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Bankruptcy filings in New Mexico slow | The Republic
AP ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Bankruptcy filings slowed in New Mexico during the 12 months ending with September compared to a year earlier, in line with a national trend. A federal fiscal year report released Monday by the Administrative Office of US Courts
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:25A
Former SEC Counsel Not Prosecuted
former Securities and Exchange Commission general counsel David M. Becker, whose handling of an alleged conflict of interest involving the Bernard L. Madoff bankruptcy was the focus of congressional hearings and a recent inspector general probe.
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:23A
MF Global's Five-Member Unsecured Creditors' Panel Includes JPMorgan Chase
MF Global Holdings Ltd. creditors formed a committee including JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and Wilmington Trust Co. as they seek recoveries from the eighth- largest bankruptcy in US history.
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:19A
The Daily Docket: Dynegy Holding Company Enters Bankruptcy
The bankruptcy filing could cause bondholder losses without harming shareholders of the parent company. Corporate bankruptcy filings are leveling off after months of steady declines, hinting at the quickening undercurrent of distress felt across a
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:19A
Japan Airlines Posts $1.25 Billion Net Profit
JAL flew out of bankruptcy protection in late March, about 14 months after going into it. JAL had filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2010 under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law, which is similar to Chapter 11 in the US, marking one of the
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:17A
A lesson from Greece
Last week the prime minister of Greece narrowly won a no-confidence vote which deferred, for the time being, a probable disruption of global financial markets and at the same time saved the country from both bankruptcy and expulsion from the European
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:17A
In re Qimonda AG: Protections For Intellectual Property Licensees In Cross
In answering this question in the affirmative, the US Bankruptcy Court considered the legislative history of Section 365(n), in which Congress expressed concern regarding the "threat to American Technology" that would result from allowing licenses to
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:14A
City of Vallejo Emerges from Bankruptcy
After 3 financially nightmarish years, the city of Vallejo has been given the all-clear to exit bankruptcy. US bankruptcy judge Michael McManus confirmed the city's plan to emerge from Chapter 9 bankruptcy, effectively bringing to a close the incident
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:11A
States Versus Countries, Rodrik Edition
The consequences of its bankruptcy are no more or less serious. The political quid pro quo in the US is this. California has given up its sovereignty and has accepted the reach of federal laws and regulations. In return, Californians are part of the
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:10A
Dynegy rallies nearly 40% on bankruptcy plan
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Dynegy Inc. shares rallied nearly 40% Tuesday as investors digested a plan in which some of the power producer's financial units filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, after a series of
Updated: 11/08/2011 10:08A
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