Law:
2012 wasn’t such a bad year for law firms after all; survey findings ‘a complete surprise’ --- From the Department of Pleasant Surprises
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Survey Says Outliers Helped Push Large Law Firm Revenue Up 5 Percent in 2012
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Saul Ewing Revenue Up 7.8 Percent, PPP Up 12 Percent
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Offering Buyouts, Blank Rome Looks to Trim Secretarial Ranks --- Secretarial pool will be cut despite BigLaw firm’s ‘pretty spectacular’ 2012
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An Interview with an In-House Insider (Part 4)
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Lawyer gets home confinement for failing to report boss's mortgage fraud
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Just How Unpopular Law School Has Become
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Plaintiffs firms' fees climb for securities class actions
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'Very Desperate' Unemployed Lawyer Turns To Craigslist
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Bingham, Morgan Lewis, Patton Boggs: Business of Law
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Kaye Scholer, Grant, Barnes & Thornburg: Business of Law
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Former American Idol Contestant Hits Gibson Dunn, MoFo, Others With $120 Million Defamation Suit
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Ignore your law firm capital structure at your peril
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Bidding time: Firms are putting in more hours on requests for proposals
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Sunshine State will be new home to about 100 Kaye Scholer employees
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Legal Ethics & Social Media
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Gradenfreude: From Dreams of Being a Biglaw Big Shot to the Reality of Food Stamps
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Lawsuit of the Day Update: More About Levinson v. WilmerHale
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3 Ways To Land a BigLaw Job (Hint: It's Still a Pipe Dream)
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Working for free: Lawyers incorporating pro bono into their lives talk about its rewards, challenges
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Hofstra Law's New Dean Is School Veteran With 'Mixed' Background
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Would You Like To See The Grades Of All Your Classmates? Then You Should Have Gone To This Top Law School!
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Nevin Shapiro bankruptcy trustee sues Shook Hardy
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Multimillion-dollar lawsuit targets GrayRobinson, Foley
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Orrick raids Bingham, 3-partner energy team includes practice group co-chair
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It’s a golden age for Texas’ oil and gas transactional lawyers
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Cosmo's Lawyer Bachelor Of The Year Fills Girls In On What They Can Expect From Today's Dating Scene
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Woman says lawyer Paul Bergrin pushed her to lie, as a child, about her dad’s attack on her mom
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Quote of the Day: Ted Olson’s Got Jokes!
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Casey Anthony the Paralegal?
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Thief gave stolen chocolates to his lawyers
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Man who tricked judge into awarding $3M default judgment against sex-crime victim gets more time
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Convicted Bank Robber Can Sue Prison To Pay For Sex-Change Surgery
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New Fighting Style
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Son of well-known lawyer charged with pretending to be one
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Accused 9-11 Attackers Skip Court; Lawyers Seek Jail
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway pleads guilty to felony bank fraud
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Justice Scalia says schoolchildren are wrong when they call the Constitution a 'living document'
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School closing leaves Sotomayor ‘heartbroken’
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Woman attacked after judge leaves her in courtroom with her ex; she was seeking a protection order
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Wall Street:
US stock futures waver on Wednesday
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Stocks Close Up, Nearing Record Highs
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The Hidden Costs Of Working On Wall Street
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Layoffs:
Unemployment Causes
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A Nation of Temp Workers
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Sen. Ulibarri proposes legislation to eliminate credit history from hiring process
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Boston Scientific to Chop Another 1,000 Jobs This Year
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Why Is Productivity Slowing Down?
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Now You Can See Who Your Competitors Are When Applying For A Job
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Shipping:
More than 300 barges delayed by Mississippi River closure
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Pensions:
Pension agency sues Renco Group over RG Steel deal
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Buhl man pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
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Aviation:
AMR Bondholders Pushing For US Airways Merger
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US Airways CEO Doug Parker could head combined airline --- AMR CEO in Talks on Role at Merged Airline
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Debt Woes May Down Batavia Air
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Storage:
RoboVault trustee attorney: Chaney arrested
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Agriculture:
EuroFresh wants to pay PACA claims, continue operations
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Brokers:
MF Global's Bankruptcy Nears a Happy Conclusion
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Some MF Global Clients Benefit on UK Valuation Date
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Economy:
Consumer Confidence in U.S. Falls to Lowest Since November 2011 --- Fed Study Makes Collapse In Consumer Confidence Even More Scary --- What's Wrong With This Picture?
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Americans Most Satisfied With Military, Least With Economy
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America Faces Catastrophic Levels Of Inequality
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Fed May Buy $1.14R in Assets in 2014
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Business Spending Rose in Spite of Cliff
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Companies Ignored Cliff Chatter, but Taxes, Spending Cuts Will Have Real Bite
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Workers Spent More of Payroll Tax Cut Than They Intended
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Debt holds many Boomers back from retirement
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Taxpayers stand to lose $27B in bailout, watchdog says
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U.S. Treasury Weighs Ally Exit as Company Sells Assets, Unit Completes Bankruptcy --- Treasury needs exit plan for Ally Financial-watchdog
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Home Prices Climb by Most in Six Years
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A Look at Case-Shiller, by Metro Area
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What Homeowners Need To Know About Zombie Titles
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DR Horton Climbs After Reporting That Earnings Doubled
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ResCap Delays Closing Its Sale to Ocwen Until Feb. 15
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Freddie, Fannie to Let Some Walk Away
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Yes, It's Possible To Get An Amazing Apartment In Manhattan For Just $990 A Month
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Winter Lull for New Households and Homeownership
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A $22.5 million Potomac River mansion heads to foreclosure — again
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The Most Dangerous Cities To Take Out A Mortgage
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Food/Beverage:
Hostess getting closer to a buyer for Twinkies
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Twinkies Deal With PE Firms Near Completion: Source
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McKee Foods offers $27.5 million for Drake's cakes
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PBR parent a lead bidder for Twinkies, other Hostess cake brands
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OMG, no Twinkies till September?!
