Law:
Law firm M&A's are up, but with a focus on acquisitions
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The 7 Less-Deadly Sins of Summer Associating
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A Tale Of Two Law Students: One Summering At Cravath, The Other Still Searching For A Job
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'Thinking the Unthinkable' About the Legal Profession
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Firm Doubles Down on Office Space as NY Growth Strategy Pays Off
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Each Violation of New Barratry Law Could Cost Texas Lawyers a $10K Fine, Plus Attorney’s Fees
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All This Techno-Ignorance Will Make Your Head Explode
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Litigators Provide iPads to 20 Clients, to Help Them Stay Connected to Cases
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Time To Get All Nancy Grace On You
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Monster profits return to London law firms
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Freshfields Partner Profits Fall 6.9% as Law Firms Brace for a Slower Year
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Mixed bag of trainee retention figures emerge
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Zombie Firm Litigation Continues; Former Chairman Responds
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Fox Rothschild Elevates Bankruptcy Attorney to Partner (scroll down to Klein)
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Greenberg Traurig attorneys help seal $421 million SatMex deal
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Casey Anthony May Have Beaten Murder Charges, But the Suits Are Piling Up
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Most Highly Regarded Firms: Oil & Gas 2011
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Judicial Marshal Charged with Taking Bribes, Forging Prosecutor’s Initials to Dismiss Tickets
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Grin and Bare It: Stripping Out of Your Suit at Firm Events
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Prominent Lawyer Gets 8 Months as Her Attorney Husband Urges Court to Blame Him in Tax Case
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Goldman, Blackboard, UBS, JPMorgan, Madoff, Wells Fargo in Court News
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Dallas Cowboys Receiver on Legal Quest to Get Engagement Ring Back
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Woman Slaps Husband
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Judges:
Judge of the Day: Lady Likes To Take Pictures of . . .
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John Paul Stevens: Conversation on Longevity, Retirement, Inside E Street
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Supreme Court Business Briefing
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Wall Street:
Stock futures signal mixed open for equities
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Stocks advance on strong jobs reports
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SocGen’s Edwards: Earnings Trouble Ahead?
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Corporate Earnings Poised for Smallest Gain in 2 Years in U.S.
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Why Joe 6-Pack Can't Invest Like Warren Buffett
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Layoffs:
New Jobless Claims Still 418,000
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Outlook for Employment Brightens
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Warren Buffett's Wager on Unemployment
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Fewer People Sought Unemployment Aid Last Week
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Baseball:
Judge sides with MLB in Dodgers' bankruptcy hearing
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Dodgers Bankruptcy Judge Refuses to Let Team Question Commissioner Selig
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MLB: Frank McCourt Tried to Take $20 Million from Dodgers in April
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Love the Team, Hate the Team Owner
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DOMA:
Feds Concede DOMA Fight in Bankruptcy Court
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Justice Department Drops Appeal Of DOMA Bankruptcy Case
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Congress Declines Chance to Appeal Bankruptcy Court's DOMA Ruling
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Non-Profits:
Bankruptcy trustee plies into PIC's finances
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Satellites:
Judge Approves $1.375 Billion Sale Of TerreStar To Dish
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Fraud:
UBS Suits by Madoff Trustee May Be Handled by District Judge
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NY Mets owners ask judge to end $1 billion Madoff suit
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JPMorgan wins dismissal of Madoff conspiracy suit
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Circuit Rejects Madoff Victims' Attempt to Use RICO Statute
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JPMorgan, Mets Tactic May Cut Madoff Jackpot, Hurt Claim Values
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Ponzi suspect Vaughan seeks court delay
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California's fraud suit against Villalobos can proceed, judge rules
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CalPERS' $11-million legal bill raises eyebrows
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Expert-Network Founder Who Refused FBI Wire Says He Expects His Own Arrest
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Goldman to defend Liberty Mutual securities fraud case vigorously
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Celebs:
Sonja Morgan Confirms She's Bankrupt
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'Real Housewives of New York' Recap: Burlesque as Bankruptcy Therapy
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UB40 for UB40! Reggae stars who sold 70m records over 28 years face bankruptcy
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Auto Racing:
Motorsports Park receives owner's bid during auction
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Student Debt:
The Crushing Weight of Student Debt
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Retailing:
Why Rich Shoplift More Than the Poor
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Vacancies at U.S. Shopping Centers Climb After Holding Steady for A Year
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Retailers surge as sales rise
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Food/Beverage:
Bankrupt Allen Foods seeks executive bonuses
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Hollywood:
David Bergstein Grilled for Three Hours in US Trustee's Office
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Aerospace:
After the Shuttle: From Space Coast to Ghost Coast?
