Law:
Note to Laid-Off Weil Lawyers: This Could Be a Blessing
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Lawyer who complained of Web ads for 500 other attorneys now has new cause: His own suspension
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Should firms start the hiring season for law students later?
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Jones Day Bills Detroit $1.4 Million in First Six Weeks
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Managing Partners Optimistic About Economic Future, But Not Focused on Future Firm Management
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Storm warning: how to spot the tell-tale signs of a law firm in financial trouble
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Revenues move upward across UK top 50 despite gloomy predictions
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Federal Agency Relieves Law Firm of Pension Debt
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Keker & Van Nest, Wachtell, Paul Weiss: Business of Law
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Legal review finds M&A activity in decline
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Allen & Overy: Annual revenue essentially flat --- Revenue Rises Less Than 1% in ‘Challenging’ Market
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Freshfields Revenue Rise Outperforms Allen & Overy --- Overtakes Linklaters and A&O by revenue with 7% hike
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UK: Near-shoring takes hold as more top 30 firms eye moves
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Eversheds posts 3% revenue rise with partner profits up 2% to £642,000
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Norton Rose reports 4% revenue rise for year up to Fulbright merger
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DLA posts double-digit revenue and PEP growth for non-US business
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Orlando bankruptcy lawyer upset about wet concrete threatened workers at gunpoint, police say
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NC: Local law schools expect fewer students this fall
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Western New England Gets New Law School Dean
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Law School Graduates: Let Them Bake Cake
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Should Law Schools Teach Real Skills?
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U.S. News Adding Employer Survey
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Cardozo Admits Goof
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Everything You Need To Know About Apple's Next iPhone, The iPhone 5S
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Senior lawyer gets gag order to cover up affair
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How Snowden's Leaks Hurt America --- This MIT Project Lets You 'Spy' On Your Own Email Metadata, Just Like the NSA --- Obama Agrees to German Talks Over Spying --- Post office photocopies envelopes of all mail sent in the US, says NY Times --- Carl Bernstein Praises Edward Snowden --- Why We Need To Stop PRISM --- If PRISM is Good, Why Stop with Terrorism? --- Russia Increasingly Impatient Over Snowden's Airport Stay
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How did America’s police become a military force on the streets? --- America Has Become Much Safer
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10 Do's And Don'ts Of Working From Home
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Mom who lost custody of newborn child for eating poppy seed bagel settles case for $144,000
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Police Rescue Pig Wearing Sweatpants From Hot Car
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Even if ex-NFL player Hernandez didn’t fire gun, prosecutors will deal with others, lawyer predicts
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George Zimmerman's Prosecutors Have Had A Huge Turnaround In His Second-Degree Murder Trial --- Former Professor Says He Taught George Zimmerman The Law He Claimed He Knew Nothing About --- Dozens Of Skype Users Troll Witness Testifying At George Zimmerman Trial
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Paralegal admits embezzling $327K, secretly settling law firm claims
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Drunken Twitter rants threatening the president can lead to prison time
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Lawyer who used hidden video cameras to peep on tenants will get psychotherapy rather than jail time
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London lawyers in elite 'magic circle' of five firms share £2.2bn pay pot
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Acquitted lawyer says shooting charge has ruined his career and political aspirations
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Really, Really Disgusting
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No lawyers called Charmaine or Kylie?
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Trooper Grabs 74-Year-Old Woman And Then Arrests Her After She Hits Him With Her Purse For Being Rough
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Prison guards 'forced inmates to have gladiator-style fights'
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Blogging federal judge: ‘May the Fourth be with you’
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Occupy Shirt Justified Supreme Court Arrest
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The Supreme Court's Libertarian Moment?
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Supreme Court's Ginsburg vows to resist pressure to retire
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Study: Federal District Court Vacancies Remain 'Uniquely High'
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Wall Street:
Stock futures higher ahead of nonfarm payrolls
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US Futures Are Pointing To A Sharply Higher Open
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Layoffs:
Small Business Hiring in June Beat Forecasts: ADP
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55% of Americans Want to Quit Their Jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Municipalities:
Orr to creditors: Get on bus, see real city --- All Aboard: The Kevyn Orr Mobile Creditor Tour Departs Next Week --- Show them Detroit's worst neighborhoods ---"Misery Tour"
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Should Detroit sell its art?
