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[Gossip] Former Tenant Says Whoopi Goldberg Was A Terrible Landlord
I made her an offer based on the advice of the real estate broker who sold me my house. The tenant refused -- she wanted more and we left it at that. About a year later, she filed for bankruptcy in Wyoming, where apparently she had been living.
Updated: 11/16/2011 12:00P
AMR Bankruptcy Risk Rises as Lack of Pilot Deal Cuts Options
s board may need to weigh a bankruptcy filing after a second round of stepped-up talks with American Airlines pilots failed to produce an agreement on a new, cost-saving contract. Directors should consider alternatives now rather than watch cash
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:47A
US Postal Service losses mount to $5.1 billion
By AP The US Postal Service said Tuesday it has lost $5.1 billion in the past year, pushing it closer to imminent default on a multibillion-dollar payment and to future bankruptcy as the weak economy and increased Internet use drive down mail volume.
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:43A
Syms-Filene's Basement liquidation sale starts
The bankruptcy close-out of the Syms-Filene's Basement off-price chain starts Wednesday, with more than $100 million of inventory being liquidated at 39 stores -- two of them in Connecticut. Boston liquidator Gordon Brothers Group is overseeing the
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:40A
Trailer Bridge Files For Bankruptcy - Update
(RTTNews) - Freight hauler Trailer Bridge Inc. (TRBR: News ), in a filing on Wednesday sought bankruptcy protection from creditors, a day after its $82.5 million notes became due. Following the news, Trailer Bridge's stock plunged 51 percent in morning
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:36A
CFTC digs in at MF Global; customers form committee
MF Global, which lost on big bets on European debt, filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 31 after a deal to sell itself to Interactive Brokers Group fell apart. A huge shortfall was discovered in the customer accounts of the company's brokerage,
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:34A
Daddy's Junky Music Heads to Bankruptcy Court
Sign of the times: This note is taped to the door of Daddy's Junky Music warehouse in Manchester. Scott Wright was frustrated over the plight of Daddy's Junky Music. Sure, it's a shame the business went under.
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:33A
Auburn tops Tuscaloosa in brainpower rankings
By the Numbers: Jefferson County's bankruptcy The Iron Bowl may have provided some close games in recent years, but when it comes to brainpower, Auburn is comfortably ahead of Tuscaloosa. Today's report looked at cities with between 50000 and 99999
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:31A
MF Global judge sets hearing
A federal bankruptcy judge scheduled a Thursday hearing on a request by the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings Ltd's broker-dealer unit to return about $520 million of cash to customers. The hearing before US Bankruptcy Judge
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:23A
Megacollector Peter Brant's Second Paper Company Files for Bankruptcy
SP Newsprint, owned by avid art collector and paper magnate Peter Brant, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, listing a weak economy and the rising cost of materials, according to CBS. It said in its filing that it will continue
Updated: 11/16/2011 11:17A