Law:
Bonus Watch: Fried Frank Announces Bonuses ‘Up to $52,500′ --- Nice Bonus At Kirkland & Ellis, Assuming Cravath Remains Cheap --- Updates and Addenda
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Indy’s Bingham McHale to Wed Ky.-Based Firm; Merged Bingham Greenebaum Will Have 250 Lawyers
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30 Under 30: Law & Policy
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Judge Agrees That Reviewing 65 Million Documents Is Ridiculous
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Charges Dropped Against Law Grad Who Refused to Reveal ‘Pedigree Info’
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Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Deutsche Bank, BMO in Court News
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Like a Virgin, Deposed for the Very First Time
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Blago’s Class of 2007 Lawyer: A ‘Harebrained’ Hottie?
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Michigan Law Dean Makes Almost $458K, Ranks 11th on School’s Pay Scale
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A message for someone in the law school class of 2014
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Law schools reflect wider problems with higher education, report says
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Is Using Adderall to Get Through Exams the Worst Thing in the World?
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Cops Arrest Man Who Posted Facebook Photo Of Young Daughter Bound With Tape
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Cops Arrest Woman, 25, For Stealing Baby Jesus From Nativity Scene
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Detained Immigrant Sues Sheriff Arpaio, Claims She Was Shackled During C-Section
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Ever Argued With A Woman?
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Drunken Santas Terrorize Manhattan
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Judges:
Attorney Mark Houle Appointed Central District Bankruptcy Judge --- 9th Circuit Appoints 3 New Bankruptcy Judges
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Judges question Belle Meade Country Club membership after bankruptcy judge colleague's reprimand --- Will other judges leave Belle Meade Country Club?
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ACLU Backs Young Defense Lawyer Jailed by Judge for Asserting Client’s 5th Amendment Rights
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Supreme Court Short List: Who Will Be America's Next Top Conservative Justice?
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Judge Blasts C----- Photo Snapped by Whistle-Blower Prosecutors; DA Files Ethics Complaint
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Is Rakoff Fever Spreading?
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Gingrich's Ill-Advised War on the Judiciary
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures point higher
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Asia Stocks Decline on European Bank Loans, US
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US Stocks Close Slightly Higher
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Layoffs:
Unemployed running out of time
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5 Things I Wish I'd Known Before The Layoff Happened
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What's in Store for Jobs in 2012?
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Phoenix still 11% below peak employment levels
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The 10 Jobs With The Happiest Workers
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Unemployment Compensation Over Time
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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MF Global:
JP Morgan Managed to Get Its MF Global Money Before Bankruptcy
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MF Global Holdings Says More Units Move Toward Bankruptcy
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MF Global trustee reviewing firm's practice of repledging collateral
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New MF Global emails point to firm's treasurer over missing customer money
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What's Up With MF Global's $200 Million Transfer Three Days Before Declaring Bankruptcy?
