Law:
High Court Considers Restrictions on Attorneys Giving Bankruptcy Advice
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Oral Argument at the Supreme Court
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Federal Law Limiting Legal Advice Draws Particular Interest at the Supreme Court
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High Court Hears Student Loan Bankruptcy Case
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40% of Firms Cut Starting Associate Pay, While 44% Consider 2010 Cut
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Patton Boggs Mystery Meeting
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Faegre & Benson Layoff Update: Firm Denies, Associates Disagree
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Bonuses at Law Firms Not Guaranteed in 2009
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Top-earning Linklaters partner took home £2.5m for last financial year
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Billing Rates Projected to Increase 3.2% in 2010
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Good News for 2Ls: Some Law Firms Interviewing Again
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Advice for Job-Seeking Lawyers: Cast a Wide Net, Don’t Vent
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It Could Get Awkward at Seyfarth
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Lawsuit of the Day: Lancaster v. Seyfarth Shaw Partners told to ‘hustle for cash,’ congratulated for ‘prying cash out of clients’ hands.’
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Weil Names New Bankruptcy Partner
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Milbank Names Two New Bankruptcy Partners
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Kirkland Leads Charter Out of Bankruptcy
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It's Sunny for Philadelphia's Legal Market, Survey Shows
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Sidley Austin Pushes Into Silicon Valley With Lateral Hires
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Lawyer Rothstein Charged With Running Ponzi Scheme
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Lawyer's Alleged Fraud a Case of 'Greed Run Amok,' Says Prosecutor
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Rothstein's mob image questioned
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DynCorp Lawyer's Firing Makes Waves
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Ethics Opinion Requires Disclosure on Ghostwritten Pleadings
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Terror by Trial Lawyer
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Federal Judge Releases Written Opinion on 'Red Flags Rule'
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The Harvard Law Financial Aid Situation (With Emails)
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Adventures in Lawyer Advertising: Muscle, Talent, Results, and Terrible Acting
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Lawyer Sanctioned Over Alleged 'Couch of Restitution'
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Inside the High Court: Sotomayor Collides With Ginsburg During Questioning
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Lawyer Ponies Up Charity Money In Lieu Of Contempt Finding for Using Profanity in Court
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Federal judges to take stand in trial of New Jersey shock jock Harold (Hal)Turner
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No Saint: Impeachment Charges Begin for N.O. Federal Judge
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Judge to rule on bull killing ritual
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Wall Street:
US Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed
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Stocks Rise Worldwide as Dubai Concern Wanes, China Expands; Dollar Drops
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High-frequency trading surges across the globe
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Handguns and Historical Revisionism at Goldman?
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King me, BlackRock boss says
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Finance layoffs and hirings: Canopy, Cowen and more
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Corporate America to workers: We're not hiring, you'll just have to work harder
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Job Cuts Loom as Stimulus Fades
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US May Raise Rates Before Jobs Recovery
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Autos:
Auto sales limp towards end of rough year
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More Consumers Late on Auto Loans in 3Q
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GM's US sales fall 2.2 percent in November
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Henderson Said to Flunk Board's 100-Day Review on Fixing General Motors
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GM CEO Henderson Resigns After 8 Months
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Fritz Henderson
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It's Whitacre's GM now
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GM CEO Henderson forced out; Whitacre takes over -- for now
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GM rocked by CEO Fritz Henderson's speedy exit
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Chrysler sales tumble in mixed November for automakers
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Chrysler Ends U.S. Soccer Sponsorship
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Drop in Ford Truck Sales Offsets Increase for Cars
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Kildee gets his wish: congressional hearing Wednesday on Delphi bankruptcy
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Dutch luxury car maker Spyker interested in Saab
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Media:
Let Them Fail, Says Murdoch
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Banking:
Big Risks to U.S. Bank Stocks Exist, Citi Says
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Wells Fargo to close 122 California branches: report
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AmTrust Financial Files for Bankruptcy in Cleveland
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WaMu Is Gone, but the Parent Is Fighting On
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US Treasury To Sell Capital One Financial Warrants
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Derivatives:
Thomson Default Swaps Triggered by Bankruptcy Event
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Enron:
Utilities get $9 million from Enron scandal
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Economy:
Fed's Plosser: Timely withdrawal of stimulus crucial
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Fed banks worried in November that recovery was shaky
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Fed's Plosser calls for higher interest rates
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Bernanke Backed By Bank Panel Senators After `Far From Perfect' First Term
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Housing, Factory Activity Picks up
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US Manufacturing Slows in November
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Summers Disputes Pimco’s ‘New Normal’ of Slow Economic Growth
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Treasury Nominee Miller Stands to Receive $15 Million on T. Rowe Options
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NY Fed Takes Stakes in 2 AIG Units
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4 Economic Moves Washington Got Right
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Survey: Rural Midwest Still in Recession
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Economic Stress Index
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Recovery Index
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Bailout Tracker
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Real Estate:
Home sales contracts soar in October
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Junk mortgages: It just gets worse
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Pending home sales highest in 3-1/2 years
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CMBS Delinquencies Grow 504% since '08
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$1trn in Commercial Real Estate Equity Lost, Say Analysts
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A King of Real Estate, Fallen on Harder Times
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Bank of America Has "Good Excuse" for Not Offering Mortgage Modifications; HAMP a Spectacular Failure
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Prospective Statler buyers need more time to close purchase deal
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The Difference Between Businessmen and Homeowners
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PA Borrower Sues to Have Toll Brothers Mortgage Voided
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Short Sale Incentives Coming in 2010, Treasury Says
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Newspapers:
Tribune's Payouts To Lenders' Lawyers No Secret Anymore
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Judge gives Tribune more time for bankruptcy plan
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Greenspun Media Lays Off Staff, Reorganizes Units
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New Round of Cutbacks Coming at Gannett Newspapers
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance: Recent Rulings Relevant to Subprime Claims
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AIG completes deal to reduce debt to Federal Reserve
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AIG’s ‘Tainted Brand’ in U.K. Damages Life Unit Before Sale
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If AIG is Solvent, Why Can't They Pay Us Back?
