rovio since 2006, showed them a screenshot.
Updated: 03/09/2011 07:55P
Judge to Decide Blockbuster's Fate
Some possible bidders depend on Hollywood studios and would likely treat them better in a sales process, this person said. Blockbuster doesn't want to "pull the plug" on its auction amid efforts to garner better bids, this person said.
Updated: 03/09/2011 07:55P
Judge to Decide Blockbuster's Fate
Some possible bidders depend on Hollywood studios and would likely treat them better in a sales process, this person said. Blockbuster doesn't want to "pull the plug" on its auction amid efforts to garner better bids, this person said.
Updated: 03/09/2011 07:55P
Attorney: Smith Will Testify Thursday
By Staff With Credit To Independent Mail The man accused of shooting an Upstate police officer will take the stand Thursday, according to his attorney. Shantiago Smith is accused of robbing Churchill's pub and shooting former Anderson police officer
Updated: 03/09/2011 07:54P
Tavistock Group buys former E-Brands restaurants
Through its Noble Corp. unit, Tavistock's bid for the restaurants was approved by the bankruptcy court last month after a rival bid failed to materialize from a group led by former E-Brands executives. The properties added to Tavistock's portfolio
Updated: 03/09/2011 07:53P
U.S. consumer bankruptcy up
Filings rose 9% last year to 1.53 mil, the highest since consumers rushed to file bankruptcy before stricter laws took effect in '05, the American Bankruptcy Institute said, citing data from the Nat'l Bankruptcy Research Center.
Updated: 03/09/2011 07:53P
Woman Files Suit in Federal Court Against DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.,/Johnson
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Updated: 03/09/2011 07:52P
Groups Urge Governor to Veto Undocumented Worker Bill
Legislative and policy counsel Marina Lowe says Utah doesn't have the authority to regulate immigration law, and it's highly unlikely the state will get a federal waiver to implement the program. “I hope that he considers the constitutionality first
Updated: 03/09/2011 07:52P
Mortgage modification push is losing steam
As delinquent borrowers file financial data in bankruptcy proceedings they are revealing inadequate income — substantially deviating from that which would have been necessary to make loan payments — not only now but also at the time they borrowed the
Updated: 03/09/2011 07:51P
JPMorgan e-mails show concerns about Tribune
Lawyers for some creditors who object to Tribune's bankruptcy reorganization plan are trying to show the bank had serious concerns about Tribune's finances at the time of the buyout. Some creditors claim the deal was a fraud.
Updated: 03/09/2011 07:48P