How Detroit students experienced the city's bankruptcy

Sep 9, 2015
The NYT video series looks high schoolers' optimism despite their surroundings.
A video journalist from the New York Times followed Denby High School students in Detroit to see the city's bankruptcy through their eyes.
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What can candidates for president do for Puerto Rico?

Sep 4, 2015
Clinton and Rubio visit the territory, whose debt is worse than most states.

Who wins, loses in Corinthian's bankruptcy plan?

Aug 26, 2015
Officials say the proposal shields the for-profit college from lawsuits.

A requiem for fallen Columbia House

Aug 14, 2015
The music distributor was responsible for one writer cultivating her own tastes.

Relativity Media goes into turnaround

Jul 31, 2015
The mini Hollywood studio has filed for bankruptcy.

The problem with Puerto Rico's debt

Jul 17, 2015
Because of its exclusion from Chapter 9 provisions, handling debt is complicated.

AIG bailout trial: a partial moral victory

Jun 15, 2015
Hank Greenberg 'wins the battle but loses the war.'

For public good, not for profit.

Despite insurance, some Americans still struggle with medical debt

May 13, 2015
More than 50 percent of all bankruptcies are linked to medical debt.

The rise, fall, and rise again of the Twinkie

May 4, 2015
Handling the Twinkie empire hasn't been a piece of cake.
The golden spongecake is making a comeback. 
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Why RadioShack's bankruptcy ended in an auction

Mar 23, 2015
Hedge funds are squabbling over Radio Shack like vultures fighting over a coyote carcass. How did it come to this?