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PG&E Reaches $11 Billion Settlement with Insurers over Deadly Wildfires - The Wall Street Journal

09/13/19

PG&E Reaches $11 Billion Settlement with Insurers over Deadly Wildfires  The Wall Street Journal

PG&E agreed on an $11 billion settlement to resolve all claims by insurance carriers from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire.

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Correction: Opioids Crisis-Bankruptcy-Q&A story - Boston 25 News

09/13/19

Correction: Opioids Crisis-Bankruptcy-Q&A story  Boston 25 News

In a story Sept. 12 about the impact of a possible Purdue Pharma bankruptcy on the Sackler family, The Associated Press reported erroneously who founded ...

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J.Crew's 'crown jewel' Madewell files for an IPO - Business Insider

09/13/19

J.Crew's 'crown jewel' Madewell files for an IPO  Business Insider

Madewell filed to go public on Friday, a process that would split the company from its sister brand J. Crew.

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Feds probe sex abuse in U.S. Olympic organizations - OlympicTalk

09/13/19

Feds probe sex abuse in U.S. Olympic organizations  OlympicTalk

Investigators are looking into the way the USOPC and NGBs handled sex-abuse allegations.

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Massive store closures are a strategy, not a sign of a ‘retail apocalypse,’ experts say - MarketWatch

09/13/19

Massive store closures are a strategy, not a sign of a ‘retail apocalypse,’ experts say  MarketWatch

Store closures for the first half of 2019 have already exceeded all of 2018, but many of them are positive signs of a retail restructuring.

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Raw Data: Bankruptcies in the US - Mother Jones

09/13/19

Raw Data: Bankruptcies in the US  Mother Jones

In the previous post I mentioned that I was reading Elizabeth Warren's The Two-Income Trap, which makes the point that two-earner families are unusually ...

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Bankrupt Philadelphia refinery expects $50 million advanced insurance payment - Reuters

09/13/19

Bankrupt Philadelphia refinery expects $50 million advanced insurance payment  Reuters

Insurers of a fire-damaged Philadelphia refinery have indicated they would make a $50 million initial advance payment in connection with a June blaze that led ...

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After 13 years and 2 bankruptcies, Perkins and Marie Callender’s split up - Restaurant Business Online

09/13/19

After 13 years and 2 bankruptcies, Perkins and Marie Callender’s split up  Restaurant Business Online

The smaller Marie Callender's was sold for $1.75 million as part of the breakup. RB's The Bottom Line examines why the price was so low.

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Bankruptcy: Pain With Gain for Chicago - RealClearPolitics

09/13/19

Bankruptcy: Pain With Gain for Chicago  RealClearPolitics

Bankruptcy” is a dirty word that connotes failure, an ending — the antithesis of opportunity. For many, it's unthinkable “to go there,” as if it were a dark place, ...

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More troubles for San Antonio oilman Brian Alfaro and wife - mySA

09/13/19

More troubles for San Antonio oilman Brian Alfaro and wife  mySA

The walls are closing in on embattled San Antonio oil and gas businessman Brian Alfaro and his wife Kristi. Kristi Alfaro, 48, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...

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