Stories Tagged as
Bankruptcy
Detroit fire sale: The best way to get out of debt?
Jul 19, 2013
How will Detroit pay back its debt?
What kinds of businesses go bankrupt these days?
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Krissy Clark
Jun 10, 2013
Business bankruptcies are down overall, but companies still make mistakes. And some entire industries are in trouble.
A bankruptcy deal means rising sewer rates for Jeffesrson County residents
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Adriene Hill
Jun 7, 2013
Jefferson County, Ala., has reached a deal to get out of bankruptcy. But what does that mean for the county and its citizens?
Jefferson County, Ala. starts to get out of the sewer
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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 4, 2013
Somehow, Jamie Dimon and company are winning in the story of a mess of sewer bonds.
Detroit mulls auctioning art masterpieces to pay debt
May 27, 2013
A fight over city jewels brews as the emergency manager of Detroit wants to appraise masterpieces from the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Cities eye Stockton bankruptcy ruling
Apr 1, 2013
A bankruptcy in Stockton, Calif., could have reverberations for other municipalities around the country.
Atari declares bankruptcy
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Queena Kim
Jan 22, 2013
The legendary video game company could be facing the end after years of sagging business.
For public good, not for profit.
Out of bankruptcy, Tribune looks to sell off newspapers
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Jeff Horwich
Dec 31, 2012
After four years the Tribune Company emerges from bankruptcy today. The media conglomerate includes the L.A. Times, the Chicago Tribune, a handful of TV stations and a big slice of the Food Network.
Detroit on verge of bankruptcy... again
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Sarah Cwiek
Nov 26, 2012
An internal scuffle between Detroit's city council and the state of Michigan could drive the Motor City's budget into a big ditch.
Alan Wurtzel on why Circuit City went bust
Oct 23, 2012
Alan Wurtzel, son of the store's founder, details the transformation of the company over the years in his new book, “Good to Great to Gone: The 60 Year Rise and Fall of Circuit City”.