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Tepper Snags MF Global Shares

11/16/11

: Bloomberg

Hedge-fund manager David Tepper has a history of profiting from the financial distress of others. It’s made him one of Wall Street’s wealthiest investors.

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The Daily Docket: Lehman Reaches Deal With Trustee

11/15/11

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. reached a deal with the trustee for investors in a complex natural gas deal that fizzled when the investment bank collapsed and its impact was felt from Walt Disney World to the city of Tallahassee, Fla. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Bankruptcy Beat Edition

11/11/11

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, we’re going to sing our own praises just a bit. From Toni Braxton’s revelation that bankruptcy worked out “really great” to boy-band creator Lou Pearlman’s settlement with MTV, Bankruptcy Beat was at the forefront of celebankruptcy news. Also this week, the Dodgers are readying for a sale, and Lenny “Nails” Dykstra’s boxing brawl didn’t go off as planned.

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The Daily Docket: Jefferson County Enters Bankruptcy

11/10/11

Alabama’s Jefferson County filed for Chapter 9 protection Wednesday evening with more than $3 billion in debt, the largest bankruptcy of its kind, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Borders Liquidators Get ‘Something’ From George Harrison Guitar

11/09/11

: Associated Press; George Harrison performs at a concert in London in this 1995 file photo.

The sun has come out for liquidators of Borders Group Inc.

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The Daily Docket: Judge Slashes Dynegy Loan Money

11/09/11

A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday slashed the amount of money Dynegy Inc.’s holding company can immediately lend to four subsidiaries to keep the entities running during bankruptcy, in light of serious questions raised in court by Dynegy bondholders. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Cast Your Bid for Kluge’s Cupids

11/08/11

: Associated Press/Daily Progress; Patricia Kluge stands with her husband, Bill Moses.

So you missed your chance to bid on Patricia Kluge’s 24,000-square-foot, 45-room cou

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Los Angeles Dodgers Edition

11/04/11

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, it looks like the Los Angeles Dodgers are stepping up to be sold, and former outfielder Lenny Dysktra’s going for a knockout. Also this week, another of Bravos’ “Real Housewives” has some bankruptcy-court drama, and the newest James Bond movie has started filming nearly a year after Metro-Goldwyn-Myer Inc. filed for bankruptcy.

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Maker of Jay-Z’s Rocawear Dragged Into ‘Real Housewife’ Bankruptcy Drama

11/04/11

: Associated Press; In this photo provided by NBC Universal, from left, Dina Manzo, Teresa Giudice, Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita from “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” appear on the “Tod