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Economy:
Fed Balance Sheet Grows to Record Size
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Economic Indicators: Things Aren't So Bad
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Surprise! The big bad bailout is paying off
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Debt Talks Turn to Social Security Cuts
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Obama Gets Pushback From Liberals on Medicare, Social Security Cuts
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Liberal Democrats furious at Obama
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AARP in Turmoil Over Social Security's Future
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Obama calls debt talks 'constructive,' invites parties to reconvene Sunday
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Carney: No breakthrough in WH meeting
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Bachmann’s First Ad: ‘I Will Not Vote to Increase the Debt Ceiling’
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Obama Calls Sunday Debt Meetings As Sides Remain 'Far Apart'
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Obama seeks broad deal on entitlements, tax code in debt talks
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Buffett Blasts Washington for 'Silly' Game of 'Russian Roulette'
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How the Bubble Destroyed the Middle Class
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12 Ways We've Cut Back on Spending
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Freight Index Hits Three Year high
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QE2 Winners and Losers
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Oil and gasoline prices on the rise again
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Chained CPI: A Link To a Budget Deal?
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The Collapse in Discretionary Spending
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10 Hard Facts About the Recovery
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New Yorkers More Glum About Economy
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Global 500: The world's biggest companies
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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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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:
Consumer Bureau Official: Mortgage Servicing Problems 'Pervasive and Profound'
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OCC to release foreclosure review results without naming banks
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Two lawmakers want one government enterprise for mortgage market liquidity
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Home prices to slip more but dip to be less severe
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Housing Horror Show Worse Than You Think
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Jobless homeowners get a reprieve
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Disaster relief company jumps into REO
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Americans expect falling home prices and higher rental rates: Fannie Mae
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Fed calls for uniform standards for mortgage servicers
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Out-of-Work Architects Turn to Stalled Projects
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HSBC Bank USA CEO may face sanctions in foreclosure
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November 2005 Land Investors Files Bankruptcy in Las Vegas
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Related pushing to become One Mad. sponsor
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Small banks need a place at mortgage table: Bair
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Bank Failures Continue With High CRE Concentrations, Report Finds
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Park Highlands in bankruptcy again
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MN: Developer Steve Hoyt in bankruptcy
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Countrywide Wages Victorious Tranche Warfare Against Mortgage Debt Holders
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Former IndyMac CEO in U.S. cross hairs for second time
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Flow of Real Estate Capital Surges
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Consumer Finance:
Consumer Delinquencies Up in 1Q
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Municipalities:
JPMorgan to pay $228 million in muni case
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Bill to stop Harrisburg bankruptcy sent to Pa. gov
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CA: Local Government Bankruptcy Bill On Hold
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PA Municipalities Further Challenged with Amendment of Financial Recovery Act
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Minnesota Loses AAA Rating on Budget Problems
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Upcoming city pacts hold key to Butler's financial survival
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Alabama Seeks to Help County Avoid Bankruptcy Filing
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Ohio: Leasing of Turnpike an Option
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15 best new cities for business
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Home Decor:
Seller of Recalled Candle Fuel Burns in Chapter 11
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Mediation:
Mediating Disputes Arising Out of Troubled Companies—Do It Sooner Rather Than Later
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Religion:
Portland bankruptcy judge confirms $167.8 million Chapter 11 restructuring by the Northwest's Jesuits
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Judge to decide on Del. diocese bankruptcy plan
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Crystal Cathedral attracting multiple bids, including Catholic diocese
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Horses:
Second settlement reached in ClassicStar mare fraud case, for $2 million
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Autos:
Turkish Investors Negotiating To Save Electric Carmaker Think
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Saab: No Car Production Until August
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Hotels:
River Road Hotel Lenders Chapter 11 Plan Confirmed by Bankruptcy Judge
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Apparel:
Boston Apparel Group remains in limbo after parent company files for bankruptcy
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American Apparel gets $6M infusion from group of Canadian investors
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Tech:
Teltronics bankruptcy tale provides useful warning signals
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Accounting:
Accounting That Comes in Flavors
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today)
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:
Vitro, GSC, Scovill, Foreclosure, Three Filings: Bankruptcy
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Rochelle on Acquisitions, Incomprehensible Bankruptcy Law
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Final Rule on Living Wills to Come in the “Very Near Future”
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Video Rentals:
Blockbuster And The Nightmare Filing
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Blockbuster: Please, Please Change Your Habits
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Lehman:
JPMorgan Reserves Right to Jury Trial in Lehman Lawsuit
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Sales:
Circuits Split Over Credit Bidding in Sales Under Chapter 11 Plans
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Ethanol:
Ethanol Subsidies May End by August
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Ethanol Stocks Mixed on Impending Ethanol Subsidy Doom
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Insurance:
Wis. Insurance Commissioner Objects to Ambac Plan
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Corporate Reform:
Elizabeth Warren's Dream Becomes A Consumer Bureau She May Never Lead
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Pick Warren already
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Free Elizabeth Warren!
