American Express, Meredith Seek Postal Agency Relief (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- American Express Co. , Meredith Corp. and Time Warner Inc.

Financial aid for widows of debt-ridden farmers (New Kerala)

Nagpur, Nov 19 : A voluntary organisation has initiated a move to give financial aid of Rupees 500 per month to over 5,000 widows of debt-ridden farmers, who committed suicide in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

Budget fears are explored (The Kent Dispatch)

A roomful of town officials and department heads met in Town Hall Tuesday night to assess the coming budget season and the stresses the economic crisis will put on town planning.

Relevant Background and Summary of the Issues (Mondaq)

In Clear Channel , PW, LLC (PW) owned large parcels of land (Property) in Burbank, California. A hedge fund, DB Burbank, LLC (DB), held a $40 million claim against PW that was secured by the Property.

Insurance and Transport (Mondaq)

The role that credit default swap contracts have played in triggering the turbulent conditions of the financial markets has led to increased regulation and investigation of certain types of these financial instruments, particularly in New York. Most notably, on January 1, 2009, the New York State Insurance Department (the "Department") will begin to regulate certain credit default swap contracts ...