Law:
Simpson Thacher, Baker Botts, Cooley: Business of Law
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Coming Off a Year of Modest Growth, Simpson Thacher Names New Leader
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Same lawyer, more trouble - Judge demands answers in THR bankruptcy
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Is That An Ice Cream Sandwich In Your Pants, Or Are You Just Glad ...
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Following Medicine's lead, To Place Graduates, Law Schools Are Opening Firms
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How Facebook’s Lawyers Price Their Services
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Women More Stressed than Men, Says Survey
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UK: More mid-tier mergers predicted as top 100 growth stays low
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Alternative Careers: Lawyer-Turned-Pro Boxer Launches Controversial Clothing Range
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78% of Law Schools Ignore ABA Rule --- Why The ABA Is Resistant To Change
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Why waste the crisis in legal education?
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How Much Does It Cost To Name ALL THE THINGS At A Law School?
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Former 3L sues after being kicked out of law school for alleged plagiarism
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There Will Be A New Bar Exam in 2015
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Comedians at Law
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LinkedIn Won't Help Most Lawyers
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Four ways to get things done with Siri
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Culture Key to Recruitment at Mid-size Firms
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Unintended Consequences of Bring Your Own Device
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Man Armed With Ice-Cream Cone ‘Terrifies’ Law Students During Torts Class
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Law Firm and Former Partner In Good Ole Fashioned Money Fight
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Setting Client Expectations
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From Biglaw to Boutique: Believing What You’re Selling
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Woman To Pay Fine After Sending Son Named 'Jihad' To School With 'I Am A Bomb' Shirt
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Mom charged with using Taser on son
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Lawyer Killed In Office, Found By Cleaning Crew
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Lawyers Don't Have to Be Rude to Opposing Clients
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Attorney Facing Discipline For Eating Food In Grocery Store
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Teacher On Bike Killed After Becoming Impaled On Gate Outside School
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Cops: Man Goes Berserk With Ax at Dunkin' Donuts
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Man faces 30 days in jail for laughing too loudly -- in his own home!
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Two Years In Solitary Confinement With No Arraignment: $15.5 Million
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The Catch-22 That Prevents Us From Truly Scrutinizing the Surveillance State
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Judges:
Sequestration Hits the Law as Courts Keep Bankers' Hours
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Sheriff sends undercover officer to courthouse with gun; she makes it through 6 checkpoints
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Bill would have judges draw straws to shrink Washington Supreme Court
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures signal higher open
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Stocks Close Modestly Higher Ahead Of Jobs Report
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Bad-News Bears Crash the Party
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Roubini: Markets Will Be Shocked By How Much of A Slowdown Is Coming This Year, And Stocks Will Dive
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Layoffs:
Good jobs news: Initial claims fall
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Employers Waiting for Perfect Employees?
