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Myths and shame keep many from seeking bankruptcy protection

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two interesting facts that may counter modern ideas about bankruptcy: The overwhelming majority of U.S. filings belong to individuals rather than corporations or entities, and most of these ...

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created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 8

GM, Chrysler bankruptcies created troubling legacy, legal scholars say

The Chrysler and General Motors bankruptcy reorganizations represented a sea change in corporate restructuring, one that could portend the end of our current system of bankruptcy reorganization, according to a published article ...

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created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Bankruptcy, international style: What financial factors predict corporate bankruptcy globally

The only uniform corporate indicator predicting a firm's bankruptcy in three of the world's major economies is a company's sales turnover.

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created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Crises lead banks to operate more opportunistically

Financial crises place significant strain on banks, causing them to behave more opportunistically than clients are accustomed to. Business clients should count on this, according to Uppsala University business economist Kristina ...

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1




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Facebook windfall to help California fill budget hole

Facebook's initial public offering will make lots of its staff in California rich -- and should therefore help the perennially cash-strapped state fill a whopping $16 billion budget hole.

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India's Mahindra Satyam swings into net profit

India's software outsourcer Mahindra Satyam on Thursday said it had swung into net profit for the three months to March, from a net loss a year earlier.

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exploding the myths of manufacturing

The manufacturing sector, its advocates note, is burdened by negative stereotypes. Outsiders often mistakenly think that manufacturing consists of jobs that are “dumb, dirty and dull,” as MIT President Susan Hockfield ...

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created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Statistical analysis could predict bankrupt stocks

(Phys.org) -- During the 20-year period from 1989 to 2008, 21% of of all stocks listed in US stock markets became bankrupt. Since bankruptcies affect many investors and have played a large role in the recent ...

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created May 03, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast feature

America's clean energy policies need a reality check

America's approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers.

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created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 89 | with audio podcast

S. Korea's Hynix bids for Japan's Elpida

SK Hynix, the world's second largest microchip maker, said Friday it has submitted a preliminary bid for its struggling Japanese rival Elpida Memory.

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created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan's Elpida to be delisted from Tokyo Stock Exchange

Japan's Elpida Memory, one of the world's top microchip makers, is set to be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday in the biggest corporate failure in Japanese manufacturing history.

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created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India's Tech Mahindra announces Satyam merger

India's Tech Mahindra announced its long-awaited buyout of IT outsourcer Satyam Computer on Wednesday, creating a new force in the sector with annual revenue of $2.26 billion.

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created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple's dividend heralds 'changing of the guard'

What would Steve have done? It's a question that Apple CEO Tim Cook can't escape. From the naming of the new iPad to his choice of clothing at public events, company-watchers parse Cook's every move, looking ...

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created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The rise and fall of Kodak's moment

On a shelf in his office in Cambridge Judge Business School, Dr Kamal Munir keeps a Kodak Brownie 127. Manufactured in the 1950s, the small Bakelite camera is a powerful reminder of the rise and fall of a ...

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created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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