Law:
Firms That Are Still Deferring People Into 2012
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Court: Public lawyers not required in civil cases
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Free lawyers in civil cases? Sometimes
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Mayer Brown not exposed to Refco lawsuits, Supreme Court says
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Biglaw Perk Watch
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International Firms' London Lateral Hiring Grew 41 Percent in 2010
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New York City Bar gives thumbs up to litigation-funding
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Sean Coffey Launches New Litigation Finance Firm with Juridica Co-Founder
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After Two Rocky Years, Station Casinos Exits Bankruptcy
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Raj Rajaratnam's Lawyer Sent The Most Atrocious Email To A WSJ Reporter
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Bud Selig Nixes Dodgers Owners’ Divorce Pact, Says TV Money Can’t Be Used to Pay Couple’s Lawyers
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Lawyers Make Up 6.2 Percent of the Nation’s Highest Earners
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Doesn't Everyone Want "Harvard On Your Side"?
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US trustee says defer Blockbuster lawyers' pay
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Richards Layton Elects Jason M. Madron as Counsel
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White & Case and A&O lead on Irish bank recapitalization dispute
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Lawyer Had No Duty to Explain Arbitration Clause to Sophisticated Clients
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Federal judge acquits in-house counsel of criminal charges arising from involvement in client’s response to governmental investigation
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Lawyers and Accountants Once Put Integrity First
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Desperately Seeking Downtime
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Are More Women Torn Between Work, Parenting? Yes, Says Litigator Whose Husband Stays Home with Kids
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Deidre Dare Wants $$ For Her Little Adventure Story
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Honoring NY Women Lawyers of Power and Influence
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Law grads going solo and loving it
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Trendspotting: Will Law School Start Decreasing The Supply of Unemployable New Lawyers?
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WaMu, Primary Global, J&J, Airgas, Credit Suisse, Imperial in Court News
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Decision in Wal-Mart case a blow to class actions
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Computer Automated Legal Research Still Needs a Human Touch
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A wiki for corporate legal forms – a forum to annotate and improve free agreements online
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Five Tips to Get the Most out of LinkedIn
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Top 12 Reasons Attorneys Should Be Using Technology in Trial
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4th Circuit Rules Computer Oversight Not 'Excusable Neglect'
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US News Likely to Change Law School Ranking Methodology In Wake of ABA Action
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John Edwards' Daughter Quits Associate Job to Launch Foundation to Honor Her Late Mother
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Ex-IRS Commissioner Links Financial Crisis to Lawyers, Says Privilege and Pay Part of the Problem
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Lawyer and Civil Rights Activist Is Shot and Killed in His Home
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Lawyer can't wear baseball hat in court
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Casey Anthony Trial: Judge Scolds Lawyers For 'Gamesmanship'
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Family trips = truancy? Rent seeking schools punish parents for family travels
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The Case of the Loopy Lawyers
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Rabbis 'sentence canine reincarnation of lawyer to death'
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Judges:
Judge decides to retire instead of serve probation for misconduct
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The Justice, the Real Estate Developer, and the Ethics Issue
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Prognosticating the remaining opinions (including Anna)
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Judge Who Gave Lawyer Gag S-- Book Gets Reprimand for Delayed Recusal
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Wall Street:
Index Futures Advance on Greek Vote Speculation
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US stocks close higher on blue-chip strength
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Europe shares end at 3-month low on Greek aid delay
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Meet The Two Superstar Traders Who Will Run Goldman's New Commodities Office In Houston
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Layoffs:
The rise in structural unemployment
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No Recovery In Sight From The Long-Term Structural Unemployment Crisis
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Swing state unemployment
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The Real U.S. Fiscal Crisis Is Joblessness
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Brazil Created More Jobs Than US in 2011
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Banking:
WaMu Trust Preferred Holders Seek to Join Probe of Hedge Funds' Trading
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Aurelius calls renewed WaMu probe a 'shakedown"
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WaMu wins bankruptcy fight over employee retirement funds
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Hacker Group Declares War On Too Big To Fail Banks
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Credit/Debit Cards:
Bankers want more time to meet debit card rules
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Newspapers:
More Ways Sam Zell Destroyed the Tribune Company
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Consultants:
Miller Buckfire Said to Approach Treasury's Millstein About Role With Firm
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Bankruptcy Attorney Charged with Bankruptcy Fraud
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Tax:
'Tax Lady' Roni Deutch Pleads Not Guilty
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California Couple Pleads Guilty to Hiding Swiss UBS Account
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Are Taxes High or Low? A Further Look
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Defaults:
U.S. High-Yield Default Rate Remains Low, Fitch Says
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Economy:
As Fed meets amid soft patch, economists eye second half
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Bernanke to tell investors, public: Don't jump
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Bernanke's Rebuke of Japan Now Applies to U.S.
