Law:
Citi Survey: Firm Leaders' Confidence Off as 2013 Begins
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Manatt, Jones Day, Howrey, Ropes & Gray: Business of Law
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Quinn Emanuel, Kirkland, Shearman: Business of Law
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Mintz Levin Names New Bankruptcy Partner --- Adrienne Walker
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Q&A: Edith Hotchkiss on prepacks, 'vultures' and Chapter 22s
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10 Questions with Bankruptcy Lawyer Larren Nashelsky of Morrison & Foerster
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Best Legal Departments 2013
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Firms Want Lawyers with Emotional Intelligence—Huh?
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6 Co-Workers Who Could Sabotage Your Career
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Beware ‘Blind Spots’ in Partner Compensation Systems
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Texas firm Andrews Kurth makes Ashurst hire for London launch
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Simpson Thacher Wins Appeal in Thriller-Worthy Contract Feud
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Federal Courts Ask for Emergency Funding
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Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Rock Star
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UK: Osborne Clarke puts 13 senior associates on layoff alert
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Law Professor Wants To Do Away With Most C's Because They Make Students Feel Bad
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A Stunning Admissions Admission About LSATs
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How To Handle A Final Exam Screw-Up: Law Professors Take Note
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Harvard Law School Speeds Up Admissions for Juniors
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Landing A Job After Layoff - Franz Would Be Proud…
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Attorney General: 'I Don't Know What Happened' With The AP And The Justice Department --- The Attorney General's Willful Ignorance Of The AP Phone Records Seizure Just Seems Ridiculous --- Holder Isn't Sure How Often He Has Allowed Reporters' Records To Be Seized --- Holder sidesteps lawmakers' questions on AP records seizure --- Everyone Apoplectic About The Government Seizing AP Phone Records Should At Least Understand Current Law --- Obama has worse record than Nixon on press freedoms, says Pentagon Papers lawyer --- The Most Bizarre Moment From Attorney General Eric Holder's Congressional Hearing
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Once a beacon, Obama under fire over civil liberties
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Lawyer Compares Expert Witness to Street Walker
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As sanction for destroying evidence, federal judge finds US negligent in wrongful death case
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Lawyer commissions R’n'B ballad in his honor – then plays it on loop on his website
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New Site Indexes Contracts from SEC Database
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Court voids HP settlement, citing legal fees
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Fake-legal-matter thefts net 90-day sentence for Fujitec’s former US legal chief
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Attorneys who helped client change story by ‘explaining’ the law get 9-month suspensions
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Aunt fighting nine-year battle to adopt 14-year-old niece whose single mom was killed on 9/11 after her biological father gave her up
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5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines
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Sci-fi convention descends into brawl between rival fans
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Members Terrified As Bounty Hunters Storm Posh Miami Beach Gym
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Something unusual occurred when Holly Van Voast took off her shirt this spring
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Deer Smashes Through Windshield Of Bus, Jumps All Over The Place, And Then Gets Let Off
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COPS: Woman beat another woman -- with Bible
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Whites-only scholarship still offered at Columbia University
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Survey: Americans' Views Of the Supreme Court
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Judiciary Asks White House for Emergency Funds
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Brown Offers No New Money for CA Courts
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Inmate indicted in claimed murder-for-hire plot against federal judge
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Wall Street:
US Stock Futures Little Changed Before Housing Report
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U.S. Stocks Rise on Stimulus Bets as Manufacturing Falls
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Layoffs:
HSBC may cut up to 14000 more jobs
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The Most Popular Areas of Government are Shedding the Most Workers
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Social Networking:
Bebo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
In bankrupt Michigan district, schools might reopen after abrupt closing
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The Orr-acle speaks!
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Orr: 'We are going to start running a little bit faster now'
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Ingham judge sets contempt hearing for Snyder, Dillon, Orr
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Emergency manager still possible for Buena Vista schools
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No So Fast, Says Detroit Public Schools EM Roy Roberts
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Emergency manager auctions off Flint City Hall Santa for $1,330
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10 California cities that could file for bankruptcy
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Alternative Energy:
DoE Fear After Fisker Fiasco Caused Death Of VPG, Ex-CEO Says
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SunTech Obtains Creditor Reprieve Again --- Suntech lenders agree to defer $541 mln bond repayment again
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Coda’s Electric Car Steers Into Trouble
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Tesla Issues New Shares, Notes to Speed U.S. Loan Payment
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Celebs:
It Ain’t No Lie: Pearlman Bankruptcy Nearly Over
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Celebrities Who've Gone Bankrupt — or Come Real Close
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OJ Simpson is allowed to have one hand free as he argues for new armed robbery trial
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Autos:
Fiat Mulling US HQ After Chrysler Merger
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Economy:
The Incredible Shrinking Budget Deficit
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Deutsche Bank: The New Estimates For The US Budget Are A Total Gamechanger For Fiscal And Monetary Policy
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Volcker: Gov't Now 35% of GDP
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Producer Prices Drop, Factory Output Weak
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The Cities Leading A Manufacturing Revival In The U.S.
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Facts on Poverty and Inequality
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U.S. Economic Confidence Retreats From Five-Year High
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Why Hedge Funds' Criticism of the Fed May Be Right
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Small business optimism rises to six-month high
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Industrial Production in U.S. Declines by Most in Eight Months
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These are the buzzwords to watch for as the Fed plots its exit strategy
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The Fed's Credibility Problem
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
US Home Builder Confidence Rises
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FNC: House prices increased 5.5% year-over-year in March
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Hope Now: 245,000 loan mods completed in 1Q
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NAHB: Builder confidence blooms in May
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Is Generation Y a ‘Game Changer’ for Housing?
