bankruptcy
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With mounting debt, the company filed for bankruptcy protections in 2020, closed 46 locations and received $30 million in emergency financing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
A tariff waiver can mean billions for one company and bankruptcy for its rival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Life-insurance proceeds and property settlement payouts received within 180 days after filing Chapter 7 are also considered part of your bankruptcy estate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
It survived the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 90s, but collapsed when the company responsible for the site declared bankruptcy amid allegations of mismanagement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
A few months after he published that line, the Lomas Financial Corporation returned to bankruptcy.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
"It will not be possible to redirect the entire harvest to European and other markets," Aramyan told AFP, warning of overproduction, bankruptcies and possible social strain.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Recent private credit fund bankruptcies revealed poor collateral management, fraud, and inconsistent bank disclosures, raising risk concerns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Jones has since tried to use the bankruptcies to manage his massive liabilities and keep control of the Infowars platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
In his book, “Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America,” Ballou examined large leveraged buyouts and found that many of which resulted in bankruptcies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
From January to June 2007, the news from the pool—its delinquencies, its bankruptcies, its house foreclosures—had remained fairly consistent.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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