Law:
Charity Doesn't Begin at Home: NY Firm Gives Big Raises to Associates, But Only Overseas
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Steven Donziger: Overexposed
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Pressure on Hogan Lovells to inform Met of fraud
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New Data on Law Firm Diversity
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Morgan Lewis Stands by IMF Report on Strauss-Kahn
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Amid Changes, Law School Tries to Get Real
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Former Ropes & Gray Lawyer Explains Why He Went Astray
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Guard Dog to the Stars (Legally Speaking)
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KEL partner: Attorney won’t be fired
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The Impact of Disregarding Document Preservation Obligations
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Michael Ovitz Sued For Owing $203K Legal Fees In Pellicano Scandal
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Lawyer named in sex bias suit jumps to K&L Gates
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Isn't It Romantic?
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Never turn down a case
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McElhaney: You’re a Lawyer Now, So You Can Stop Sounding Like One
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Reliance On Counsel: Earning a Seat At the Table, Part V
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First, We Pay the Lawyers: Goldman Sachs Pays $700 Million to Attorneys
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Bad Jobs: They're still being advertised
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How to Help Your Law Firms Understand Your Business Better
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E-Discovery Market Predicted to Reach $1.5B in 2013
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Unconventional Presentation Tip
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Is Johnathan Perkins, aka the UVA Law Fabulist, Going to Graduate?
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So This Is Why People Keep Applying To Law School
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Tased Bro Goes To Law School
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Your Tuition Dollars Hard At Work
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Wannabe Lawyers Aim to Draw Congress Into Law School Transparency Debate
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7 Tips to Help You Confront Your Law School Debt
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Law School Deception, Part 3
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JPMorgan, Strauss-Kahn, Lehman, HSBC, Galleon in Court News
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A.D.A. pulled from case after being romantically linked to alleged drug dealer
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Chinese Firms Confront Generational Gripes Over Compensation
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Judge Orders Lawyer to Jail for ‘Atrocious’ Behavior During Jury Selection
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Keeping jurors offline
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Police Led to Drug Suspect After His Phone Pocket Dials 911
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Businessman's spankings lead to charges
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Thief Steals Woman's Hair At Bus Stop
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TV Justice Thrives on Fear
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Woman Threatens Dairy Queen Employees with a Grenade
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Customer pulls sword at Pizza Hut
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Sorry Dad
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Judges:
Judge of the Day: What’s Wrong With Three-Hour Lunches and Shopping at the Gap?
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Judge Questioned in Court Bribery Investigation Removed From Criminal Cases
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Judge Who Acted with ‘Unconscionable Arrogance’ Must Retire or Face Suspension
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Judge Busted, Called a Flight Risk
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Judges Walk Tightrope With Online Presence
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Justice Thomas Thinks Fat, Dumb Low-Wage Deputy Sheriffs Love His Opinions!
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Justice Scalia speaks in Mississippi
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Wall Street:
Wall Street stock index futures point to falls
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Futures fall on euro-zone debt concerns
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Stocks Tumble, Euro Weakens on Debt Concern; Bond Risk Jumps
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US Stocks Fall a Third Week on Europe Concern, Forecast Cuts
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What Kind of God Do Wall Street Bankers Believe In?
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Wall Street sees a shift in leadership
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Layoffs:
California's unemployment rate dips to 11.9% as state adds 8900 jobs
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Florida jobless rate drops to 10.8%
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MA: State's jobless rate hits a two-year low
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Jobless rate in Illinois hits 26-month low
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The 10 Worst Cities for Job Seekers
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Job scene improves, but employment figures deceiving
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Payrolls Grow in 42 States Including New York, Texas as Job Market Revives
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
"Dismal Start" for Auto Sales in May
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Barack Obama sees auto rescue as 2012 plank
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Best option for car shoppers: Postpone buying
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Investors demand high yield on Chrysler bonds
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Saab-Pangda Deal May Also Fail
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Lehman:
Trading in Lehman Bankruptcy Claims Set Record in April
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Oil/Gas:
Oil Falls Near Three-Month Low as Housing Start Drop Damps Growth Outlook
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Money managers slash bets oil will go higher: CFTC
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Gas Stations: We're the Real Gouging Victims
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Banking:
Two banks in Georgia and 1 in Washington fail
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FDIC Bank Closings
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Unofficial Problem Bank list increases to 988 Institutions
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Wanna' Bet On Who Wins?
