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Trucking Firm Yellow Delays Request to Approve $142.5 Million Bankruptcy Loan

Bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp will not seek court approval to borrow $142.5 million from private equity firm Apollo Global Management at a Wednesday court hearing, instead choosing to delay

WeWork Taps Directors With Bankruptcy Chops After Board Resignations

WeWork has brought in a slate of new board members experienced in restructuring troubled companies through bankruptcy to succeed three directors who resigned because of disagreements about the company

Biotech Firm Amyris Files for Bankruptcy in U.S.

Biotech firm Amyris Inc. on Wednesday said it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in a U.S. court and is planning to sell its consumer brands to improve the company's liquidity position, Reuters

Montana Clinic Files for Bankruptcy Following $6 Million Judgment over False Asbestos Claims

A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge ordered it to pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages

Biden-Backed Bus Maker Got Millions in Aid Before Bankruptcy

Proterra Inc., the electric bus maker touted by President Joe Biden that filed for bankruptcy this week, was the recipient of millions of dollars in U.S. Covid-relief government aid, Bloomberg News

Wheels Up Flags Inability to Continue Operations, Shares Tank

Wheels Up Experience said on Wednesday there was "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue operations, even as it disclosed short-term funding from Delta Air Lines, sending its shares plunging

Congresswoman Waters 'Deeply Concerned' About PayPal's Stablecoin Launch

Democrat Congresswoman Maxine Waters said on Wednesday she was "deeply concerned" about payment giant PayPal launching its own stablecoin in the absence of a federal framework to regulate digital

ABI Mourns the Passing of Barbara A. Everly

Barbara A. Everly, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on August 3 at the age of 92. Everly was an early leader of ABI, serving on the Board in the 1980s. She helped create the Central States program

Relief for Defrauded Student Borrowers Frozen by Court

A federal appeals court put on hold a Biden administration program to make it easier for defrauded borrowers to have their student debt canceled, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy reported. The New Orleans-based U.S

Teamsters Union Pushes for U.S. Bankruptcy Reform after Yellow's Collapse

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday called for changes to U.S. bankruptcy laws following the chapter 11 filing of freight trucking company Yellow Corp (YELL.O), saying that workers