Obama's Suitmaker Facing Potential Bankruptcy

Obama's Suitmaker Facing Potential Bankruptcy
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Even as Chicago men's suitmaker Hartmarx Corp. reveled in President Barack Obama wearing one of its Hart Schaffner Marx suits at his inauguration Tuesday, Hartmarx officials were facing a credit crunch that could threaten the 125-year-old company's existence.

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