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Economy's Rough Patch: Here to Stay?
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Fitch Warns: US Must Raise The Debt Ceiling By Aug 2, Or Risk Losing Its AAA
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Risk of U.S . credit rating downgrade increased: S&P
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'Default Not Our Strategy' in Getting Spending Cuts: Ryan
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Clinton: It's Still the Economy, Stupid
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Survey: America is Going to Hell
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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:
HUD releases unemployment mortgage assistance to 27 states
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$1 Billion in Homeowner Aid Offered
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Jobless? Don't blame your underwater mortgage
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Former JPMorgan Mortgage Servicer: My Boss Told Me, We're In The Foreclosure -- Not Modification -- Business
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Lawler: Closed Home Sales Down, Pending Sales Up in May
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Do Falling Home Prices Lead to More or Less Divorce?
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Tucson Mayoral Candidate Claims Dozens of Foreclosed Homes, Changing Locks, Kicking Out Real-Estate Agents and Posting “Do Not Trespass” Signs
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Bank Foreclosure Deal May Include State Choice on Writedowns
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Fannie Mae lowers growth estimate as home prices continue to search for bottom
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Merrill faces group lawsuit over mortgage securities
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Another Layer of the Mortgage Mess: “Zombie Notes”
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The Next Crisis in Residential Mortgages – New Data Emerges
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More lawmakers join major push to reduce QRM down payment
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Servicer Litigation Skyrocketed In First Quarter
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House price volatility expected until 2014
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Foreclosure issue now having a financial impact on LPS
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When Was The Housing Peak And How Far Away Is The Bottom?
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When Uncle Sam forecloses
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Housing Bust Winners: Some Farmers in Illinois
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Politically Tied Lawyers Win Jobs Handling Foreclosures in NYC
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US credit union regulator sues JP Morgan, RBS
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Karl Fischer's Finger of Humboldt Headed for Bankruptcy Auction
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Bankruptcy judge OK's final round of fees for Cedar Funding liquidation
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Moody's: CMBS delinquency rate fell to 9.18% in May
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As CRE Loan Stress Peaks, Debt Investment and Modification Strategies Change
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US Attorney Announces Results of Mortgage Fraud Prosecutions
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Retailing:
Borders says sale likely by end of July
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Borders Eyes Bankruptcy Sale in July, or Else?
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Borders Seeks Court Approval of $30 Million Loan, Plans July 19 Auction
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Immigrant Moguls Compete to Write Future of Borders
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3 Retail Companies Looking Like Greece
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Centro Wins Dismissal of Suit to Block Sale of U.S. Malls to Blackstone
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Finance:
Lending Battle Is Risky Business
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Fraud:
Preet Bharara Takes on Wall Street Crime
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Scott Rothstein Saga: Feds Looking to Nab a Few More of the Ponzi-Schemer's Cohorts
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Prosecutors: More Rothstein defendants coming
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Government fears Rothstein deposition
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Mets owners' memorandum cites false allegations, overwrought claims by Madoff trustee Irving Picard
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Ex-hedge fund consultant convicted in insider case
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Plane Ponzi
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Former CEO of defunct Pa. soft drink company pleads guilty to fraud, tax evasion in $875M scam
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Compensating Stanford's Investors
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Minneapolis coin firm reported near bankruptcy
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Insider Trading Probe Sparks Paranoia in Traders
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Marine:
Trico challenges Tennenbaum over Chapter 11 claims
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Municipalities:
Moody's warns that Jefferson County financial troubles may hurt other municipalities
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Stray Cats Roam Tampa as U.S. Local Services Lapse With Job Cuts
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Credit Downgrade Pushes Rhode Island Town Closer To Bankruptcy
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State to Run Detroit's Worst Schools
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Tech:
Samsung Pays $150 Million To Spansion In Settlement
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Enron:
Enron settles with ex-CEO's wife Linda Lay
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Food/Beverage:
Details emerge in Allen bankruptcy
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Aviation:
US Airfares Up 10 Percent
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Telecoms:
Nortel Judge Orders Mediation on Rules For Units to Split Up $4 Billion
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TerreStar units fight $104 million claim from Sprint
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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:
(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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Poetry:
Bracewell's Bankruptcy Blog Launches Haiku Contest
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Claims Trading:
U.S. bankruptcy claims trading slows in May
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Jurisdiction:
US Supreme Court Bankruptcy Watch: Readying for Stern v. Marshall -- A Bombshell or a Dud?