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It's Jamie Dimon's world
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WaMu agrees on post- bankruptcy control
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WaMu, Shareholders, Biggest Creditors Said to Settle Reorganization Fight
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Dr. Bair Knows Best
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Banks make bucks off short-on-cash customers
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Hedge Funds:
Paulson, other big hedge funds, down in May
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FrontPoint hit by redemptions again
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Corporate Reform:
Protestors halt Aetna shareholder meeting
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U.S. Steps Up Loan Scrutiny
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SEC Worked Hard to Ignore Warnings of Subprime Fraud
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House Dems to Fight Back Against Anti-Warren Movement
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SEC Names Craig Lewis As Chief Economist
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Financial-Crisis Subpoenas Heading to Goldman Sachs
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Senate banking chair pushes back against Republican CFPB reforms
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1000 Small Banks May Be Shut Down Due To Dodd-Frank
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In Hunt For Standards, Regulators May Be Missing The Point
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Credit/Debit Cards:
Swipe fees debate heats up
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Stores swiping back!
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Five Of Six Card Issuers Report Reductions In Late Payments And Defaults
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Mastercard, American Express, Capital One At Multi-Year Highs
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Municipalities:
San Jose : Reed declares fiscal emergency , proposes pension ballot measure
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Cities Like Davis, California Suffer Over High Taxes And Pension Bailouts
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Nev. Economic Forum Chairman Files Bankruptcy
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California has no business dictating terms of local government bankruptcy
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The Real Fear For The Muni Market Isn't The Default Rate
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Do States Really Control Their Fiscal Destiny?
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Orchestra:
Orchestra's bankruptcy risks forfeit of $50M gift
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Financially troubled Philadelphia Orchestra proves its worth
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Translating orchestra's bankruptcy defense
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Goodbye, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra; hello, Symphony Syracuse
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Golf:
Columbus Country Club files for bankruptcy, recent business cuts didn't offset setbacks
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Radio:
Hosts of some financial-advice radio shows have had issues themselves
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Logistics:
Creditors to vote on plan for Dallas Logistics Hub owner to exit bankruptcy
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Finance:
Cheap debt sees boom in sales of corporate paper
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The legal cost of loan participations post financial crisis
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Agriculture:
Texas Drought Has Farmers on the Ropes
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Economy:
Consumer spending expected to slow down
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In charts: Manufacturing, housing and jobs
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95 Days to Wipe Out 2011 Growth
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Pile of debt would stretch beyond stratosphere
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U.S. Debt Limit Increase Agreement May Take Until August, Ryan Tells NBC
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Republicans suggest deal possible on taxes, health
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QE2 was a bust
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Were The Last 300 Years An Exception To Economic Rules?
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The Facts About Social Security
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Fannie, Freddie mortgage bonds continue to outperform Treasurys
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Dimon: US Debt Default Could be 'Catastrophic'
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U.K.'s Osborne backs Lagarde for IMF head
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Largarde urges Greek asset sales, coy on IMF job
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Lagarde: it’s a lock
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Mexican contests Lagarde for IMF
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EBRD president Mirow a possible IMF contender
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IMF head doesn't need to be from Eurozone, EU says
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Could Sakong Take the IMF Job?
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Strauss-Kahn leaves jail for house arrest: reports
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Where Will DSK Call Home?
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Who Will Play Strauss-Kahn?
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn: why French women put up with it
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Luxury Manhattan Apartment Won’t Rent to Strauss-Kahn for Home Confinement Stay
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Ex-IMF Chief Released To Temp Home In New York
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Strauss-Kahn Lawyer Says Charges are Untrue
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Strauss-Kahn to get $250,000 in severance: IMF
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Saturday Night Live's Amazing Strauss-Kahn Eurozone Crisis Opener
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Here's How DSK Will Be Monitored (By The Same Company That Monitored Madoff)
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What's Next for Strauss-Kahn?
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The Fed Is Your Friend
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The Recession by Race
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Charlatans and Cranks
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)
GOP disregarded warnings on Ryan plan
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Will Get Fooled Again
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)
Origins of the Crisis, Fake and Real
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)
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:
The MERS Morass, Part II
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Federal Court in Texas Deals a Potentially Serious Blow to MERS
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One in nine mortgages at risk of foreclosure
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The Glut of Foreclosed Homes
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A Closer Look At The Glut Of Distressed Homes In The Pipeline
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Just How Out of Line Are House Prices?
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Walking Away in Chicago
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Sustained recovery in housing remains elusive: Fannie Mae
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Foreclosures vs. Delinquencies: It’s All About the Courts
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Sizing up a sweeping mortgage settlement
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Mortgage servicers, OCC meet privately on consent orders
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Officials Heighten Mortgage Scrutiny
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Mortgage servicer abuse facing state, fed probes
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California forms mortgage fraud force
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Illinois plan to cut mortgage debt is making waves
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Real estate datapoint of the day, 115 Allen edition
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AHMSI Proposes Principal-Reduction Program
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Six more indicted in $40 million mortgage scheme in California
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Seller financing growing in tight housing market
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Shaky home market faces scrutiny this coming week
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Glut of distressed properties in San Diego market
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Are Home Vacancies Bottoming Out?