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Follow Detroit EM Orr now @MotownEM
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S&P cuts ratings on Detroit water, sewer bonds to junk
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Fewest Defaults Since '09 Belie Detroit Insolvency
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Carrington responds to recent exit plan criticism --- Tension grows in City Council --- John Rogers escalates feud with Jeffco commission over bankruptcy
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Snyder names team to study Pontiac school finances
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Hypocrisy prevails on big California debt
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Stockton: Tax plan to have limits, oversight
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Why Are California's Businesses Disappearing?
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6 Cities Where You Can’t Let Your Guard Down
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Small Business:
Government falls short of small-business goal
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Entertainment:
Detroit Masonic Temple far from bankrupt , owner says
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Fashion:
Fashion Label Nicole Farhi Is in Bankruptcy
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Economy:
Private employers add 188,000 jobs in June --- More Workers Than Forecast
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Payroll Gains in U.S. Probably Sustained as Confidence Improved
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Steady US job gains to keep Fed's focus on tapering
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In A Frenzy Over Monetary Velocity
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27 Charts That Will Have You Shouting 'America Is Number 1!' --- 100 great things about America - 2013
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
MERS: Bank of America Ordered to Face Texas Property Fees Suit
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Mortgage applications fall 11.7% as rates keep rising
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Climbing housing market slowed by tepid jobs recovery
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Del. court weighs Countrywide shareholder suit
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Favorable multifamily climate predicted to last through 2014
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History:
The Broker Who Saved America
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Health Care:
Obamacare Penalties Delayed for Big Firms --- The Latest Delay Is A Bad Omen For Obamacare --- Delay has foes focusing on flaws
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End Coming for Employer Health Care?
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Tax:
Lois Lerner’s price for testimony: Immunity
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30% of IRS Seizures Don't Comply with Law
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Swiss Banks May Lose $522M U.K. Tax Accord Payment
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Education:
Oregon Proposes Tuition Free Colleges For In-State Students
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Fraud:
SEC alleges insider trading in Onyx ahead of Amgen offer
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Objections to Rothstein bankruptcy plan set for July 11 hearing
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Final Fee Requests In Rothstein Case Totals $7.37 Million
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Scott Rothstein Investors Object To Bankruptcy Plan
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Peter Madoff derails liquidator's lawsuit
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Prison Recommended for Ex-BigLaw Lawyer in Ponzi Scheme
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Prosecutors Lack Evidence to Charge Cohen: WSJ
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Coal:
Patriot protest in W . Va . likely to draw thousands
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Beware Dire Predictions on Coal's Future
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Religion:
A disenchanting inside view of the church responding to sexual abuse crisis
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Few Milwaukee clergy abuse victims get large sums
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Food/Beverage:
Bankrupt grocery business set to close stores in several states --- Belle Foods to close Food World stores
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Scranton: Food wholesaler files for bankruptcy
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Alternative Energy:
Hoku Solar will fulfill obligations in Hawaii despite bankruptcy filing
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Auction Set For BlueChip Power's Solar Assets
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Conergy files for insolvency
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Corporate Governance:
Kaye Scholer Wins Dismissal of NEC Trustee and Dissident Board Member Suit Against Fellow Board Members
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Magazines:
Baltimore Jewish Times publisher leaving bankruptcy
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Reorganization Plan of Reader’s Digest Approved; Debt Reduced by $400 Million
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Textbooks:
Debt investment in Cengage backfires on Apax Partners
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Cengage Creditors Sign Off on Pre-Negotiated Bankruptcy
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A Textbook Case of Excessive Leverage
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Rumored, Now Reality: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy for Cengage Learning
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Celebs:
Top 10 bankrupt celebs
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For Paula Deen, Management Mess Leads to Career Meltdown
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Oil/Gas:
Roger Parker lashes out at Tracinda Corp in Delta Petroleum bankruptcy
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Kirk Kerkorian's team reason behind Delta's demise, former CEO says
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Telecoms:
LightSquared splits $3 billion exit financing
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Aviation:
US Airways traffic rises much faster than its revenue in run up to merger
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Your best bets for finding Wi-Fi on domestic flights
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The Notorious Discount Airline That Has So Little Legroom Some Passengers Can't Sit Down
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25 People Who Are Having A Worse Time At The Airport Than You
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Agriculture:
Grant Family Farms comes back with new CSA called Grant Farms
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Personal Finance:
13 Ways To Look And Act Like A Millionaire, Even If You're Not
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21 Things Parents Of Millenials Hate
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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 (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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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Claims Trading:
Bankruptcy Platform Extinct: Do Online Claims Trading Marketplaces Have a Future?