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Plan Confirmation:
Equitable Mootness Doctrine Examined (Part 2): Is a Confirmation Order Truly Final? Or Can An Appellant Take Another Bite at the Apple?
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Discharge:
Bankruptcy Court Questions Naiveté of Debtor – When the Debtor’s Spouse is a Paralegal
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Corporate Reform:
Director or no , Wall Street’s newest cop is ready for duty
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Judicial Watch claims emails show Elizabeth Warren already in power
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Chamber calls on agencies to divide new consumer protection abilities
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Republicans Request Details on Warren's Role in Mortgage Foreclosure Talks
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Republicans Abuse Confirmation Process in an Attempt to Make Policy
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The Missed Opportunity to Reform Reckless Banking
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Avoidance Actions:
Lawsuit against Blackstone could test LBO defense
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Personal Bankruptcy:
Caution Urged Concerning Consumer Bankruptcies
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Autos:
Scandinavian suppliers asked to help Saab through debt issues
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Saab says production halted 2 more weeks
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Insurance:
Regulators Debating List of Too-Big-to-Fail Insurers
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KPMG welcomes run-off sector concessions under Solvency II
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Celebs:
Bankrupt Debbie Reynolds forced to sell Marilyn Monroe's dress for $4 million
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UK:
Winding Up Petitions - 20 June 2011
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Appointment of Administrators - 20 June 2011
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EU:
UK: We Won't Bail Out Greece Again
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Europe fiddles while crisis strains EU principles
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IMF: EU Debt Crisis May Have Global Spillovers
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Greece Debt Crisis Pushes Danish Euro Opposition to Record
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How Sweden Steered Clear of the Greece Fiasco
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Germany:
German Investor Confidence Falls in June
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PIGS
European Leaders Add to Pressure on Greece
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New Hurdle Is Placed for Loan to Greece
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Greece Is Closer to Payout
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Ratings agency raises default fears over bonds
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S&P: Voluntary Greek Debt Restructuring Still Default
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Spain's Ordonez says hopes Greece approves austerity plan
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Vote of Confidence Is Only the First Step for Greece
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Greek Streets 'Explosive' as PM Faces Confidence Vote
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The Greek accounting tragedy
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Little Wiggle Room on Greek Default
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Greek Default Spells 'Havoc' for Banks a Year After Bailout
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'Nothing But Bad Choices' Ahead for Greece: El-Erian
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Eurozone Brinksmanship: Ministers Walk Back Greek Rollover Commitment, Demand Austerity Measures First
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Apple is bigger than the entire Greek economy
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The Institutions Most Exposed To A Greek Default
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No plan B if Greece fails to pass austerity measures
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Greece 'insolvent' says economist Professor Costas Meghir
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8 Signs Of Greek Contagion Risk
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Will Portugal and Ireland Follow Greece on the Brink?
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Ireland's borrowing costs rise despite diplomacy
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Austerity Hits Incomes in Greece, Ireland, U.K.
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Russia:
Khodorkovsky to Repair Toilets
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Russian Lawyer Who Died in Jail Uncovered $107M Tax Rebate Fraud, Hedge Fund Alleges
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China:
China's Boom Is Beginning to Show Cracks, Analysts Say
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China's 65 Million Vacant Homes
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MENA:
When Shari’a Law Meets Chapter 11
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