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  May 2, 2006 GM to Get Breaks on Delphi Parts Auto-parts supplier Delphi Corp. has not been successful persuading General Motors Corp. to continue paying higher prices for auto parts, according to

  May 1, 2006 Ex-Playboy Model Smith Wins U.S. Supreme Court Appeal Former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that revives her $89 million claim in a fight over the estate

  April 28, 2006 WCI Steel Says It Is Ready to Emerge from Bankruptcy The United Steel Workers union has ratified a new labor contract with WCI Steel Inc., allowing the company to emerge from nearly

  April 27, 2006 Parts Suppliers Pull Out of GM Contracts Bankrupt auto parts maker Collins & Aikman Corp. has asked a bankruptcy court for permission to change some of its contracts with General

  April 26, 2006 Key Provision Dispute Threatens to Stall Pension Reform As the debate over how best to reform U.S. pension law continues to rage in Congress, a proposed special provision for bankrupt

  April 25, 2006 City of Los Angeles Wants Delta Out of LAX The city of Los Angeles wants bankrupt Delta Airlines out of Los Angeles International Airport and has gone to court to hasten the process

  April 24, 2006 Commentary: Bankruptcy Law Changes Are Being Felt Six months after a tougher consumer bankruptcy law went into effect, a picture is now beginning to emerge of the debtors who have

April 21 , 2006 Fed Policy Makers Say End to Rate-Increase Cycle Is Near After 15 interest-rate increases in 21 months, Federal Reserve policy makers gave the clearest signal yet that they are close

  April 20, 2006 Commentary: Is the PBGC the Next Big Bailout? By protecting some individual pension beneficiaries, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has become exposed to huge financial

  April 19, 2006 Autos Ford Urges Bankruptcy Reform for Auto Parts Sector A Ford Motor Co. executive said U.S. automakers should be granted a special provision under bankruptcy law that protects them