Law:
Goldman Sachs Seeks Dismissal of Suit by Investor Alleging Bad Madoff Advice
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High-profile Paul Weiss partner set to join Goldman defense team
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Sen. Specter Has Lawyers (and the Stoneridge Case) In His Crosshairs
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Will the Financial Reform Bill Include An Aiding and Abetting Liability Provision?
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Sidley Lawyer Defends Lehman-Barclays Sale
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THE AM LAW 100 2010: Profits Per Partner
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Peer Monitor Index for Q1, 2010 Cost Cutting Continues, Demand Remains Flat, and Rates Are Under Pressure
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Oil Spill Lawsuits Spreading Fast
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Were the ‘Good Old Days’ of BigLaw Better?
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Music City Lawyers Moan a Mournful Melody
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Nashville Legal Community Struggles to Cope With Flooding
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Foley Boosts Insurance & Reinsurance Practice With 7-Lawyer Lovells Group
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White & Williams Acquires 10 Edwards Angell Lawyers for ‘Booming’ D&O Work
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7th Circuit Warns of Dangers of Computers and Tequila, But Gives E-Filer a Pass
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It's Still Tough Times for Wouldbe BigLaw Associates
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CC loses ground to UK rivals in US growth stakes
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The Golden Trough
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Top firms continue to churn out salaried partners as equity tightens
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Reducing Price and Cost - The REAL Exercise
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Lawyer says capping his team's fees at $50 million would derail $3 billion settlement
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The Deferred: We come to praise law firms, not bury them
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Blank Rome: Indefinite Deferral Isn't A Subtle Signal
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Is Anyone Desperate Enough to Do This?
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Judge OKs Firm's Suit Over Former Associate's 'Gripe Site'
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Bad News for Laid-Off Associates: BigLaw Is Shunning You, Recruiter Says
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Study Finds Experience ‘Sweet Spot’ for Associates Jumping to Corporate Jobs
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That Over-70 Age Discrimination Lawsuit: EEOC Doesn't Take Prisoners
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More NY Lawyers Boycott Phoenix Meeting
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Don't Like the Arizona Immigration Law? Whom Should You Boycott?
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Arizona Cities Join the Attack on Immigration Law
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Don't boycott Arizona, ex-Justice O'Connor says
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Hawker of Princess Di Plates Drags National Firm Back to Court
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Embarrassing Depo Wins Conn. Sect’y of State the Right to Run for AG Job
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Raid on Skadden Pays Off for BigLaw Rival
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National Firms Ink New NY Office Deals
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Lawyer Tells Sentencing Judge He Didn't Know Tax-Lien Deal Was Illegal
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Gay BigLaw Associate, Other Panelists Advise Law Students on Coming Out at Work
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Law Dean Boycotts US News Rankings
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Best Law Firm Ads Ever
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"The Good Wife" - Will Alicia or Carey win the "contest"
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Comedian Wins Defamation Suit Over Mother-in-Law Jokes
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Lawyer rejected for Pa. bar in 1847 admitted
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What Is It Like to be a Cop?
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Cops disarm 'gunman,' spoil movie shoot
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Judges:
A fair judge - Hundreds honor retiring bankruptcy jurist
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Justice Stevens: To Life, To Life, L’Chaim
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High Court short-listers' Job No. 1: Don't mess up
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Justice Stevens: push for nominees' views improper
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Stevens' spirit looms large as Obama ponders pick
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Will Robert Downey Jr. Play Her in the Movie?: Sonia Sotomayor Gets the Comic Book Treatment
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Delaware Superior Court Establishes Special Business Court
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To replace John Paul Stevens, an atheist
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Obama wants a consensus-building justice
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Garland Has More Assets than Others on Shorter Supreme Court Short List
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Ten reasons Obama might appoint Diane Wood
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High Court Long Shot Has a Reputation for Persuasion
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Judge jails woman for racy t-shirt worn in courtroom
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Wall Street:
Stock Index Futures Point to Higher Wall St Open
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Stocks Slide Worldwide, Erasing 2010 Gain
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US Stocks Fall as Disney, GE Slump Amid Concern About Europe
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US Stocks Resume Decline as Greek Concern Outweighs Economy
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Asian stocks react to news from Europe with jitters
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NYSE Imposes First “Hard Close” Penalty—On Goldman
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Why Investors Should Care About the Greek Crisis
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Layoffs:
New report shows the agony of long-term unemployment
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Job reports paint a brighter picture
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Nationwide Insurance to Hire 1,400
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Private sector adds jobs for 3 months: ADP
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Rosengren Says Economy Is Years From Full Employment
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Lehman:
Lehman Trustee Didn't Grasp Letter He Charged $12600 to Review
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Lehman Brothers Judge Tells Swedbank to Release Funds
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Magazines:
Washington Post Co. to Sell Newsweek
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Why Is Time Magazine Still Profitable While Newsweek Is Toast?