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Executory Contracts:
Assume or Reject? Why Not Both?
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Asset Protection:
Washington Court Finds Alaska Self-Settled Asset Protection Trust Subject to Washington Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
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Plan Confirmation:
Absolute Priority Rule Absolutely Applies to Insiders
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Avoidance Actions:
When Is a Creditor a Creditor?
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Recent Pleadings:
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TBTF:
US Banks Must Meet Basel Mark as Small Firms Get Easier Terms
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The True Purpose of Bank Capital
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Prudential Becomes First to Challenge Treasury's Risk Label
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Banking:
Former Trader Returns to Court on Libor Fraud Charges
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Brokers:
Courts OK JPMorgan's settlement with MF Global
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Quest for Russell Wasendorf Sr.'s embezzled funds yields little
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Joyce Leaving Knight After Steering Firm From Meltdown to Merger
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CFTC Watchdog Says Gensler’s E-Mails Didn’t Violate U.S. Law
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UK:
DLA Piper Boss: The British need to learn to love failure
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BOE Surprises in Word not Deed --- BOE Maintains Stimulus as Carney Assesses UK Recovery Strength
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The George Clooney Of Central Bankers Just Started An Incredibly Difficult Job: Saving The UK Economy
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Insolvency expert records drop in administrations
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Number of businesses with serious cash flow problems hits new high
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Katona feels "amazing" despite bankruptcy --- Bankrupt Kerry Katona Dropped By Loan Firm
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Founder buys Dwell out of administration
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Profits halve at insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor
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Tape: Murdoch Slams Hacking Investigators --- Vows Revenge Against British Police --- Singles out Arnold & Porter partner Kathleen Harris as a "terrific lawyer" --- Linklaters hacking probe role faces scrutiny after Murdoch tapes leak
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EU:
Draghi Breaks New Ground, Euro Breaks a Cent
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PIIGS:
The Situation In Portugal Remains Volatile --- Portuguese markets in turmoil --- Crisis Underlines Perils of Austerity --- Portugal politicians try to save government --- German Government Urges Portugal to Stick to Austerity --- Whoever Portugal's prime minister is, the troika is in charge --- Portuguese gov't survives, but markets jolted --- Portugal's Civil Servants Keep Their Jobs as Economy Struggles
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ie: Beware of the insolvency pitfalls --- ie: VAT will be charged on personal insolvency deals, but creditors will pay it
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Spanish banks seek tax tonic
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IMF calls for faster Italy reform, urges more ECB action -- IMF says Italy needs to closely monitor Monte Paschi restructuring
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Greece: Final push for agreement with troika
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Austria:
Austrian jobs on line as retailer Dayli fails
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France:
Sarkozy woes push UMP party to edge of bankruptcy
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MENA:
Coup In Cairo --- Military suspends constitution, replaces president --- Egyptians struggle to define new revolution --- 'No more beards!' --- Egyptian Military Chief Has Ties To Muslim Brotherhood And Endorsed 'Virginity Checks' On Women --- US orders nonessential diplomats, embassy families to leave --- Egyptian Newspaper Has A Message For Obama On Its Front Page --- Egypt's New President Makes His First Public Remarks --- A Huge Chunk Of Egypt Is Angry That Their Democratically-Elected President Was Overthrown
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Pakistan, IMF reach bailout agreement
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After 22 years, UAE branches of defunct BCCI finally liquidated
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Australia:
Former ATSIC boss Geoff Clark quizzed on assets at bankruptcy hearing
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Malaysia:
Bankruptcy Act amendment being studied by AG's Chambers
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Argentina:
Lottery Raided as $115 Billion Hole Filled
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Brazil:
Brazilian billionaire fights to save empire as economy stalls
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