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Google Fires 1,200 More From Motorola Mobile
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Ford's CEO Nets Nearly $12 Million In Performance Bonuses
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Fiat Talks with Banks About Chrysler Merger
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Politics:
Jon Stewart: Rand Paul Used The Filibuster 'The Way It's Meant To Be Used' --- The Bush Administration Already Answered Rand Paul's Question About Killing Americans On US Soil --- John McCain And Lindsey Graham Tear Into Rand Paul For Filibuster --- The Wall Street Journal: 'Calm Down, Senator' --- Holder Responds To Paul About Drone Strikes On U.S. Soil
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Ruben Hinojosa, Congressman, Emerges From Bankruptcy
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Alternative Energy:
Michigan Seeks to Block Transfer of A123 State Tax Credits --- Balks at A123's creditor payout plan
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The Fall of China's Solar Power King
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Another strange twist for a major Chinese solar panel maker facing possible bankruptcy
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BP Bows Out of Solar
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SolarCity Posts Much Larger Loss
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Corporate Reform:
Sen. Warren: Drug dealers go to jail; bankers for drug cartel pay a fine --- Elizabeth Warren HSBC Money Laundering
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Warren starts taking on banks and regulators
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Telecoms:
US, Canada judges mull fate of Nortel cash
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Mass Torts:
Judge orders homes of pharmacy owners seized
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Double Dipping on Asbestos Docket
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Derivatives:
A derivatives broker's 10-year grudge ends, with big penalties
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Hollywood:
Rhythm & Hues Bankruptcy Sale: 'Stalking Horse' Bid Expected Friday
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M&A:
KPMG Survey: 2013 M&A Activity to Outpace 2012
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Economy:
Jobless Claims in US Unexpectedly Fall to a Six-Week Low
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US Productivity Fell in Fourth Quarter as Labor Costs Rose --- US Productivity Rising Faster Than Wages
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Consumer Comfort in US Improves to Highest Level This Year
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Gallup: Broad Support for $9 Minimum Wage --- How to Survive on $7.25 an Hour
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US household wealth regains pre-recession peak
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US Economy Needs $2 Trillion in Stimulus
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Fed Beige Book Reveals QE Failing To Stimulate More Lending
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Government getting in economy's way: Beige Book
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Obama Still Looking for Big Deficit Deal
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House Passes Bill to Keep Government Funded
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Spending Cuts May be Here to Stay
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US Watchdog: Iraq Was a Waste of Taxpayer Dollars
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Americans Raiding 401(k)s To Pay Bills At Alarming Rate
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Credit Boom Warning Sign? Buybacks Hit $1 Trillion
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Wealth Inequality Worse Than Thought
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Consumer Debt Up $16.2bn in January
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Household Worth in US Rises by $1.17 Trillion on Housing
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Credit Suisse: There's A Rush In The US Housing Market
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Confidence in Housing Market Rose in February
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The World's Most Expensive Real Estate Markets
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Immigrants Fuel Home Ownership Demand
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Those Amazing Deals On Foreclosed Homes Are Disappearing
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Va. AG settles with mortgage modification firms
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HI: 1250 Oceanside Partners Files for Bankruptcy Protection --- Hokulia developer in debt over $500 million files bankruptcy
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Mass Torts:
BP Oil Spill Payout May Be Billions Higher Than Initially Expected
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Glass:
Glass company returns to nearly full production following chapter 11
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Entertainment:
10 Mysteries About Girls Gone Wild Declaring Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Detroit mayor opposes EM appeal
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Protestors Rally Over EFM In Detroit
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An emergency manager and Detroit's undue process
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Detroit declines invitation to bid on 2024 Olympics
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White House won't bail out Detroit
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Lansing may give Detroit aid if EM gets OK
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Detroit's Hot Mess Will Eventually Require Regional Solutions
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Ft. Worth Faces $50M Budget Shortfall
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NY: Schools squeezed toward insolvency
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Retailing:
JCPenney Is Quietly Firing More Store Employees After A 'Secret Broadcast'
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Ex-JC Penney CEO Slams Current CEO Johnson
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Why JCPenney's New Corporate Culture Is Failing
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Retailers report modest sales gains for February
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Costco's Unorthodox Strategy To Survive The Big Box Apocalypse
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Celebs:
Terrell Owens Adviser Banned After NFL Players Lose $40 Million
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Bankrupt casino leads to 31 NFL players losing $40M
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Judge finalizes $41M judgment against Yellowstone Club founder --- Rejects mediation request by Blixseth
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France Goes After Saudi Princess Who Skipped Out On $7.5 Million Hotel Bill