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Don Graham: We're Open to Any Good Buyer
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Is Newsweek Toast?
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Corporate Reform:
Why Jamie Dimon is Afraid of Debating Elizabeth Warren
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SEC Didn't Act After Spotting Wall Street Risks, Documents Show
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Deal reached to drop $50 bln bank fund from reform
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Taking down a failing financial firm: Who pays?
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2 Votes Break Logjam on Financial Overhaul Bill
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Changes In Agreement
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Death of 'Bailout Fund' Renders Resolution Authority Toothless
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Senate set to vote on 'orderly liquidation' system, a key Wall Street reform
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FDIC backs Dodd-Shelby agreement on ending bailouts
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Bair on the Derivatives Spin Off Rule: 'Not a Good Idea'
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What's missing from Wall Street reform
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Expert: Financial Bill Has Huge Loophole
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Fed's Plosser Says Dodd Bill Would Encourage Bailouts
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Plosser Urges Senate to Keep Fed Banking Oversight
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JPMorgan Chase Memo Sneers At 'Ignorant' Senators, 'Time For The Grownups To Step In'
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Grownups
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Senate Finally Ready To Move On Democrats Financial Reform Plan
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Ex-Bear Stearns CEO defends conduct of firm
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Former SEC chairman to be grilled on failure to regulate Bear and Lehman
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Cayne Says He Believes Something 'Untoward' Happened to Bear
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Ace Greenberg Warned Jimmy Cayne About Liquidity Problems, ‘Knew That He’d Been Smoking Pot for Years’
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Bear Stearns Execs Blame Outsiders For Firm's Failure
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Bear Stearns' Cayne concedes leverage was too high
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Scrappy cigar-smoker personified his bank
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Ex-Bear Stearns Chief Splits With Wall Street, Endorses Regulating Derivatives
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6 simple steps to really fix Wall Street
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Gross Disagrees With Buffett; Finds Ratings Agencies 'Nonsensical'
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U.S. Top Cop: SEC May Not Delay Civil Cases
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Orthodontists brace against bank reform :)
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Ratings Agencies:
Gross Says Dismiss Bond Ratings on Common Sense
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Food/Drink:
Mayfair wants more to say about Quality bankruptcy
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Planet Organic Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Religion:
Bankruptcy judge tells pastor he needs a lawyer
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Cardinal Can’t Quote Scripture or His Own Archdiocese Policy on Pedophile Priests
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Newspapers:
Oklahoman announces 57 layoffs, some in newsroom
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Aviation:
United, Continental non-negotiable items were Chicago headquarters, Smisek to lead company
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Airline Mergers Aren't Storybook Romances
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Who Is the 'Ugly Girl' Among Airlines?
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Credit Cards:
Senators Take Aim at $40B in Credit Card Fees
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Card Charge-Off Rates 'At Or Near A Peak': Moody's
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Vermont Lawmakers Crack Down on Credit Card Fees
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Economy:
Senators Seek to Force Fed Disclosure of Borrowers
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Fear index hits 3-month highs
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Batten down the hatches for decade of austerity
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How Congress Played Both Ends During the Financial Crisis
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Feds $2.3 Trillion Garage Sale
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Fed's Rosengren defends low-rate stance
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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:
Was It Really a Bubble?