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Families to get help from consumer bureau, military
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Elizabeth Warren, Champion of Consumer Financial Protection
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Bloomberg Businessweek (Accidentally?) Makes It Clear That Elizabeth Warren Critics Are Primarily Animated By Sexism
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Questions On Warren's Role In Mortgage Talks Dominate Hearing
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Banking:
Wells Fargo to Pay $125M on Mortgage Securities
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Settlement close in BankUnited Financial shareholder suit
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Legal woes hit former bank chairman
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Sheila Bair exits FDIC
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FDIC's bank shot
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Behind the Gentler Approach to Banks by U.S.
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Chase Gets Man Thrown In Jail For Fraudulent Check. Except The Check Is Legit.
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Billionaire Banker Andy Beal May Have Lost "Up To $50 Million" In Just Three Recent Poker Games
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Telecoms:
Nortel Debt Rises to Record Amid Speculation of Full Recovery
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IMF:
French court delays decision on whether to investigate new IMF chief Lagarde
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No plans to drop DSK NY charges, no plea deal-source
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Paris Prosecutors Open Sex Assault Investigation Of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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Tristane Banon Has "Hard Evidence" And Texts Against Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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The 12 Weirdest Banker S-- Scandals Of All Time
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UK:
Appointment of Administrators - 7 July 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 7 July 2011
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EU:
Warren Buffett says Europe still faces significant financial problems
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European Regulators Under Fire Over Bank Stress Tests
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Farewell, European Union -- The Political World As We Know It Is Ending
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The EU has only itself to blame for ratings mess
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Europe threatens 'mad' ratings agencies
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Coming events in the euro zone debt crisis
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Euro Rises as ECB Signals More Rate Increases, Portugal Waiver
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Moody's: 26 EU Banks May Need Support
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European Banks Increasingly Angry Over Stress Tests
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EU Central Bank Fights Defaults Everywhere
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Euro Falls Amid Concern Debt Crisis Entering ‘More Acute Phase’
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Canada:
Future of Rue Frontenac in doubt
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PIGS:
Juncker: Rating Agencies Taking Unreasonable Steps On Debt Crisis
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Juncker says wants European rating agency
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Europe moves to check influence of rating agencies
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Portugal Leads Rise in Sovereign Credit-Default Swaps to Record
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Portugal Banks' Bad Loans To Jump After Accounting Change
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ECB Moves to Protect Portugal's Banks
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Fumbling Toward Default
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Understanding the Universal Language of Insolvency
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Banks, insurance companies seek private sector solution to Greek crisis
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Balls Says Avoid Greece, Ireland, Portugal Bonds
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Portugal , Spain Notes Fall as Trichet Fails to Buoy Sentiment
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Hedge Funds Move Past Greece With Bets That Sovereign Debt Crisis Expands
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When Credit Defaults are a Good Thing
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Japan:
Large Bankruptcies Up 1.5% On Year In June
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Kazakhstan:
Kazakhstan to Protect BTA Bank From Default, Wealth Fund Says
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