August 12, 2010

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Law:

Former Associate Sues Nixon Peabody Over Amount of Origination Bonus
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Will Footsies During a Deposition Lead to Sanctions?
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Why Lawyers Should Work No More than 40 Hours a Week
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Bankruptcy Lawyers Predict Upcoming ‘Debt Wall’
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Bad Real Estate Deals Good for Law Firms
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On Day 11, Blago Jury Asks Question No Judge Wants to Hear
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Schmooze, Eat, Grovel
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Layoff Watch: Brinks Hofer Bids Farewell to 18
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"Part of the frustration is this incredibly long build-up to nothing"
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The Best Firms To Work For, When It Comes To ‘Quality of Life’
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Coudert Brothers Estate Settles With Former Associate Over Termination
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Weil, Skadden on Latest AIG Sell-Off
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Can Lawyers Be Happy?
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Lateral Hiring Heats Up in Chicago Legal Market
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How to Handle Assignment Management as an Associate
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How to Hit Up Friends for Business
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Let Me Do the Chores, Convicted Broker Pleads with Judge
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In $22 Million Fee Swing, 9th Circuit Vacates Attorney Fee Award to EchoStar
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Jackson Lewis and Winokur Serkey Found Liable for Verdict Against Former Client
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Steptoe’s Beef With Burger Joint Still Sizzling
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That's Super, Girl! Female GCs Smash Through Glass Ceiling
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Lawyer Busted for Forging Judge's Signature in Four Cases
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Do Class Action Lawyers Make Too Little?
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He Was Wearing Velcro, But the Lawsuit Didn't Stick
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DOJ Taps 34-Year-Old for High-Ranking Position in SG’s Office
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7th Circuit Allows Fix of In-House Lawyer’s $1.67B Mistake
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Why No One Under 30 Answers Your Voicemail
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A Law School Is Coming to Shreveport — Hallelujah!
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Illinois Pol Says State Could Ax Two Law Schools, Including His Alma Mater
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A Skadden Partner’s ‘Hideous’ House Causes Cape Cod Controversy
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Judges:

On Judge Walker and Recusal
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Judge Retires After Photo Incident Raises Questions
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Courts:

Philadelphia: Judge reviews bankruptcy blocking Family Court project
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Wall Street:

Stocks, US Futures Fluctuate in Wake of Slide
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Markets Regain Composure After Global Sell-Off
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US Stocks Fall Broadly On Fears About Global Economy
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DOW drops 265
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Economic Fears Fuel Market Swoon
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Layoffs:

Obama: $3 Billion More in Aid for Unemployed
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Solar company cuts US jobs, expands in Mexico
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Global Youth Unemployment Reaches New High
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Resorts:

Sea Island Co. files for bankruptcy protection
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Utah company says it's offered to buy Idaho resort
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Lloyds faces losses from US luxury resort
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Lehman:

In Lehman Legal Bills, Hints of the Next US Move
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Appaloosa Objects to Lehman Finance Plan for Hotel
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Video Rentals:

Blockbuster Bankruptcy Looms
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Blockbuster to post Q2 as debt-payment deadline looms
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Receivers:

Sanctions sought for Cook associate
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Accounting:

Rules Issued for Income Deferral of Canceled Debt
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Retailing:

Hughes heirs object to General Growth bankruptcy plan
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Macy's profit surges in the 2Q; boosts outlook
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Economy:

Policy road less traveled leaves markets lost
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For Fed, the Choices Get Harder
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Is QE2 finally the economic collapse?
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Empty chambers
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Deficit in July Totals $165.04 Billion
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Californians' income falls for first time since WWII
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Bailout Receivers at GM, AIG Need Miss Manners
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Warren Calls for ‘War Games’ to Soften Crises
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Warren's TARP Panel Says France, Germany Were Aided By US's AIG Bailout
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U.S. could have asked foreign countries to 'share the pain' of financial bailout
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China: Japan Debt Safer Than US Debt
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Cisco CEO on the economy
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Why a VAT Tax is Coming
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Economic Quagmire For The U.S.
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US posts widest trade gap in 20 months
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Q2 GDP Growth Could Be Revised To Just 1% After Trade Data
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Federal workers earning double their private counterparts
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Economic Stress Map
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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:

US Plans More Aid for Jobless Homeowners
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Feds rethink policies that encourage home ownership
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Filings indicate foreclosure jump
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July Foreclosures Drop Nearly 10% from a Year Ago
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Homes Lost to Foreclosure Up 6%
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Fla. AG Probe: Did 3 Law Firms Get 1,000s of Foreclosure Judgments By Possible Wrongdoing?
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Judge gives condo buyers bargaining chip
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Home Prices Rise in Most US Cities
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Buyers' Credit Lifts Home Prices
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Most Borrowers Choose Fixed-Rate Mortgages for Refinancing, Freddie Says
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Freddie Mac: Where Have All the Originations Gone?
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Mortgage Application Volume Sinks 34.1% Since 2009: MBA
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$39 billion in home-equity loans written off
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How Obama Whiffed on Foreclosure Reform
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Ross: Count me in
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Bad Debts Rise as Bust Erodes Home Equity
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Fitch Sees $100bn in Special Servicing CMBS Loans by Year End
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CRE Outlook Choppy, Uneven for Cities, Property Types and Firms
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Related Sues Lenders in Snowmass Wipe-Out
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30,000 line up for housing vouchers, some get rowdy
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The Capmark Bankruptcy Gets Ugly
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Capmark's unsecured creditors seek to recover $1.5 bln
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Freddie Mac Economist Finds Growing Investor Preference for Hard Cash
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Parties settle issues in Landmark bankruptcy case
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Bankruptcy settlement could move Onyx condo units
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City rejects Reese's bankruptcy plan
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West Edge auction scheduled for Aug. 26
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AHF liquidation details given
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A piece of surreal estate
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RBS: Economic Recovery Needs More Jobs, Refis and Mods
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Proposed Lowe’s Drywall Settlement Offers Small Payouts to Victims, Big Fees for Attorneys
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Autos:

GM Credit Facility Complete, IPO Filing Friday
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General Motors Said to Aim for Up to $16 Billion in Stock Sale
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GM CEO expects good demand when co. sells shares
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Obama's auto 'middle guy' bows out
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Visteon in exit financing talks
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Ssangyong names Mahindra preferred bidder for stake
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Fraud:

Fraud pays million$ on Wall Street
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Wash. Money Planner Gets About 7 Years for Fraud
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Former exec has no comment for victims of his financial crimes
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Judge won't release Fair Finance documents
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Judge: Fund for Renegade judgments, not for lawyers
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Fugitive's arrest echoes Catch Me If You Can case
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Radio Host Faces Fraud Charges Over Debt-Clearing Promises
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Messy Divorce Leads to Whistleblower Bounty in Pequot Capital Case
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Horse Racing:

Stonewall: Bank wants to sell horses without paying stud fees
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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 Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

Extended Stay, Capmark, Lyondell, Toys `R' Us, McDermott: Bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos claims may wallop GM estate
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AIG:

Fire sale at AIG
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Oil/Gas:

Crude Falls a Third Day on Signals Growth Will Slow, Rise in Stockpiles
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Texas Sues Fed Over Offshore Drilling Ban
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Banking:

Wells Fargo To Appeal Ruling Ordering It To Pay $203 Million For Unfair Fees
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Thousands of online banking customers have accounts emptied by 'most dangerous trojan virus ever created'
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Avoidance Actions:

Trustee Sues to Recover Millions for Taneja Creditors
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Student Debt:

Deep In Debt
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Aviation:

Airlines Have Cut Jobs for 2 Straight Years
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Unruly Passenger? What Not to Do
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Mexicana Agrees to Give Stakes to Pilots, Flight Attendants
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Japan Airlines reportedly to be solvent by March
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Municipalities:

LA Will be Bankrupt by 2014
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Firestorm After Dems Cut Food Stamps To Bail Out Teachers
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MBIA Unit Asks Court to Make Bankrupt Vallejo Pay Debt With License Fees
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Baseball:

MLB owners to vote on Rangers sale today
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On Eve of MLB Vote, Dispute Arises Over Removal of Aircraft Lease Agreement in Texas Rangers Chapter 11 Plan
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Newspapers:

Judge: Zell Won't Pay For Tribune Pension Losses
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Sovereigns:

USA 'Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know It'
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Consultants:

Huron Consulting Hires Marcero in Restructuring & Turnaround Practice
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Finance:

Microloans Helps Some Small Businesses Survive
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Health Care:

Executives at health insurance giants cash in as firms plan fee hikes
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Chemicals:

Lyondell, UBS Ask Bankruptcy Judge To Halt Highland Lawsuit
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Gambling:

Centaur out of running, seeks to sell Valley View Downs
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More trouble for embattled Siena Hotel Casino
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Celebs:

Rapper's home raided at gunpoint by IRS agents
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Apparel:

Des Plaines-based suitmaker celebrates year since its rescue
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UK:

Let tight royals sort Fergie's cash mess
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Blaming a Slow Recovery, the Bank of England Trims Its Economic Forecast
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England Focuses on Cities, US Does Not
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EU:

Eurozone industrial output in unexpected June fall
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Debt woes sap Europe's big-dream investments
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China:

China’s Economy, While Still Surging, Begins Showing Signs of Moderation
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