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Freddie Mac Seeks Billions More After Big Loss
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Mortgage Applications Spike Ahead of Tax Credit Deadline
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Home Builder Pulte Fails to Meet Expectations
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Builder Wants State to Probe MGM Mirage Nonpayment
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Proposed Fannie Mae Overhaul Could Result In Increased Mortgage Costs
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DLA Piper 2010 State of the Market Survey Unveils Improved 12-Month Outlook but CMBS Concerns Loom
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Chicago apartments: 125 foreclosures a week
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Flipper Victims Sue Developer: Should Others Be Worried?
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Jumbo Loans Get Cheaper, But It's Still Tough to Qualify
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Portland sees trend of 'zombie buildings'
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Latest in Saga of Flawed Las Vegas Luxury Project
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Moody’s Downgrades $13bn of Subprime RMBS
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Banking:
Is the WaMu Bankruptcy Finally On Its Way Out?
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Banks Surprise with Debt Trading Profits
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Geithner Says Can't Take All Risks out of Banking
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Troubled Bank Sales: FDIC’s Surprisingly Shifting Tides
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AmTrust's former parent should have sold assets to keep bank from failing, FDIC says
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St. Paul's Croatian Credit Union is shut down
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Bids sought for ShoreBank, Midwest Bank
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Sovereigns:
Greece doubts fuel nerves over sovereign debts
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It's Not About Greece Anymore
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Inflation: The Obvious Endgame To Sovereign Insolvency
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Tourism:
As Cancellations Mount, Gulf Coast Resorts Fear a Lost Summer
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Oil/Gas:
NorthernStar to seek bankruptcy protection
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Endless process defeats LNG
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Bankruptcy, local pushback dooms Ore. LNG port
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Oil Spill Disclosures Spreading
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Oil spill costs mount for US economy, companies
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Obama attempts to limit political fallout
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Insurance industry braces for liability hit from oil spill
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The Cost & Effects Of The BP Oil Spill
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What will BP really pay?
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Moody's Says Gulf Spill Pressures BP Credit Rating
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Political resistance to new oil drilling increases
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BP ups spill estimate sharply in worst-case confab
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BP sends $100M to Gulf states to get them ready
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Unpredictable Current Is Wild Card in Gulf Disaster Scenarios
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Oil from Gulf of Mexico spill presents no immediate harm to public: experts
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White House backs lifting liability limit for oil spills
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Obama biggest recipient of BP cash
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Are More Oil Spills Inevitable?
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Giant box being loaded on barge, headed for Gulf
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A Toxic Fix to a Toxic Problem
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NOAA: 1 of 3 Gulf well leaks halted but oil flow same
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Gulf oil spill could 'devastate' South Florida's environment
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Oil Spill Could Further Paralyze Florida Economy
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Florida opens hot line for businesses hurt by Gulf oil spill
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Oil spill puts Gulf Coast tourism in limbo
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Seafood retailers fearful of backlash
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Miss. governor: No need to panic about oil slick
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Gulf Coast May Be Permanently Changed by Oil Spill
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Oil falls below $80 on Greece, rising stocks
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Transocean Profit Declines for Fifth Quarter
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Gulf Rig Owner Sees Financial Hit, More Lawsuits
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Telecoms:
FairPoint Bankruptcy Hearings Open in Maine
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Health Care:
Hospital to be sold, SRHS declares bankruptcy
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WellPoint rates face new scrutiny from state and federal officials
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Baseball:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of MLB Seizing the Rangers
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Celebs:
Judge recalls bench warrant for Bergstein
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Mining:
Grupo Mexico sees growth in US miner Asarco
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Credit Counseling:
More consumers are unhappy with debt settlement companies
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Gambling:
Station Casinos Auction Approval Delayed by Judge
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Lawyers question Station officials, try to show reorganization plan unfair
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Station Casino name could disappear
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Hourly Employees from Station Casinos Attend the Company’s Bankruptcy Proceedings for the First Time
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Boyd Gaming posts $8.4 million profit in first quarter
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Hotels:
Hotel Profits Decline Record 35.4 Percent According to PKF Report
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Resorts:
Yellowstone Club Founder To Sue Over Controversial Loan
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Compensation:
Feinberg Said to Review $500,000-Plus Pay Packages at 150 Firms
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AIG:
AIG: Financial Winners & Losers
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How the Prudential dream turned sour
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Prudential Faces Large Break Fees If AIG Deal Runs Aground
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Finance:
C&I Lending to Stay in Doldrums
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Providing Loans Based on Cash Flow, Not Credit Score
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Education:
For-Profit College to Stop Recruiting in Homeless Shelters
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How Wall Street and a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America.