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N.Y. AG: Tailor to the stars settles tax fraud case for $5.5M
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Health Care:
Employees flood MCDH meeting
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Liberty Medical committee of unsecured creditors appointed
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Nursing Homes in Extremis Get Leave To Alter Union Contracts
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GE CEO: Americans Must Pay More for Health Care
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Here's How Much Bacon You Need To Eat To Die Young
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Accounting:
Lawyers for Deloitte Seek to Buy Time in Subpoena Spat with SEC
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Skiing:
Bidders still interested in ownership of Snö ski resort
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Golf:
Golfers told Cherry Hill's Woodcrest won't open this year
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Cordillera Golf Club emerges from bankruptcy
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Museums:
Chairman: Archway Has Seen Many Financial Struggles --- Stuhr works with Kearney archway to draw tourists
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LA County Museum of Art proposes taking over financially troubled Museum of Contemporary Art
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Equipment Rental:
Ahern Rentals' Ownership Struggle Continues
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Tax:
US IRS boots Israeli bank clients from amnesty program -lawyers
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After busts, tax-lien industry asks for antitrust training
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Aviation:
CRO Beverly Goulet gets promoted to senior vice president at American Airlines
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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 (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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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Plan Confirmation:
Delaware Opinion in Indianapolis Downs Case Expands Third Party Releases and Approves Post-Petition Lock-Up Agreements
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Safe Harbors:
Court Finds Investment Advisor’s Payments to Customers Are Not Exempt From Avoidance Under Section 546(e)of the Bankruptcy Code
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Automatic Stay:
Extra Protection: Bankruptcy Court Extends Automatic Stay to Cover Non-Debtor Affiliate in Arbitration Proceeding
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Recent Pleadings:
Hostess: UST Says Administrative Insolvency Possible, Wants Fee Holdbacks
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Education Holdings Plan Confirmed
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Fraud:
Former Madoff aide seeks release of funds for his defense
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A.G. Blasts Fee Request From Counsel for Madoff Investors
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TD Bank wins protective order in Rothstein case
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Gupta lawyer reflects on negotiation strategy in high-profile case
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More asset freezes likely in insider-trading probes - Khuzami
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Goldman banker CDO suit is wrong fight for SEC
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Jack Brown Has Retained Criminal Attorney In Ponzi Scheme Case
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Scruggs asks 5th Circuit to toss guilty plea
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Litigation:
Defendant Gets Spoliation Sanctions After Deleting Text Messages
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The Proliferation and Suitability of Apple's iPad in Litigation Practice
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Banking:
Libor bank probes at advanced stage: EU antitrust official --- "Other people read People Magazine, but you read the Wall Street Journal"
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Bank of America to offer cash-back rewards for paying off debt
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Bank Stress Tests Not Stressful Enough --- Ally only bank below Fed standard in stress test --- Ally Says Stress-Test Results Based on Flawed Analysis by Fed
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First Place Financial Corp. Seeks Conversion
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No Dice For United Western
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Biotech:
Biovest files for bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:
US judges are jeopardizing global finance
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Argentina Has the Power to Avoid Catastrophe
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Argentina Might Not Default In 2013 But Its Future Is Gloomy
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UK:
Debt-ridden Wroughton Football Club in fear of going bust
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Bank of England: No New Stimulus
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DLA and Kirkland lead on Dreams pre-pack administration
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Semple Fraser bites the dust - after claiming all is rosy
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Insiders say redundancies imminent at ABS giant Parabis
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UK: Shopkeepers Running Out of Time
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EU:
ECB leaves interest rates unchanged
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Draghi Says ECB Sees 'Downside Risks' on Economic Growth
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Draghi Keeps Faith in Gradual Recovery as ECB Trims Forecasts
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Draghi Signals Economy Must Worsen for ECB to Cut Rates Again
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PIIGS:
ECB offers no helping hand for Italy, says markets calm --- Monte Dei Paschi di Siena Seeks €1.2bn Damages Over Derivatives --- Spokesman found dead --- Tragedy and scandal at world's oldest bank
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Greek Unemployment Falls to 26.4%
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ie: Higher rates of bankruptcy in border regions
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Germany:
German Industrial Orders Drop in January
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France:
Unemployment in France at 14 Year High
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Singapore:
Bankruptcy and insolvency regime a major area of review, says Shanmugam
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Australia:
Commercial Disputes & Insolvency Alert
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New Zealand:
The 'big five' insolvency issues for 2013
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Venezuela:
Venezuela Faces Difficult Times
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