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Florida insurance firm asks for 27% hike in homeowner premiums
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Hawaii law allows homeowners to convert foreclosures to judicial cases
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Oahu, Hawaii Foreclosures Fall for Fifth Consecutive Month
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LA gets tough on banks over foreclosure
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Another 'Extreme Makeover' Family Leaves Home
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Apartment Investment falls on outlook cut
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Moody's downgrades Countrywide scratch and dent RMBS tranches
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Downfall of New York builder HRH Construction
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Red Flags on NovaStar’s Mortgages Were Unheeded
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Norfolk condo developer's woes leave many feeling burned
(DBN)
Mets Owners Set to Turn Over Property
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More Transparency Coming to Hidden Costs of 'Extend & Pretend' Strategies
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U.S. Bank settles with HUD over questionable mortgages
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Corporate Reform:
Blankfein Is About To Get A Subpoena Over Goldman's Mortgage Business
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Aviation:
Icelandic volcano flings up ash, shuts airport
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Aviation enthusiast convicted of bankruptcy fraud in airplane sales
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Alabama Aircraft Drafts List of Government Property
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Retailing:
Borders wants more time to control bankruptcy case
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Borders loses $132.3 million in second full month of bankruptcy
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Gap Sinks Most Since 2002 After 22% Forecast Cut
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Barnes & Noble: Other Possible Suitors for the Market's Cheapest Tech Stock
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Offer for Barnes & Noble undervalues chain
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Why Liberty Media Might Want Barnes & Noble
(DBN - NY Times - Paywall Limit Possible)
Malone's Barnes & Noble Bid Evokes 'Buffett-Like' Strategy
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Barnes & Noble buyer? Investors read between the lines on announcement
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Riggio's revenge
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Barnes & Noble Looking Better as It Ages
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Kirkland's profit falls 51% on weak margins
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JCPenney Plans Supply Chain Restructuring; Reduced Store Openings
(DBN)
Not so fast, Eddie
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Education:
Trump's 'university' targeted by NY regulators
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The new college math: 4-year degrees take 5
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Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students :)
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China Rush to U.S. Colleges Reveals Predatory Fees for Recruits
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Mass Torts:
BP Says Mitsui Will Pay $1 Billion in Gulf Spill Settlement
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BP still mired in legal uncertainty
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How BP's $41B Spill Costs Break Down
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Anadarko shares up on speculation of BP settlement
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Anadarko Seen Following Mitsui in Settling BP Spill Costs
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Resorts:
Peek'n Peak's president optimistic as key bankruptcy ruling looms
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Fraud alleged in resort case
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Wolf Mountain in bankruptcy
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Utah firm buys Daufuskie assets
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Compensation:
Chicago's top paid CEOs
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Nature:
An agonizing wait in Louisiana for creeping floodwaters
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Deadly Twisters Rip Through Midwest
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Joplin tornado death toll soars to 89; Hit hospital - toll could climb
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Telecoms:
Nortel UK pension trustees push for right to battle for cash
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Corporate Governance:
Dealing with Multi-Jurisdiction M&A Litigation
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Hotels:
Hotel Deal Signals a Recovery
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Movie Reviews:
'Too Big to Fail' humanizes 2008 financial crisis, translates complex situation into relatable terms
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'Too Big to Fail' captures the frustration of government officials and the arrogance of Wall Street leaders
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Food/Beverage:
Debt Load Sinks D.C. Club
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions 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
(large downloads)
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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Miscellaneous:
WaMu, Highview, Windstar, Viceroy, Garlock, Constar: Bankruptcy
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Madoff, Innkeepers, Fisher Island, Windstar: Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Buffalo: Fewer people filing for bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy filings ebb in Northeast Ohio
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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DIP Finance:
The Latest In Exit Financing Structures
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Maine man convicted of bankruptcy fraud
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Avoidance Actions:
Sam Zell's Nightmare Continues
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Insurance:
Failed insurer 'asset stripped'
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Fraud:
BigLaw Pay Seemed Like Chump Change to NY Lawyer in Insider Trading Scandal
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Grassley Is Examining About 20 Instances of Insider Trading at SAC Capital
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Banque Syz Sued by Madoff Trustee for $73.3 Million
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Mets' owners shopped for fraud insurance: Madoff trustee
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Sold: A rogues' gallery of homes
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Bernie Madoff still in 'enormous denial'
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Beyond Bernie Madoff, Fred Wilpon saga, the fate of New York Mets
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Unraveling Petters' Ponzi scheme will take many lawyers a long time
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Rajat Gupta: An anti-hero is born
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What Individual Investors Must Learn From The Fall Of Raj Rajaratnam
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WG Trading Receiver Sues Cooper Industries for $21 Million
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State may have missed Stanford clue
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Up With Fraud: Quarterly Corporate Fraud Index Sees Q1 Increase
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Celebs:
Trump Debunked
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Where Are They Now? The Winners Of NBC And Donald Trump's "The Apprentice"
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Court Upholds $7 Million Judgment Against 'Real Housewives of New York' Star Sonja Morgan
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Plastics:
Constar Wins Approval of Second Recovery Plan in Two Years
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Religion:
The Sad Stories of Believers Disappointed by Non-Apocalypse
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So the World Didn't End, but You Sold Your Stuff
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Shock after priest endorses
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Cross-Border:
Blockbuster Canada Files Chapter 15 Bankruptcy in New York
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UK:
Independent body should review Insolvency Practitioners' fees
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Daniels Silverman calls for tougher regulation of insolvency
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Virgin Money eyes Lloyds Banking branches
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Keydata directors cleared by Insolvency Service
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Keydata creditor calls for inquiry into FSA 'foul play'
(DBN)
Pompey to be probed by fraud specialist
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New deal for Oddbins creditors
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One in ten North East firms reported at risk
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London's fire engines may be sold off if leasing firm AssetCo collapses
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Appointment of Administrators - 20 May 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 20 May 2011
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BOE’s Dale Signals Gradual Rate Increases Over Two Years
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Bank of England is Failing This Country
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EU:
Greek Restructuring Rejected by ECB Officials in Clash With EU Politicians
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All for One Euro and One Euro for All?