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Fraud:
Fitch revises Goldman Sachs rating outlook to negative
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Goldman Sachs's Blankfein Reassures Private Wealth Clients
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Lloyd Blankfein Is Just Glad That This Crisis Was Able To Bring Him Closer To His Clients
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Live Blogging a Goldman Client Conference Call
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Lloyd Wants You to Brag About Being a Goldman Client
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Goldman boss admits handling of conflicts can be 'a little off'
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How Long Will Lloyd Blankfein Last?
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Blankfein: Goldman must recognize doubters
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Goldman Should Explain Selling Crap
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Blodget: Blankfein Is Toast
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Fraud-Tarred Finance Firms' Trail May Mean Blankfein Keeps Job
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Who Could Replace Goldman's Blankfein?
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Hank Paulson- Goldman Reunion
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It is Official: Fab Tourre is in Trouble With SEC
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Oregon Congressman Calls Goldman Sachs "Gambling Addicts" On House Floor
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'It's a Lot Like Fantasy Football': DeFazio on Goldman Sachs
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Former Dallas Investment Advisor To Plead Guilty in Fraud Case
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SpongeBob Bath Toymaker’s Officers Accused of Fraud
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Refund sought for disgraced Florida lawyer's donation to California's Prop. 11 campaign
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$10 Million Ponzi Claim in Upstate N.Y.
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Bank Abetted $35M Ponzi, Investors Say
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Health Care:
Jackson Health System payment process shaky
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Paper:
AbitibiBowater shares dive on bankruptcy plan
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Pensions:
1300 Meridian Automotive retirees take pension hit
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy filings in Hawaii continues to grow
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Western States Lead in Personal Bankruptcies
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Jacksonville-area bankruptcies hit a record high: And lawyers say the numbers will worsen before they get better.
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Bankruptcy Filings Drop in April
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Durbin Considers Cramdown-Related Amendment As Part Of Wall Street Reform
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Bankruptcy Theater:
Enron play flops in US as art imitates life
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Trade Claims:
Do Hybrid Claims Qualify for Section 503(b)(9) Administrative Expense Treatment?
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Bankruptcy Compensation:
Unlucky 13?
