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Reporter's notebook: Pardon Jefferson County, but fewer Alabamians resorting
By Roy L. Williams -- The Birmingham News Jefferson County's headline-grabbing bankruptcy comes as the number of Alabamians going belly-up, financially speaking, is on the decline. The number of personal bankruptcies in the state has dropped for four
Updated: 11/13/2011 11:07A
The Full Monti
The justice minister is likely to be a judge***. Monti is alleged to have specifically refused to negotiate with Berlusconi about any reforms to the Justice system (which has been repeatedly reformed in ways which keep Berlusconi out of jail).
Updated: 11/13/2011 11:03A
A look back at the week's top stories
4 among the 100 largest US metros based on its rate of job generation over the past 12 months compared with the number of jobs it had in September 2010. The Fiscal Times used information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The top 10 included small
Updated: 11/13/2011 10:35A
Blackwell: Jefferson County key to state's economy
After thoroughly researching the possible plans and meeting with county commissioners and other business leaders, it became apparent that this problem could not be solved with bankruptcy. In fact, bankruptcy is going to be detrimental to the county and
Updated: 11/13/2011 10:22A
Greek PM to begin rescue mission
Greece's new prime minister Lucas Papademos will seek to take advantage of a rare political truce tomorrow to push through austerity and radical reform aimed at restoring the country's tattered credibility and staving off bankruptcy.
Updated: 11/13/2011 10:07A
New Greek PM begins rescue mission on Monday
After Greece's two biggest parties put aside a bitter dispute to give him the job last week, Papademos will launch a parliamentary debate on Monday evening that will culminate in a Wednesday confidence vote in his cabinet.
Updated: 11/13/2011 09:54A
TV set is at the heart of 10-year court fight in Lexington [The Lexington
The Halpins bought a $43161.69 home entertainment system that includes the TV from Bill Hardy in 2002. The Halpins paid an additional $4264.19 to have it installed. According to the Halpins, the system didn't work properly. They maintained that the TV
Updated: 11/13/2011 09:36A
Whose Behind Death Threats to Potential Mexicana Airline Investors?
The judge overseeing Mexicana de Aviacion's bankruptcy proceedings said Friday that potential investors in the grounded Mexican airline told him they had received threats. “They came to me, to my office, to tell me (about the threats),” Judge Felipe
Updated: 11/13/2011 09:31A
Fresh concern over eurozone debt crisis
Although both the IMF and European Financial Stability Facility have reportedly offered financial help, some economists have warned that, unlike fellow eurozone members Greece, Ireland and Portugal, Italy may be "too big to bail".
Updated: 11/13/2011 09:24A
Slow going for claims in Petters bankruptcy
It's been more than three years since the bankruptcy filing for the corporate entities of Petters and one year since more than 200 controversial clawback cases were filed in an attempt to recoup so-called "phantom profits'' from investors who made
Updated: 11/13/2011 09:19A
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