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Business bankruptcies on pace to fall 22% in Miami-Dade
After a surge during 2010, business bankruptcy filings in South Florida have slowed in recent months, but opinions vary on whether it means the so-called "Great Recession" is subsiding. From January through August, 886 businesses filed
Updated: 09/28/2011 10:28A
Hussey Copper files for bankruptcy protection
AP A 163-year-old copper company is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it seeks to sell the company's assets. Attorneys for Hussey Copper Ltd., now based in Leetsdale, filed the bankruptcy documents in US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware,
Updated: 09/28/2011 10:26A
163-year-old Pittsburgh-area Hussey Copper firm files Chapter 11, seeking sale
A 163-year-old western Pennsylvania copper company is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it seeks to sell the company's assets. Attorneys for Hussey Copper Ltd., now based in Leetsdale, filed the bankruptcy documents in US Bankruptcy
Updated: 09/28/2011 10:19A
EDITORIAL: Bankruptcy bill: A problem in waiting
It would place unnecessary and burdensome obstacles in the path of cities, counties and special districts forced to consider bankruptcy. The bill by Fremont Democrat Bob Wieckowski is being pushed by public employees unions seeking to protect their
Updated: 09/28/2011 10:18A
Moment of Truth: Greece to Face Inspectors Thursday
EU and IMF inspectors will return to Greece on Thursday to decide whether Athens has done enough to secure a new batch of aid vital to avoid bankruptcy, while Germany suggested a new bailout may have to be renegotiated. Facing a wave of strikes and
Updated: 09/28/2011 10:17A
Fox Sports suing the Dodgers over sale of TV rights
Fox Sports is suing the Dodgers to halt the proposed television rights sale that Frank McCourt says is his key to emerging from bankruptcy as the team owner. Following Tuesday's filing, McCourt's strategy now faces at least two significant obstacles
Updated: 09/28/2011 10:11A
Tesla Seeks Loan Amid Green Programs Facing Cuts
Following the bankruptcy of solar-panel maker Solyndra, the House Republicans are eager to cut green-jobs programs. – The ill-fated solar panel manufacturer was the first company to receive money from the Obama administration's green-tech stimulus loan
Updated: 09/28/2011 10:04A
JP Morgan Chase Homeowner Bankruptcy After Making Home Affordable Program
JP Morgan Chase homeowners who have filed bankruptcy after unsuccessfully making their way through the Making Home Affordable Program saw increases in this area according to the latest Treasury Department reports, which has been common
Updated: 09/28/2011 10:03A
The Daily Docket: Hedge Funds Appeal WaMu Ruling
Four hedge funds accused of insider trading in Washington Mutual Inc.'s bankruptcy case are appealing a ruling that denied confirmation of the company's Chapter 11 plan and found they could be held to account to shareholders for
Updated: 09/28/2011 09:58A
Hedge funds appeal 'gross injustice' of Washington Mutual ruling
Four hedge funds appealed on Tuesday a ruling in the Washington Mutual Inc. bankruptcy that found viable claims they had engaged in insider trading, an opinion one fund called a “gross injustice.” The hedge funds sought an expedited appeal of a ruling
Updated: 09/28/2011 09:46A
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