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THE DISTILLERY: King's grip on the throne

One commentator asks today whether Leighton chief Wal King has hatched a cunning plan to postpone retirement. 30 Aug 2010 7:01 AM

Pressure mounts for 'Sheriff' Elizabeth Warren

Pressure continues to mount on President Obama to select Elizabeth Warren as the nation's first consumer financial protection regulator.

Chrysler throws a party for its workers

Chrysler Group LLC executives, including CEO Sergio Marchionne, flipped burgers for about 9,000 employees at a picnic today to thank workers for their efforts in the first year as a new company, following bankruptcy and the tie-up with Fiat SpA.

New firm, old tricks for bankruptcy attorney

The hallway leading to William Lobel's office on the seventh floor of a Newport Center office building is decorated with paintings of golf courses. Lobel is a bankruptcy attorney whose well-heeled clients are facing one of life's more difficult...

Consumer 10.0: How the Pew Trusts aided credit card reform

It was early 2007, and Michael Roster and Dwane Krumme each viewed the credit card industry with growing dismay. Each had played a role in its development - Krumme as a banker, and Roster as a prominent industry lawyer. Now, each saw that the business had turned into a trap for unwary consumers dragged down by billions of dollars in tricky fees and sky-high penalty