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ResCap: Berkshire chose not to be part of pre-bankruptcy sale process - Reuters UK

06/15/12

June 15 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc , which has offered to buy key assets from Residential Capital LLC, chose not to take part in the process to sell the mortgage loan and servicing company when it was preparing to file ...

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Jim Rogers: Economic Bankruptcy Isn't End of the World - NewsMax.com

06/15/12

Bankruptcy allows an economy to clean up dying businesses ... while the country's borrowing costs soared to their highest in eurozone history at around 7 percent, a level widely seen as unsustainable on fears that the country itself may need ...

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Third tech fund company files for bankruptcy - The Business Journal

06/15/12

Austin startup NanoTailor Inc., which received an Emerging Technology Fund award two years ago, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month after the state cut off money tied to reaching goals not outlined in the original contract, the company's ...

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Third company in Perry’s tech fund files for bankruptcy - Bryan College Station Eagle

06/15/12

SAN ANTONIO — A third company awarded taxpayer dollars through Gov. Rick Perry’s business-hatching Emerging Technology Fund has filed for bankruptcy, folding after the state cut off money that was tied to hitting milestones not in the ...

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Those Seeking Expert Bankruptcy Lawyers in Cincinnati Turn to Attorney R. Michael Smith - Emailwire

06/15/12

With the ability to advise on bankruptcy options typically available to those in difficult financial circumstances, both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, R. Michael Smith is well-placed to assist people keen to get back on their feet.

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HK bankruptcy petitions up 18 pct in May vs April - Reuters India

06/14/12

Pct Change Pct Change No. of May M/M Y/Y Jan-May Y/Y Bankruptcy petitions 795 +18.1 +10.7 3,519 +4.3 Bankruptcy orders 668 -13.3 -21.2 3,303 -1.6 The government has forecast GDP growth of between 1 and 3 percent this year, sharply down from 5 ...

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HK bankruptcy petitions up 18 pct in May vs April - Reuters

06/14/12

Pct Change Pct Change No. of May M/M Y/Y Jan-May Y/Y Bankruptcy petitions 795 +18.1 +10.7 3,519 +4.3 Bankruptcy orders 668 -13.3 -21.2 3,303 -1.6 The government has forecast GDP growth of between 1 and 3 percent this year, sharply down from 5 ...

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Chattanooga area bankruptcy filings for June 7 - 13 - Chattanooga Times Free Press

06/14/12

These are new cases, according to court records that were filed in the Chattanooga and Winchester offices of U.S. Bankruptcy courts Eastern District of Tennessee, June 7 - 13: Rumpca, Sylvia Ann, 1200 20th St. NE, Apartment 37, Cleveland, Tenn.

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Chattanooga area bankruptcy filings for June 7 - 13 - Chattanooga Times Free Press

06/14/12

These are new cases, according to court records that were filed in the Chattanooga and Winchester offices of U.S. Bankruptcy courts Eastern District of Tennessee, June 7 - 13: Rumpca, Sylvia Ann, 1200 20th St. NE, Apartment 37, Cleveland, Tenn.

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Third company in Perry’s tech fund files for bankruptcy - Bryan College Station Eagle

06/14/12

The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May. The AP was the first to locate the filing while researching the fund’s recipients. Perry’s office oversees the Emerging Technology Fund, which was created in 2005 to help launch tech start ...

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