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When MF Global filed for bankruptcy on Monday, it left about 150,000 accounts in limbo, with regulators struggling to recover the funds.

With just five days left before a government shutdown, federal workers are pressing lawmakers to cut a deal that will keep the government open for business.

After a failed attempt earlier this week, the House voted to extend the deadline to file for federal jobless benefits Thursday.

But the bill will be stuck in limbo as Congress takes a weeklong summer break.

Chase denied an untold number of loan modifications for a reason that is now prohibited: It determined that homeowners' financial troubles were temporary.

Key tax breaks are mired in limbo, leaving individuals and businesses in a bind. Extensions are expected later, but in these tight times, nothing is certain.

The small business credit market is about to take another major hit. Six weeks after Advanta abruptly froze all of its 1 million credit-card accounts, lending giant CIT Group hangs in limbo and is reportedly eying bankruptcy.

Michael Jackson's death may lead to huge losses for AEG Live, which was organizing the icon's comeback concerts, and O2, the venue for the shows.

Stephen Beard reports.

The American steel industry announced 5,000 layoffs, including suspending production at a mill in Alabama.

That move is leaving 1,700 workers in limbo. Tanya Ott reports.

In Baltimore, an effort to turn one of the city's most neglected neighborhoods into a biotech hub has stalled thanks to the recession, leaving developers and a community in limbo.

Cathy Duchamp reports.