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U.S. Trucking Firm Yellow Files for Bankruptcy, to Wind Down

U.S. trucking firm Yellow Corp. filed for chapter 11 protection yesterday and said that it would wind down, after struggling with a mounting debt load and following tense contract negotiations with

Purdue Asks Supreme Court Not to Block Opioid Settlement During U.S. Appeal

Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the U.S. Department of Justice's request to delay its multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy settlement resolving thousands of

San Francisco Archdiocese Says Bankruptcy 'Very Likely' Given Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits

The Archdiocese of San Francisco will "very likely" file for bankruptcy in order to deal with a wave of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by its priests and other employees and volunteers going

Junior Creditors Win 70% Ownership of Post-Bankruptcy Oil Company

A U.S. bankruptcy judge has awarded junior creditors a 70 percent ownership stake in the post-bankruptcy oil producer Mesquite Energy, handing a defeat to senior lenders who argued they should own the

Puerto Rico Utility Gets Yet Another Week to Strike a Debt Deal

The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Puerto Rico’s power utility granted it an additional week — for the second time in the past 10 days — to reach a deal with bondholders as talks are progressing

Party City, Creditors in Talks to Spin Off Balloon Business

Party City Holdco Inc. is considering splitting up its balloon manufacturing and retailing businesses as the latter charts a course out of bankruptcy, Bloomberg News reported. Party City has held

Founder of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Must Face N.Y. Fraud Lawsuit

Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former chief of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, must face a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James accusing him of civil fraud, a

Oceanfront Mansion in Southampton, N.Y., Placed in Bankruptcy

A 10-bedroom home in the Southampton, N.Y., compound associated with Canadian art magazine publisher Louise Blouin was placed under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week ahead of a scheduled

Houston Astros TV Channel to Shut Down, Team Seeks Ownership Rights

AT&T SportsNet channels will be shut down by the end of 2023, the company announced during a second-quarter earnings call last week. But that doesn’t mean the TV rights to the Houston Astros are in

High-Risk Loans Return as Recession Risk Fades

As the risk of a severe recession lessens while the supply of new debt has stayed relatively low, money managers are hunting for opportunities to put dollars to work, Bloomberg News reported. That’s