Latest Bankruptcy News

These countrywide bankruptcy news tidbits are updated hourly and provided by Google News.

LyondellBasell units file for bankruptcy - BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek - 6 minutes ago
By DAVID KOENIG The US arm of chemical giant LyondellBasell Industries has filed for bankruptcy as the recession continues to weaken demand for its products ...

Former Cleveland Millionaire Toby McKenzie Files for Bankruptcy - WDEF News 12
WDEF News 12, TN - 55 minutes ago
At one time Toby McKenzie and his wife Brenda were the biggest donors to local sports programs like UTC. And today McKenzie filed for Chapter Eleven ...

2008 bankruptcy numbers bleak - KTKA.com
KTKA.com, KS - 56 minutes ago
The numbers are still short of the more than 2 million who filed for bankruptcy in 2005. That year, experts say consumers rushed to file before a new law ...

Black’s Apollo Said to Be Among Lenders in Lyondell Bankruptcy - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Pierre Paulden and Jonathan Keehner Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Apollo Management LP, the private- equity firm led by Leon Black, is among the largest ...

Bankruptcy filings jump by a third in 2008 - WalletPop
WalletPop, VA - 1 hour ago
US consumer bankruptcy filings jumped by 33% in 2008, rising to 1064927 last year from 801840 in 2007, according to data from the National Bankruptcy ...

LyondellBasell US units file for bankruptcy - Reuters
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Chelsea Emery and Matt Daily NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The US operations of LyondellBasell, the world's third-largest petrochemical company, ...

LyondellBasell files for bankruptcy - KHOU
KHOU, TX - 2 hours ago
AP & KHOU.com staff report NEW YORK -- Chemical giant LyondellBasell Industries today announced it’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its US operations ...

Lyondell Files for Bankruptcy - New York Times Blogs
New York Times Blogs, NY - 2 hours ago
The American operations of LyondellBasell, the giant chemical maker, filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday as it struggled with dropping demand and a heavy debt ...

LyondellBasell units file for bankruptcy - abc13.com
abc13.com, TX - 2 hours ago
NEW YORK -- Chemical giant LyondellBasell Industries today announced it's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its US operations and a European holding ...

LyondellBasell units file for bankruptcy - MLive.com
MLive.com, MI - 2 hours ago
AP NEW YORK (AP) — Chemical giant LyondellBasell Industries says its US operations and a European holding company are filing for bankruptcy protection. ...