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Times Square Bomber:
A Suspect Pressed by Finances
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Mass Torts:
CSX: U.S. SC helped fraud case against attorneys
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Examiners:
WaMu shareholders lose request for examiner
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Visteon trustee supports examiner to probe plan
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Litigation:
Discontent Over Civil Litigation Creates Backdrop for Judicial Conference
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E-Discovery at Issue in Case Involving Anna Nicole Smith's Mom
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Municipalities:
Former L.A. mayor Riordan warns of city bankruptcy risk, says labor costs must be slashed
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Riordan's budget warning
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Sacred cows in California get overdue critical eye
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Six California underwriters pressed again on CDS
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Caltrain choices: electrification or insolvency
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Oakland Is About To Go Bust
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Economic losses in billions seen in Nashville flooding
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States Facing $90 Billion in Budget Shortfalls
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Autos:
In Fight Over Toyota Suits, Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Pull Out All the Stops
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GM Replaces Marketing Chief Docherty After Two Months
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GM Scores A Marketing Coup
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GM recalls about 160,000 Hummer H3s
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Chrysler Stops the Bleeding, Now Comes the Tough Part
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Michigan auto supplier abandons pension plans
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Chrysler Cuts Dealer Arbitration Count; Hearings Intensify
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Chrysler adds 0% loan incentives, sweetens rebates on most models
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PBGC Protects Meridian Automotive Systems Pension Plans
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Trustee in Hecker bankruptcy case is loaded for bear
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Accounting:
Crisis panel to probe window-dressing at banks
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Payday Lending:
Storm Clouds Brewing for Payday Lenders
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Retailing:
Brookfield says its General Growth plan best bet
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Derivatives:
How Derivatives Lost the Game
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Default Dividends:
Recovering From Corporate Default May Not Be Too Hard
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UK:
Insolvency profession grinds through new rules
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Tips when facing up to insolvency
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UK budget deficit 'to surpass Greece's as worst in EU'
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UK Is 'Safe Haven' as Greek Debt Crisis Spreads, Bootle Says
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U.K. Banks’ CDO Marketing Comes Under FSA Scrutiny
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The IP will see you now
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EU:
Euro zone warned of contagion; 3 dead in Greece
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Euro plunges as Club Med debt fears spread
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What It Looks Like When The Market Gives Up On A Currency
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As Markets Slip, Worries about Borrowing in Europe
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Delaying the Inevitable?
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Bold Stroke May Be Beyond Europe's Means
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Is Europe facing a 'Bear Stearns' moment?
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Eurozone Contagion: Seven Reasons Markets Doubt the Bailout
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Euro In Downward Spiral Amid Raging Greek Protests
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Moody's warns of 'contagion' risk for banks
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Past EU/IMF bailouts show risks
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Many possible triggers for wider euro debt crisis
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Are Europe's leaders losing control of the debt crisis?
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A bail-out for Greece is just the beginning
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Dollar rises on European debt fears
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Stocks, Euro Tumble on Debt Concern; S&P 500 Losses Limited
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Don't gloat over deaths in Greece
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Help Portugal Help Greece
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Portugal's Borrowing Costs Surge at Bill Auction
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Uh oh. Spanish Spreads vs. Germany Nearing Highs
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Gloom Spreads as Europe's Debt Crisis Deepens
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Watch Greece but don't forget America
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We must all take our Greek medicine
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Weber Says Greek Crisis Doesn't Justify Every Tool
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FDIC's Bair: Doesn't See Greece Crisis Greatly Affecting US Banks
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Canada:
Loonie swoons following Greek economic fallout
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Private health clinic bankruptcy case continues
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Alberta bankruptcy stats up a bit year-over-year
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Ontario Securities Regulator Taking 'Steps' on Goldman Sachs
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Shaw buys Goldman's stake in Canwest
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Greece:
3 dead as anti-austerity riots erupt in Athens
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Video of Protests in Greece
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Intense public anger in Greece as parliament considers cuts
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Greece to back austerity, anxious markets eye ECB
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Greek End Game
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Greece and the myth of the easy economic fix
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Greece Paralyzed by Violence
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Greek Unrest Raises Fears About Impact on Bailout
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Greek President: Violence-hit nation on 'edge of abyss'
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Sad Outlier
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Can Greece cut its deficit by 11 points by 2014?
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No tea parties in Athens
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Greek public sector union to strike again next week
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Greek Debt Crisis Gives Big Banks a Chance to Be the Heroes
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Photos: War On The Streets Of Athens
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Greek Riots Threaten to Scare Tourists Key to Economy
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Portugal:
Moody's says very likely to downgrade Portugal
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India:
Indian companies feel the wrath of the World Bank
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Chile:
Chile Economy Shrank Most Since 1996 After Earthquake
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Germany:
Germany's Asmussen Says 'Orderly Defaults' a 'Far Off' Option
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German Banks 'Will Emerge Unscathed' from Greek Bailout
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Japan:
Commercial RE Files For Bankruptcy Protection; Debt Y15B
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Kenedix Falls 7.9% in Tokyo Trading after Commercial RE Failure
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Middle East:
Middle East’s Tefron Survives Triple Jeopardy
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