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Where's MF clients' money? Follow the emails
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MF Global Special Administrators Release Their Proposals
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The MF Global Collapse Explained (And Why It Is a Crime)
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MF Global: A Lesson for Corporate Compliance Officers
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MF Global US clients face wait on UK claims
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MF Global's $700M UK chapter
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Aviation:
American Eagle to stop flying turboprops from DFW, switching to jets
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Why American's bankruptcy filing gives US wake-up call
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FAA rules: Airline pilots must fly shorter shifts, rest more
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Gas Stations:
Getty Petroleum Landlord Asks Court To Compel Rent Payments
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Shipping:
Crossing the bar: the low hurdle to becoming a US debtor
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M&A:
M&A Collapsed in Fourth Quarter on Europe Crisis
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Resorts:
Judge approves bidding procedures for Paulson group's resort
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Media:
Tribune Debt-Holders Want $8.3 Billion
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Golf:
Trump in running as auction set for Doral Golf Resort & Spa
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Politics:
Mass. Senate Race A Battle Over Who's More Populist
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Fact or fiction? Romney's private equity past
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Republicans Are Furious About Obama's Christmas Card... Wait Till They See Reagan's
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Newt Gingrich Has A New Idea For America, And It's Absolutely Terrifying
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How Democrats Fooled California’s Redistricting Commission
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Economy:
U.S. Faces 2013 Fitch AAA Downgrade Unless Deficit Cuts Made
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Signs Point to Economy’s Rise, but Experts See a False Dawn
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Bernanke Prods Savers to Consume More
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Republicans Under Pressure to Accept Payroll Tax Cut Extension --- GOP, Democrats seek to pressure each other over payroll tax --- House, Senate Show No Give --- Boehner Says 'We're Ready to Go to Work' on Payroll Tax Cut --- White House: Congress inaction threatens economy --- Romney: Obama Should Help Resolve Payroll Tax Fight --- Gingrich to House GOP: Give In on Payroll Tax --- Understanding Congress' payroll tax cut fight --- What House Republicans Did To Get Ready For The Payroll Tax Fight --- Even the WSJ editorial board hates the GOP's payroll tax cut antics --- Obama Gets a Lift From Tax Battle With Republicans
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IMF Chief Economist’s Four Lessons From 2011
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Why GDP growth isn't providing many jobs
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DirecTV CEO: 'It's a two-track economy'
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Why we need a new way to think of income inequality
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Why Income inequality is terribly inefficient
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2011 Was Actually A Pretty Good Year For The Economy
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Taibbi: Obama And Geithner Are Acting Like Lehman Executives Before The Crash
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The 11 Biggest Financial Screw-Ups Of 2011
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Why 2011 Is the Year When Everything Fell Apart
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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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Real Estate:
BofA fined $335M in loan fiasco --- Will pay to settle claims of unfair Countrywide loans
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Former Fannie Mae CEO takes leave of absence from hedge fund
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SEC’s Fannie, Freddie Suits Miss the Enablers
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FHFA Mulling Zero-Interest Loans for Bankrupt Borrowers
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Home sales hint at recovery after deep slump
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Zillow estimates US homes lost $681bn in 2011
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Florida existing home sales jump 11% --- California pending home sales drop in November
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Current Mortgage Rates Maintain Record Lows
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Americans Ditch Home Ownership
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Mortgage Default Is A Financial Bonanza For Many Homeowners As Foreclosure Crisis Continues
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Home sales during housing bust worse than thought --- The Worst Thing About Housing Data Revisions
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Home-Sales Revisions to Hurt: More Distress in Market
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US Foreclosures Surge 21% in 3Q
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Foreclosure sales still pummeling home prices
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The Value(s)of Foreclosure Law Reform?
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Look at How Much Countrywide Has Cost Bank of America
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THP may soon exit bankruptcy
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Autos:
Hedge Funds Sue Delphi Auto, Backers Over $300M Contingent Payment
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GM Said to Hire Hackett to Identify N. America Job Cuts
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How Germany Builds Twice as Many Cars as the U.S. While Paying Its Workers Twice as Much
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Saab NA hires consultant, doesn't file for bankruptcy
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Saab appoints North American administrator, prospects darken
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Saab bankruptcy sideswipes dealers, owners, mechanics
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Saab's US arm buys time with out-of-court bankruptcy move
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After a year of disasters, Toyota sees record sales
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Banking:
Real Reasons Bankers Don't Like Basel's Rules
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Banks Breathe Sigh of Relief Over New Fed Rules