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Biden Takes Out Second Home Loan...
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Here's What You Need To Earn To Buy A Home In 25 Cities
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Gambling:
Revel casino recovery plan OK'd by NJ regulators; smoking ban abandoned
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NJ: Boost slot $ or Revel will struggle to survive
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Awards:
Commercial Law League Elects New President
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Pepper Hamilton Attorney Elected to Del. Chapter of IWIRC
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QSLWM Attorney Named "Best Bankruptcy Lawyer" by D Magazine
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Lehman:
Citigroup, Lehman Settle $1.2 Billion Dispute Over Currency Trades
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Metals:
Ormet Corp. sale draws opposition
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Dairy:
Lifeway Foods Wins Bid for Golden Guernsey Dairy Plant
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Hotels:
Spokane firm takes over Montvale during bankruptcy
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Student Debt:
How Mapping Student Debt Changes the Debate
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New Businesses Are Banking On The Fact That Strangers Want To Pay Someone Else's Tuition
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The US Government Will Make A Record $51 Billion Off Student Loan Debt This Year
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The AICPA Found That Crippling Student Loans Can Be a Real Drag
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House to take up student loan fix
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Senate Leaders Introduce Student Loan Interest Rate Bill
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Fraud:
Story Behind Jeff Skilling's Sentence Reduction
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Judge Says Rothstein's Defunct Firm Won't Be Liquidated
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Billy Sol Estes - Better To Owe It To You Than Cheat You Out Of It
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Art Sales Will Boost Stanford Fraud Victims’ Recovery
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Aviation:
Americans Are Happier With Low-Cost Airlines Than Traditional Ones
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Airlines' on-time rating falls below 80 percent
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Airline Baggage Fees: On the Rise — Yet More Passengers Deem Them ‘Reasonable’
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Finance:
Goldman Wins Right to Lend Arcapita $350 Million for Chapter 11 Exit
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Expressions of Insolvency May Trigger Recourse Liability
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Corporate Reform:
SEC Names Chief of Staff
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Sen. Warren demands to know why criminal bankers aren’t being locked up
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Banking:
Two U.S. Banks Included In “The World’s 20 Strongest Banks”
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Broadway:
Betrayal, Cons, and a Faked Death: Investigating How Rebecca the Musical Fell Apart
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Baseball:
Baseball Explained: "Making contact is not to be sneered at"
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Basketball:
The Maloofs made their own uncomfortable beds
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Food/Beverage:
What People Eat For Breakfast Around The World
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:
NC: Bankruptcy filings in Durham, Orange lowest since 2008
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Study Shows Senior Debt Is Climbing
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
Bill on Bankruptcy: Trustees Sleep Easy after High Court Ruling
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Professional Compensation:
Cost-cutting bankruptcy guidelines expected by July 1
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Discharge:
Discharge Injunction Violation: Can a Lender Refuse to Foreclose, Release Its Lien, or Accept Surrender of a Property?
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Plan Confirmation:
I Would Do Anything for [Confirmation], But I Won’t Do That
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Unclaimed Funds:
ABI’s Nonprofit Pushes for Unclaimed Chapter 11 Funds
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:
TPG Troy bankruptcy, filed by creditors, is nixed by judge
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Golf:
Golf USA seeks bankruptcy protection
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Health Care:
Universal CEO accused of sheltering funds from bankruptcy
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Tengion: Financing may be running out, bankruptcy filing possible
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Those with cancer more likely to file for bankruptcy
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Tax:
The Tax Attorney Who Ignited the IRS Scandal
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IRS Delay in Disclosing Groups’ Scrutiny Focus of Probes
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Obama Sacks The Head Of The IRS
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Issa Sets IRS Hearing for Next Wednesday
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Levin: Steven Miller Should Resign From IRS
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Boehner On IRS: 'Who Is Going To Jail Over This Scandal?'
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Was There a Connection Between IRS Austin Attack and Scrutiny of Tea Party?
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Claim: Obama Campaign Co-Chair Attacked Romney with Leaked IRS Docs
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IRS accuses employees of going 'rogue' --- Employees: 'We were simply doing what our bosses ordered'
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Sovereigns:
In Landmark Argentine Bond Case, Five Scenarios to Watch For
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Derivatives:
Regulators set September deadline for derivatives deal
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History:
Bubonic Plague Saved 14th Century Europe
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UK:
Bank of England's King offers parting optimism on UK economy
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IMF study queries whether blanket curbs on banks are worthwhile
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HMRC wins Goldman Sachs court case --- Goldman tax deal lawful, but "not glorious" - UK judge
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EU:
Eurozone recession continues as GDP falls by 0.2% - live
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Banks pull out of EU steel sector, firms seek alternative funds
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Europe’s endless recession, in one chart
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Markets Are Down Across Europe
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PIIGS:
ie: US court allows NAMA questioning in Sean Dunne case
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JPMorgan, Portugal in talks to resolve swaps tussle-source
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Canada:
Canada Home Sales Rise 0.6 Percent in April
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Canada's Economy Is Entering A World Of Hurt
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France:
France Slips into Recession
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Brazil:
Euro-Style Bail-In Plan Means Bondholder Wipe-Out
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Mexico:
Hedge Fund Repelled by Mexican Home-builders' Worthless Land
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Venezuela:
Venezuela runs out of toilet paper... 'Excessive demand'
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Hong Kong:
Hong Kong April bankruptcy petitions rise 2.6 pct from March
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MENA:
Arcapita Bankruptcy Filing Highlights Wider Transparency Issue
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Switzerland:
Bankruptcies boom in Zurich, Geneva
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