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CFTC reviews brokers after MF Global collapse
After MF Global filed for bankruptcy, lawyers disclosed a shortfall of about $600m in customer accounts, or 11 per cent of the $5.45bn it was supposed to hold. Authorities, including the CFTC, Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Bureau of
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:33P
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Updated: 11/10/2011 06:33P
Huntsville's finances not affected by Jefferson County bankruptcy
By Steve Doyle, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Jefferson County's decision Wednesday to file the largest government bankruptcy in US history is not expected to have any affect on Huntsville's finances. Despite months of headlines about
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:32P
MF Global fund frustration grows, CFTC confirms probe
By Nick Brown and Christopher Doering REUTERS - IntercontinentalExchange Inc on Thursday added its voice to an anguished chorus of commodity traders calling for MF Global's bankruptcy court to release billions of dollars in cash frozen in their
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:32P
News In Brief Tech ticker Biz buzz
Santa Clara based Nvidia, a maker of graphics processors, reported third-quarter sales and profit that topped analysts' estimates, lifted by demand for chips used by computer gamers and designers. Shares rose as much as 6.8 percent.
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:19P
Friar Finance 101
On October 31, 2011, MF Global, a leading cash and derivatives broker-dealer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The bankruptcy marks the eighth-largest bankruptcy in United States history. The bankruptcy papers included debt of $39.7 billion
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:12P
Papademos is new Greek premier
Greece named former European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos yesterday to head a crisis government, ending a chaotic search for a leader to save the country from default, bankruptcy and an exit from the eurozone. A sombre Papademos called
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:11P
Greece Names Papademos To Lead New Coalition, Cabinet To Be Named Friday
Greece has named former European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos to head a crisis government ending a chaotic search for a leader to save the country from default and bankruptcy. Chosen after four days of power-sharing talks on Thursday,
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:10P
CBS Atlanta 46Biggest civic bankruptcy sews uncertainty in Ala.
(AP) - The biggest civic bankruptcy in American history could leave residents of Alabama's most populous county paying astronomical rates for public services performed by a skeleton crew of county workers. Or it could simply mean tightening the belt
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:10P
Orange County no longer No. 1 when it comes to municipal bankruptcy
Orange County is losing one of its lesser distinctions: ground zero to the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. After an inglorious 17-year run, Orange County's $1.6-billion bankruptcy is being eclipsed -- dwarfed, even --by Jefferson County,
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:10P