The US city of Detroit is “clearly insolvent”, emergency manager Kevyn Orr says in his first review of the city’s finances.
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The US city of Detroit is “clearly insolvent”, emergency manager Kevyn Orr says in his first review of the city’s finances.
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The number of people and businesses becoming insolvent has fallen to its lowest level for five years, according to government figures.
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The number of people being declared insolvent in England and Wales fell last year to the lowest level since 2008, the Insolvency Service says.
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The insolvent electrical chain Comet confirms a further 735 redundancies at its head office, central functions and its home delivery network.
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The insolvent electrical chain Comet is preparing to close about 30 stores out of 236 by the end of November, the BBC learns.
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The electrical chain Dixons is offering Christmas jobs to hundreds of Comet staff who face redundancy because their firm is insolvent.
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Employees at the White Birch paper plant in Quebec voted 79 per cent in favour of accepting their insolvent employer’s final offer.
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Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased.
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