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US Inquiry of MF Global Escalates
In Federal Bankruptcy Court in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday, MF Global's lawyers played down the missing money. Ken Ziman, one of the lawyers, said in the firm's first hearing that banks or clearinghouses had been slow to produce the money.
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:48P
Gov. Deval Patrick dismisses clean-energy setbacks
Evergreen Solar, boosted by a $58 million state financial aid package, built a massive solar panel factory in Devens, but wiped out 800-plus jobs in March and filed for bankruptcy in August. The once-promising company — a poster child of Patrick's
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:44P
Wayzata firm now has biggest slice of Perkins
Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc., the restaurant owner and franchiser, won bankruptcy court approval of its restructuring plan giving noteholders control of the company. Under the reorganization plan approved in Delaware, Minnesota-based private equity
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:40P
bankruptcy leaves employees adrift
NEW YORK - MF Global Holdings Ltd's bankruptcy filing is throwing into question the futures of some of Wall Street's most experienced bankers. Jon Corzine, 64, who helped run Goldman Sachs Group Inc from 1994 to 1999, added about 800 employees as he
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:39P
Mr. Corzine's Big Bet
Why did Jon S. Corzine make the risky bets that have now plunged MF Global Holdings into bankruptcy court? We don't know, but the likely explanations are disturbing. Andrew Rosenthal, the editorial page editor, offers commentary and quick takes on
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:29P
Vallejo out of bankruptcy after nearly three and a half years, city officials say
He listed one example as the elimination of real estate agents' requirement to disclose that the city is in bankruptcy when selling properties. Bankruptcy-deferred lawsuits against the city also will resume, Whittom acknowledged.
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:28P
Mark Cuban tried to buy Dodgers
Current owner Frank McCourt, who may be close to reaching a settlement with MLB to sell his team and emerge from bankruptcy, valued the club at $1 billion to $1.2 billion, causing Cuban to pass. "At that price, I wasn't interested," Cuban said.
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:24P
FBI Probes into MF Global Bankruptcy
The Federal Bureau of Investigation will check if millions of client accounts are missing after American brokerage firm MF Global filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday over its $6.5 billion
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:21P
MF Global Holdings Ltd : Hagens Berman Investigates MF Global Following
MF Global filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 31, 2011. On the same day, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint statement, noting that a deal to sell off part of the company to another
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:10P
MF Global's Risky Bets on Europe Backfire on Investors
Major securities firm MF Global, Inc., run by former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine, filed for bankruptcy protection Monday. Ray Suarez speaks with New York Times columnist Joe Nocera about the story and the investor money at stake.
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:10P
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