Law:

Associate Bonus Watch: The Sad Tale Of Simpson Thacher
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Associate Bonus Watch: Paul Weiss Lawyers Don’t Think Bonus Is So Nice (Plus News From Bracewell & Giuliani)
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Lake Wobegone
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Litigation: Soul stealing
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Business of Law
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Crain’s 2013 ‘Best Places To Work In NYC’ List Includes Seven Law Firms
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A Discussion About Biglaw’s Present: An Interview With Indiana Law’s Bill Henderson
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State Supreme Court disbars bankruptcy lawyer Sean Cooper
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BigLaw partner is free on bond after arrest in alleged s-- assault
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A Partner Accused Strikes Back
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The Law Trails Other Professions in Ethnic Diversity
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Women equal but different?
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Salaries of ‘Millennial’ Women Reach 93 Percent of Men’s
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Biglaw’s Brave New Social World
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Newspaper investigation links Chicago lawyer to controversial tax-lien business
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2013 Holiday Gifts for Lawyers: A Law & Order gavel, an e-book rental service and the Chumbuddy 3
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Harvard Law Is Finally Dealing With Its Huge Sexism Problem
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New And Improved Final Exams: Now With All The Answers In The Test!
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The Best Law Firms for LGBT Lawyers
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Time to Come Out with Your Househusband?
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What Not To Do At The Company Holiday Party
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22-Year-Old Bride Allegedly Pushed Her Husband Off A Cliff Because She Had 'The Wedding Blues'
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Baby Jesus stolen from two nativity scenes
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Suit: Cops kill pet parakeet during unwarranted home raid
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School officials accuse 6-year-old boy of 'sexual harassment' for kissing girl on cheek
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Boy with Asthma Dies After School Confiscates His Inhaler
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Atheism Is Punishable By Death In These 13 Countries
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The Sign Language Interpreter At Mandela’s Memorial Was 'A Complete Fraud' Making Nonsense Gestures
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Police: Man wielding sword steals several tacos
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Affluenza: Teen Who Killed Four People Got Off On Probation Because He's Rich
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Life in Prison for Forging a $88 Check
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Florida Woman Seeking 'Closure' Sets Fire to Ex-Boyfriend's House
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Satanic Temple wants to erect ‘good taste’ display next to Ten Commandments
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Senate Democrats Reaps Fruit of Filibuster Move With Millett Vote
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Tweet: tsk-tsk
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5th Circuit nominees may include a GOP judge
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Can You Help Out The Ninth Circuit?
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Suggest Weak Start
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Wall Street falls after record; Fed remains in focus
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A Former Exec At The 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Firm Has A Few Bones To Pick With The Story - "We were friendly to the midgets"
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Will Volcker Rule Crush Goldman Sachs?
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:

1.3 Million Americans Are About to Have a Terrible Christmas
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The 50 Best Places to Work for 2014
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Struggles of younger U.S. workers ripple through economy
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Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Reveals Stable U.S. Hiring Plans for Quarter 1 2014
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Desperately Seeking Skills
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24 Domino's Pizza Deliverymen Allegedly Fired After Protesting Wages
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:

Bailing out General Motors cost the US government $11 billion and it was worth every penny --- US auto bailouts weren't a success --- End of Detroit Bailout Era
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GM bailout played out over five years --- Report: GM bailout saved 1.2 million jobs
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Akerson Led GM From IPO to End of ‘Government Motors’ --- GM Chooses Barra as First Female CEO of Global Automaker --- Shakes up auto industry men's club --- GM's New CEO is No "Car Girl" --- GM's First Female Chief Has an Incentive Problem
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GM wins ruling over $450M retiree health dispute
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Catalyst Ends Up Top Bidder for Advantage
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Health Care:

UT Medical Group considering bankruptcy in wake of verdict
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Former San Diego Hospice Employees Reach $3 Million Settlement
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BG Medicine Needs Funds
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Major ambulance service shuts down without notice in six states
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Three Ways to Improve U.S. Healthcare, as Demonstrated in India
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The Wild West of Ambulance Charges
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You're Getting Too Much Healthcare
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Bipartisan Fix for Doctor's Medicare Pay
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Healthcare.gov Makes Mobile Phones Seem Like a Free-Market Paradise
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Consumers Find HealthCare.gov More User-Friendly
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Awards:

Roe named a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy
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Debt Collection:

CFPB: No “Crisis” in Debt Collection , But Problems Need Correcting
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All Creditors In U.S. To Be Impacted New CFPB Debt Collection Rules
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Museums:

County OKs Money for Kearney Archway Museum
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Economy:

US Job Openings Unexpectedly Rose In October --- Five-Year High --- Rising Job Openings Show U.S. Companies Poised to Hire
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Bipartisan Budget Said to Ease Automatic Spending Cuts --- New Budget Agreement Doesn't Contain Extended Benefits For The Unemployed --- Here's How The Budget Deal Hurts Future Federal Workers --- A Simple Chart From Goldman Shows Why The Budget Deal Is Good News For The Economy --- Conservative groups sound alarm over tentative budget deal
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Get Ready: Here Comes the Real Economy
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Morgan Stanley: Stop Talking About Tapering — Here's What You Should Be Talking About Instead
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The Myth of the American Dream
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Americans May be Done Deleveraging
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CBO Details Growing US Income Inequality
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Here's Paul Krugman's Plan To Grow The Economy Without Bubbles
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There are Now Two Americas
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US Poverty Decreased Over Last 50 Years
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The 25 Happiest Companies In America
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The Disastrous Rollout Of Obamacare Just Saved The Economy
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Wall St. Has Smoked Main Street Since Crisis
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

More Americans are stuck in housing purgatory
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Former lawyer enters not guilty plea in alleged mortgage scam
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Municipalities:

Detroit Pensions Should Consider Cuts for Top Earners, Orr Says --- Orr disputes report that he thinks higher-paid Detroit pensioners should take larger cut --- Orr: Detroit pensions should consider benefit cuts
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Detroit bankruptcy doesn't change obligations
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DIA: Delusions in Detroit
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Time to Sell the Family Jewels, Detroit
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Will the Detroit Institute of Arts be forced to sell its treasures? --- Documentary “Detroit Art City” highlights financial crisis at DIA --- Redeeming the DIA --- City responds to creditors' call for DIA appraisals --- Homegrown Art Torched as Detroit Tries to Preserve Old Masters
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A Silver Lining In Detroit's Bankruptcy
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Some Implications of Detroit’s Bankruptcy
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Public bankruptcy reveals clash of generations
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Detroit, Chapter 9 Pension Impairment and Special Revenues Pledged to Secure General Obligation Bonds
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Metro Detroit officials want changes in a plan to regionalize the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department --- Detroit's water drains away from ravaged pipes
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How to Solve Detroit's Pension System Problem in One Easy Step
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Watch these insane guys go skiing in abandoned buildings in Detroit
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Federal and state law may clash over Stockton bankruptcy
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Desperate Hot Springs – Another California city teeters on the edge of bankruptcy
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San Bernardino, creditors cite progress on bankruptcy issues
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How Significant Will Detroit Be for Public Pension Policy?
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Fraud:

Madoff Five Years Later: Where Are Some of the Key Players Now?
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Madoff workers concerned about 'exit strategy' in 2006: witness
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Ex-Madoff Programmers Wanted Payment in Diamonds, Jury Told
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Madoff was 'at the end of his ropes'
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Madoff prison interview: Thoughts on prison, Fed, more
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Unraveling the Lies Madoff Told
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Judge: Madoff Daughters-In-Law Can't Be Sued
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Madoff Planned Everything, Cried Before Arrest, Jury Told
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Corporate Reform:

Regulators release final version of Volcker rule --- Volcker Rule Will Take Years to Understand --- The government's 'fact sheet' on the Volcker Rule --- Volcker rule to curb Wall Street bank trading bets --- Volcker Suddenly Relevant Again
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Volcker rule bars most bank proprietary trades --- Volcker Rule Ushers in Era of Increased Oversight of Trades --- How ' Volcker Rule' would limit banks' risky bets --- How Strict Is the Volcker Rule? Does It Have Teeth? --- The Volcker Rule Is Tough. It's Complicated. Will It Be Effective?
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Who Are the Volcker Rule Winners and Losers?
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Big bank stocks shrug off Volcker Rule
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Volcker Rule Lets Bank CEO's 'Off the Hook'
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In English — Why The Volcker Rule Might Actually Change Wall Street
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War of Words Over the Volcker Rule: a History --- What You Need To Know About The Volcker Rule
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Is the Volcker Rule Susceptible to a Scalia Challenge?
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How to Make Sure the Volcker Rule Survives in Court
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SIGTARP's The Real "New Sheriff In Town"
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Television:

Comcast says Astros unwilling to put CSN Houston’s best interests first
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Autos:

Catalyst Capital Wins Bidding for Advantage Rent a Car
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Metals:

Steelworkers urge reopening of Ormet smelter
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Distressed Investing:

Oaktree's Howard Marks Says European Investing to Accelerate
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Distressed Company Watch List
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Resorts:

State says its OK is needed in bid to block Naniloa sale
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Telecoms:

Judge allows most of LightSquared suit vs Dish, Ergen
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Food/Beverage:

New Mexico peanut plant may open again
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Theater:

Theater of the Stars files for bankruptcy , leaves subscribers in wake
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Banking:

BofA Faces Billions More in Legal Costs
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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 (14 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Jurisdiction:

U.S. High Court: Government May Weigh In On Case About Bankruptcy Court’s Power
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National Bankruptcy Conference Releases White Paper on Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison
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Avoidance Actions:

Preferences: Surprise – Being Fully Secured May Not Be A Complete Defense
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IP:

When Worlds Collide, The Sequel: Fourth Circuit Rules On Section 365(n)'s IP Licensee Protections In Chapter 15 Cross-Border Bankruptcy
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Claims:

Why Wright Was Wrong: How the Third Circuit Misinterpreted the Bankruptcy Code . . . Again
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Setoffs:

Triangular Setoff: When it Comes to Securities Contracts, it Still Takes Two—and Only Two—to Tango
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Proofs of Claim:

No Proof, No Claim: Delaware District Court Holds that Motion for Relief from Stay is Not an “Informal” Proof of Claim
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TBTF:

What Taxpayers Gained From Saving GM
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Seizure Plans for Failing U.S. Financial Firms Released by FDIC
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Fed Official: Better Bankruptcy Laws Would Reduce Risky Funding
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Trustees:

Soneet Kapila, founding partner of Kapila & Co.
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Start-Ups:

A Self-Made Billionaire Explains The Brilliance Of Failure
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Alternative Energy:

Bankruptcy judge concerned over speed of Fisker case --- Quick Sale in Fisker Bankruptcy Remains on Track
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Suntech Bondholders Face Off Over Bankruptcy Case
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Suntech restructuring takes new twist with probe into sale of main unit
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Flabeg Solar US assets to be auctioned on December, 17
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Pensions:

America’s Retirement Crisis Grows as Cities Raid Pension and Health Plans
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Aviation:

American Airlines' Departing CEO Gets a $17 Million Bon Voyage --- Here’s the $17 million or so that Tom Horton is getting
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Former AMR CEO Crandall: "Now what American has to do is clean Delta’s clock"
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Unions reaction to closing of American, US Airways merger
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American Airlines' next challenge? Making money.
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Alitalia pockets emergency cash, heads to union meeting
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Gambling:

Minimum Bid for Atlantic Club: $25 Million --- Bids may vary widely in Atlantic Club casino bankruptcy auction next week
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Buses:

Schools find another bus company as Atlantic Express goes bankrupt --- Learn from school bus contract debacle
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Sovereigns:

Argentine bondholders hire lawyers in debt resolution effort
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UK:

London leads in individual insolvency levels
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Heathrow Closure and 70,000 Jobless
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Jamaican Reggae Boy Jermaine 'Teddy' Johnson Bankrupt In The UK
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Debt advisers hire new insolvency director
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Begbies' revenues down 15% --- Begbies hit by fewer insolvencies
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Update On Shareholder And Equity-Related Claims In Insolvency Proceedings
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EU:

Putting off the details, EU ministers aim for political deal on closing bad banks
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Desperate EU Refiners Look to Asia
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IMF's Lagarde: Euro Crisis Not Solved Yet
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PIIGS:

Greek Pension Fund Reserves for 2015 are About to Collapse --- Greece’s Property Taxes Among Highest in EU
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ie: First bankruptcies declared under new three-year regime - Four of seven bankruptcies are personal applications with no legal assistance
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Canada:

Is Calgary The Next Detroit? Bankruptcy Fears As Cities Share Similarities
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Germany:

German Exports Reach Record High
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German cities pile up mountain of debt
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Brazil:

What Are The Chances Of Brazil's State-Owned Oil Giant Petrobras Going Bankrupt? 32%, To Be Precise
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