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8 Banking Horror Stories That Will Outrage Consumers
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Celebs:
'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice's husband indicted and faces 10 years in jail
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Photography:
Taking a Shot at Kodak's Looming Bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:
Quiznos to serve up debt plan to avoid Ch. 11
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Hedge fund may take control of hobbled Quiznos
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Friendly Ice Cream Cancels Auction After No Bidders Challenge Sun Capital
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Sporting Goods:
Power Balance fate unclear after auction
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Radio:
Inner City is due back in bankruptcy court January 9, with sales to come
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Municipalities:
What Detroit must do now if it wants to control its own destiny
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The SEC may have lacked the expertise to stop the largest muni bankruptcy in history
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Health Care:
Future Bright For Nurses, Bleak For Doctors
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Medicare Docs Are Fed Up
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Corporate Reform:
SEC's Court Troubles in Citigroup Settlement Echo in Wisconsin
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Mass Torts:
Madison County's controversial asbestos litigation system under fire yet again
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Hedge Funds:
Amaranth settles class action market manipulation suit
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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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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
Lehman Unit, Saab Automobile, MF Global, U.K. Data
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Rochelle on Omega Navigation, MF Global, M. Slavin
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Western PA: Bankruptcies down from 2010
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Rules:
New Procedures For Filing Proofs Of Claims In Bankruptcy Cases Effective December 1, 2011
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Unexpired Leases:
Wick Phillips Defeats $8 Million Claim in Delaware Bankruptcy Court
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Litigation:
Overly Onerous E-Discovery Demands Can Backfire
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Fraud:
Witnesses differ on Stanford's fitness for trial
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Stanford’s U.S., Antiguan Receivers Vie in Court for Control of His Assets
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Deutsche Bank Sued by Kingate Fund Over Madoff Settlement
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Convicted Lawyer Rothstein Says Two Partners Knew of His Scheme
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Former 'Expert-Network' Employee Gets 2 ½ Years
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Alternative Energy:
Solar Millennium Files For Bankruptcy As Solar Shakeout Continues
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Solyndra Wins Approval of Second Auction If Sale Fails
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Why BP Solar Failed
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Investors not shying away from solar power
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Baseball:
Dodgers' creditors oppose Fox effort to halt sale order
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Creditors, Dodgers team up to foil Fox
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Derivatives:
Do you believe in netting? - Part 2
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Lehman:
Barclays on Archstone: Lehman Should Be ‘Dancing in the Streets’
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Lehman Told to Resolve $1.3 Billion Archstone Dispute With Banks
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Lehman Swiss Unit Loses Bid for $1.5 Billion in Assets
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Public Transit:
All aboard! – Owner of Las Vegas Monorail Fails to Ride Out of Bankruptcy
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UK:
Moody's Warns England on Credit Downgrade
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ICAEW attacks suggestion of single insolvency regulator
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Business failure divide opens up between North and South
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Appointment of Administrators - 21 December 2011
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EU:
Bonds Stop Flowing as Collateral Gets Stuck at ECB
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The ECB's rescue of Euro banks is temporary
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ECB's Risky Plan to Flood Banks with Cash
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The EU Summit was more farce than tragedy
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El-Erian: There's more than a 1 in 3 chance the EU will implode and cause a crisis
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RBS Chairman Predicts 'Small Country' Out of Euro Zone
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French Banks Won't Be Able To Handle Inevitable Italian Restructuring
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Europeans face having to beg for daily bread
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PIIGS:
Greece's Creditors Said to Resist Push From IMF
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In near-bankrupt Greece, crisis spurs gold fever
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Task Force Leader Cleans House in Greece
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Banks play hardball in PSI talks
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Greece’s creditors resist IMF push for more losses
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Optimism for Swap Dampened
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Pension Battle Cracks the Greek Coalition
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Italian Retail Sales Rise Unexpectedly In October
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Eurozone Turmoil Poses ‘Serious Threat’ To Irish Economy
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Hungary:
Hungary's IMF Row Over Power Grab Sparks Second Debt Cut to Junk
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Hungary May Raise EU s Highest Rate Again as Pressure Mounts
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Hungary Sovereign Debt Insurance Costs Rise After Downgrade
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Japan:
Tepco to Raise Electricity Charges for Corporate Customers
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China:
The Biggest Story of Our Time: The Rise of China's Middle Class
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China Gives in to Rebel Village's Demands
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