Here's what we are reading this morning:
Patisserie Valerie Collapses as Luke Johnson's Rescue Fails - Bloomberg
The How, What and Why of a Potential PG&E Bankruptcy | New York Law Journal
Retail viewpoint: 10 predictions for the industry in 2019 | AlixPartners
CEOs sour on US government policies, warn they hurt business, investment | Reuters
The Commonwealth and the GOs, part 1 - Credit Slips
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn: "Nothing went right" in 2018 - Axios
There could be zero growth in the U.S. economy if the shutdown lasts through Q1: White House’s top economist, Kevin Hassett
Tesla layoff details, reduced hours for Model S and Model X production
Will U.S. Cannabis Companies Find Grass Is Greener in Canada for Restructuring? | TMA
FirstEnergy Solutions Strikes Chapter 11 Exit Deal - WSJ
Airlines, Too, Are Hit When Government Workers Are Grounded - The New York Times
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts: Standing Order 2019-01, Regarding the Stay of Certain Proceedings and Tolling of Certain Deadlines With Respect to the United States Due to Lapse of Appropriations, is effective as of January 23, 2019
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California - Operations During Federal Government Shutdown; Operations May Be "Scaled Down" Starting Feb.1
PGE Bankruptcy FAQs for PPA Holders | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
The Fifth Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Code Can Impair Claims and Make-Whole Provision May Not Be Enforceable | Bracewell LLP
MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Twitter: "What if there is literally no profitable model for digital news? Or none that actually scales and endures without, say, the established readership base and brand of the NYT. This seems...increasingly likely to me?"
BuzzFeed Plans Layoffs as It Aims to Turn Profit - The New York Times
Verizon Media, HuffPost's Parent Company, Announces Sweeping Layoffs | HuffPost
Gannett lays off journalists across the country – Poynter
Central District of California Bankruptcy Court: Order Granting the United States’ Omnibus Motion for Enlargement of Deadlines and a Stay of Proceedings in Which the United States Government is a Party in Light of Lapse of Appropriations
PG&E Public Side Lender Presentation (Jan. 23, 2019)
Gift retailer Things Remembered prepares bankruptcy filing: sources | Reuters
Union Democrat parent company files Chapter 11