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Buyers Battle for Europe's Bad Loans
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Interview with Euro Group President Juncker
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Euro-zone May consumer confidence rises
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Europeans Are Turning Their Backs On Austerity While Officials Continue To Deny Reality
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IMF Hints EU Should Share Cost Of Irish Banks
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Krugman: Austerity Doesn't Work -- It's Time For Debt Restructuring In Europe
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Canada:
Supreme Court of Canada's Landmark Insolvency Decision in Ted LeRoy Trucking
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Rights of set-off in insolvency
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Tough decisions needed to update Canada's fiscal house
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PIGS:
Greece Soft Restructuring Talk, and Italy Outlook Downgraded
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Greece, Portugal--All Of Eurozone--In Hot Water
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Europe's PIGs: Waiting for a miracle
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Greek, Italian, Spanish Bonds Fall on Europe Sovereign Crisis; Bunds Rally
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More Italy Wipeout: CDS, Yield Spreads All Blowing Out
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Italy to bring forward deficit-cutting decree
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Fitch cuts Greek rating, warns of further downgrades
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CEO Calls for Marshall Plan for Greece
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Euro-Zone Growth Slows to 7-Month Low
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Greece insists it will repay all its loans
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Most Greeks oppose return to drachma
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Greece to push through new wave of unpopular austerity measures
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As Greece Gets Sicker And Sicker, Here's What's In The Next Round Of Austerity Medicine
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Greek PM, ECB Officials Support Budget Cuts Over Debt Restructuring
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Greece fails to pay medical bills
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Beware Greeks Bearing Banks
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Allianz CEO warns against Greece default
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The Assets Greece Needs To Sell To Get Another Bailout
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Greece: return to bond markets in 2012 unlikely
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Strauss-Kahn's Mistake on the Greek Bailout
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Ireland bailout program off to good start: IMF
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Portugal gets 26 bln euro IMF loan
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Madrid protests rage on eve of elections
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In Spain, protesters rally a battered nation
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Spain: Debt Problems Worse Because of Local Government
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Spain must redouble fiscal efforts - central bank
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Spanish markets fall on govt election losses
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Booming London home market helps Ireland bad bank
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Anglo may have known it faced bankruptcy from 2004, says High Court chief
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Drumm's wife faces legal battle in US over sale of €2m home
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Analysis: S&P warning heralds tough times ahead for Italy
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Japan:
Japanese nuclear boss quits over $15bn loss
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Inside Tepco's bailout: Japan Inc saves its own.
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Tepco Names 36-Year Veteran as New President
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Tokyo Star Bank CEO To Resign As Early As Friday
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Japan to again say economy 'weak' in report
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Japan’s Deepening Economic Slide May Heighten Pressure for Faster Stimulus
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Panasonic faces "very tough" year after quake
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Sony to Post Huge Annual Loss
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MENA:
Uprisings Continue Across the Arab World
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Syrian Forces Fire at Protesters
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NATO Widens Campaign Against Gaddafi
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The Hot-Money Cowboys of Baghdad
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Hong Kong:
HK bankruptcy petitions fall 28.6 pct in April vs March
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China:
China May factory growth hits 10-month low
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China's SMEs Firms Face Bankruptcy Wave - Sources
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Richard Koo On China: There Will Be Blood
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New Zealand:
Serepisos lawyer quits, bid to throw out bankruptcy dismissed
(DBN)
Insolvency Practitioners bill flawed: KPMG
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