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December 12, 2005 Asbestos Jury Award Might Be Record A Ramsey County, Minn., jury awarded a $52.5 million verdict this week to a Roseville construction firm that sued its insurance company for

December 9, 2005 Wheel-Maker’s GM Business In Doubt Amcast Industrial Corp. resumed shipping wheels to General Motors (GM), but federal bankruptcy court documents show that the relationship between

December 8, 2005 Stelco Board Nixes Latest Bondholder Proposal Stelco Inc. said yesterday that its board had rejected a proposal by its bondholders that would give them 100 percent recovery on their

December 7, 2005 Federal Reserve Board Releases Monthly Consumer Report The Federal Reserve Board will release its Consumer Installment Credit for October 2005 today. For more information, call (202)

December 6, 2005 Land Ownership Questioned after Diocese Bankruptcy The first bankruptcy in the nation declared by a Roman Catholic diocese has raised a thorny question whose answer may have an

December 5, 2005 U.S. Senate’s Frist to Bring up Asbestos U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) on Friday reaffirmed a pledge to bring up legislation to curb asbestos lawsuits early next

  December 3, 2008 GAO Report Critical of Bailout Oversight The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that the Bush administration has failed to adequately oversee its $700 billion bailout

December 2, 2005 Hurricane Victims’ Bills Coming Due Many lenders are extending the deadline for repayment or making arrangements to spread the payments over several months to make life easier on

December 1, 2005 U.S. Zeroes In on Bankruptcy Insiders The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating the growing role of hedge funds in bankruptcy proceedings on concern that money

November 30, 2005 Calpine Worsens on Bankruptcy Fears Credit investors yesterday braced for a possible imminent bankruptcy of Calpine Corp. by sending the cost to insure the ailing power producer's