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Biotech:
Vermillion Awaits Decision by Bankruptcy Court After Filing Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan
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Fraud:
Treasury Said To Have Seized Firm's Bonus Pool
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Madoff London Employees Said to Avoid Facing U.K. Fraud Charges
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A year later in New York, it's Madoff as cabaret
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Florida Lawyer Is Charged in Fraud Case
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Minneapolis Man Ran Fake Hedge Fund
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Jury Deliberates 4th Day in Petters Fraud Trial
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Palm Beach Finance Files Bankruptcy on Petters Loss
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SEC Sends Subpoenas To More Companies In Insider-trading Probe
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Swindler's atty: He's not like Madoff
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Judge tosses some charges in Stanford shred case
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Senators aim to put squeeze on Antigua over Stanford assets
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Celebs:
A look at 'White House crasher's' bankruptcy records: $80,000 in credit card debt
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Religion:
Creditors In Del. Diocese Bankruptcy Meet
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Health Care:
CCS Medical Wins Approval from Bankruptcy Court for Its Chapter 11 Asset Sale
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More uninsured likely as COBRA subsidy expires
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Oil/Gas:
Rancher Energy Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Attract New Capital
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SemGroup Energy Partners LP announces new name
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SemGroup emerges from bankruptcy
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Fashion:
French court shuts down Lacroix fashion designs
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It's over for Lacroix
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Sad end to glittering Lacroix fashion house
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Agriculture:
Reorganization Plan Approved for Greenberg Traurig Client T H Agriculture & Nutrition
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Accounting:
Are Other Small Big 4 Offices at Risk of Closure?
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Private Equity:
Limestone, Aluminum Lead To Bankruptcy Court Opportunities
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Six New PE Bankruptcies in November - Year's Total at 72
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Distressed Investing:
Boyazny on distressed opportunities
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Congressional Activity Re: Bankruptcy
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Book Reviews:
Holiday Reading
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Gambling:
Foes and Friends in Trump Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Fight, Las Vegas Style
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Theme Parks:
Six Flags noteholders seek to end exclusivity
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Litigation:
Class Actions: A rip-off far worse than Madoff's?
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Corporate Reform:
A Second Judge Has Questions on an SEC Settlement
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A Study in Contrasts in Financial Overhaul
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Retailing:
Bank's Action Rattles a New Mall in Chicago
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General Growth Files Bankruptcy Turnaround Plan in New York
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Municipalities:
San Diego: Sanders distances himself from bankruptcy suggestion
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Bankruptcy is an 'opportunity'?
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Student Debt:
Loan Debt Is Focus of 2 New Reports
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Average student debt rises to $23,000
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Credit Cards:
U.S. credit card offers pick up for select few
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Pensions:
Pension tension on the rise
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Rules:
Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure take effect today
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UK:
BDO forecasts amnesty rush
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ICAEW launch online insolvency network
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EU:
Europe near deal on shake-up of bank policing
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European Banks Growing Bigger ‘Sowing the Seeds’ of Next Crisis
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Canada:
Toronto Restaurants Dropping Like Flies
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Art: The sudden demise of Ritchies Auctioneers
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Premier gets third degree over Hydro whistleblower
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CanWest wins extension for restructuring
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Middle East:
Where's the next Dubai?
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Big Risk, Little Reward
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Dubai World to meet creditor panel on debt crisis
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Dubai creditors fight for their money
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Dubai Credit Risk Falls Most in 9 Months On Debt Plan
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Does Islamic Banking Law Prohibit A Bailout Of Dubai World?
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Is the Dubai Crisis a Sovereign Debt Crisis or a Bankruptcy?
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Dubai's debt standstill redefines Gulf lending - bankers
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New York Hedge Fund Leads Effort On Dubai Bonds
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Hedge Fund QVT,Dubai Creditor,Has History Leading Committees
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Dubai Crisis May Trigger Expat Job Losses
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Outstanding loans from Dubai World and units
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Dubai World's $60bn debt woes raise questions for private equity portfolio
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Managing the nitty-gritty of Dubai World debt
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Investors Shorted Dubai World Debt Back in September
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North Korea:
Chaos reportedly erupts after North Korea revalues currency
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Japan:
Japan's Central Bank Takes Steps to Lift Economy
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Why Japan's Economic Boost Won't Work
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France:
France Telecom Must Repay $1.65B in State Aid
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Greece:
Greece faces bankruptcy
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Greece Faces New EU Demands on 'Worrying' Deficit
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Russia:
A Victory for Holders of Yukos
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