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Reckless Spending, Not Illness or Job Loss, Causes Most Bankruptcy
Aug 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Simple overspending has driven most personal bankruptcies in recent years, a change from previous decades when illness and unemployment were major factors, concludes a new study from the University of California, ...
In Brief: Japan Telecom buys bankrupt Heisei assets
Jun 07, 2006 |
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Japan Telecom has agreed to purchase the assets of bankrupt Japanese telco Heisei Denden effective June 16.
Private equity firms win battle for bankrupt Polaroid
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Bankrupt Polaroid Corp. has been bought by a pair of private equity firms after a judge threw out the acquisition of the iconic inventor of instant photography by another investor.
EPA: Underwear insurer agrees to pay
Jan 11, 2008 |
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The American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company Inc. has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up contamination at four U.S. factory sites.
Obesity could bankrupt the health system, warn doctors
Dec 15, 2006 |
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If nothing is done, the rising prevalence of obesity could bankrupt the health system, warn doctors in this week’s BMJ.
Chip maker Infineon trims loss, sees larger writedowns
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Troubled German semi-conductor maker Infineon said Wednesday that it had managed to limit its quarterly loss but warned that full-year asset writedowns would be larger than expected.
Illness, medical bills linked to nearly two-thirds of bankruptcies
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Medical problems contributed to nearly two-thirds (62.1 percent) of all bankruptcies in 2007, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Medicine that will be published online Thursday. The data w ...
London 2012 replaces sponsor Nortel with Cisco
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- London Olympic officials on Friday replaced bankrupt Canadian technology sponsor Nortel Networks with Cisco for the 2012 Games, a move that will cost organizers $19.4 million in revenue.
Mobile fraud executive found guilty
Oct 03, 2005 |
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The Tokyo district court found guilty Monday a businessman who had made fraudulent claims about setting up a mobile-phone company.
Proton goes Dutch in electric car tie-up
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Malaysian automaker Proton has said it will manufacture electric cars for eco-conscious markets in Europe and the United States, in a deal with Netherlands-based Detroit Electric.
Market failure expert says letting Lehman go was good thing
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Approaching the anniversary of Lehman Brothers' demise, NJIT Finance Professor Michael Ehrlich, an expert on market failure, says that the Feds made the right move when they allowed the investment firm to go bankrupt.
Physicians can lead health care reform through payment and delivery system reforms
May 20, 2009 |
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Physicians can and should play a leading role in achieving health care reform by working towards comprehensive reform of the way health care is paid for and delivered, helping achieve a guaranteed 1.5 percent annual savings ...
US newspaper circulation figures herald more bad news
Apr 27, 2009 |
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The latest daily circulation figures for US newspapers provided more bad news on Monday for the embattled industry.
Guatemalan court rules in favor of tweet author
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An appeals court found insufficient evidence to warrant the trial of a Guatemalan whose Twitter message led to his arrest on charges of inciting financial panic.
New Web site lets you compare bus tickets
May 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Intercity bus travel has taken off in the last few years. Now a new Web site makes it easier for riders to find their routes.