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Christie Vetoes Bill To Create Affordable Housing From Foreclosed Homes
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Alternative Energy:
Feds approve A123 purchase by Chinese firm
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Coal:
Coal Workers & Retirees Protest At Courthouse --- Roberts other UMWA Members Arrested in St. Louis
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Municipalities:
Chapter 9 Eligibility: The Test for Insolvency (Part 2 of 3)
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Detroit bankruptcy : City 'teetering on the edge' of financial crisis
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Stuck in reverse, Detroit edges closer to bankruptcy
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Auto industry glitz fails to masquerade Detroit's slide into insolvency
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Providence, R.I., still in a $4 mln hole, dodges insolvency
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Flint City Council seats up for election under emergency manager
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Texas governor calls for giving excess tax money back to people
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San Bernardino Finance Director Jason Simpson resigns
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Corporate Governance:
Director Independence under New York Law
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Chancery Grants Relief on Both Fiduciary Duty and Contract Claims Against Member of Joint Venture
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Celebs:
Anna Wintour's Boyfriend Owes $1.2 Million In Back Taxes And It Could Sink Her Chances At Being An Ambassador
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Casey Anthony -- I Won't Be Held Back Anymore
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Arnold Schwarzenegger S-- Photo: Found in Bankruptcy Guccinoe's Storage!
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Tom Martino negotiating deal in lawsuit
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Lindsay Lohan will be too sick to appear in court on Wednesday
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Basketball:
Bankruptcy trustee to bring special counsel in Sacramento Kings sale
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Health Care:
Rescue Plan Is Emerging for Hospital in Manhattan
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Personal Finance:
Survey: 30 percent of Americans expect financial discussion at beginning of relationship
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Mass Torts:
Judge lets creditors of company linked to meningitis attach insiders' assets
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BP Wins Final Approval of Guilty Plea Over Gulf Oil Spill
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Fraud:
U.S. Seeks Sentencing Leniency for Ex-Analyst Karl Motey
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Coal:
W.Va. miners to picket Patriot hearing in Mo.
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UMWA president, W.Va. lawmaker among those arrested at protest
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Accounting:
Ernst & Young Cleared in U.K.'s Lehman Client-Funds Probe
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)
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:
Reminder: Weil Restructuring Outlook Survey
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcies fall, but Alabama has high per capita filing rate
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Bankruptcy Trends: A slow 2012, by the numbers
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Professional Compensation:
'Mistakes' in GSC Ch. 11 should not threaten fees, advisers say
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Contempt:
Marciano - Bankruptcy Debtor Gets Bench Warrant For Contempt After Impossibility Defense Flops
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Finance:
Bankruptcy Court Relies on Plain Language of Indentures in Denying American Airlines Noteholders' Make-Whole Claim
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Insurance:
Advisen Releases 2012 D&O Claims Trends Study
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Auto insurers charge (some)safe drivers higher rates - HIgh paying job more important than driving record
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Federal Judge Rules Insurer Not Entitled to Client's Documents
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Hollywood:
State Asks For Half A Million To Reclaim $20 Million From Bankrupt Company
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Corporate Reform:
With Cordray's Authority in Doubt, Banks Weigh Spurning His Agency
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Banking:
Stress Tests 'Baloney'? Absolutely Not.
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RBS Isn’t Sure Its Foreign Subsidiaries Could Survive In Prison
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Retailing:
Redbook: U.S. Retail Sales Down 0.5% in First Four Weeks of January Vs. December
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Amazon Misses Expectations, Stock Soars To An All-Time High
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Politics:
Under The GOP's Electoral College Change Plan, Elections Would Have Gone A Lot Differently
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Student Debt:
More Evidence On The Student Debt Crisis: Average Grad's Loan Jumps To $27,000
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U.S. Student Loan Delinquencies Climbing Fast, Showing No Signs of Slowing
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Autos:
Fisker Hires Huron to Help Conserve Cash During Strategic Review
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Sovereigns:
Elliott Says 'Hard To Believe' Argentina Will Default Again
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Holdout creditors on New York trip bemoan treatment by Argentina
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UK:
Distressed company purchases and tax issues arising on insolvency in the UK
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David Chubb, PwC business recovery partner comments on the insolvency statistics in the pub sector
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Legislate to scrap football super creditor rule, says committee
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EU:
Ford sees $2 bln loss, slumping sales in Europe
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PIIGS:
Italy says banking system untouched by troubled lender
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Greece: One in five mortgage loans turns bad --- Stournaras ?100pct certain? 2013 will be last year of Greek recession
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Spanish recession deepens in fourth quarter
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Canada:
Supreme Court to release landmark Indalex insolvency decision
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France:
Peugeot Ordered to Pause Restructuring as Workers Strike
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Australia:
Creditors to control Nine
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'Urgent' search begins for Groves' assets
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Mothercare's Australian associate goes into administration
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MENA:
Army Warns that Egypt Could Collapse
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Russia:
Bankruptcy suit against Ford's Russian plant dismissed
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Africa:
Zimbabwe finance minister says country has just $217
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