Law:
Cadwalader bankruptcy co-chairs to leave for O'Melveny & Myers --- O'Melveny Snags Cadwalader Bankruptcy Leaders --- Bankruptcy co-chairs leap from Cadwalader to O’Melveny, along with another partner --- O'Melveny to Add Preeminent Restructuring Team
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Advisers' Tab in Dewey Bankruptcy Hits $23.6 Million
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Will litigation financing lead to ‘reversal of epic proportions’ in hard-hit legal market?
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Shearman Kuwait Deal, Baker & McKenzie: Business of Law
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Kathy Bazoian Phelps Interviewed
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Reconsidering the Conventional Wisdom on the Legal Job Market
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Repositioning Your Bankruptcy Practice
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Howrey and Heller United on Clawback Question
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New federal agency sues 2 law firms over debt-relief fees; one attorney is also criminally charged
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Linklaters hikes NQ pay by £2,500 as firm unveils 2013-14 salaries
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A Blinking Light Locating A Weak Point In An Argument
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Tracking Numbers Key to Duane Morris' Project Management
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Some Reflections on the Am Law 100 Rankings
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Gossip Keeps Life Interesting At The Firm
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You're Fired (The Five Things You Must Do Right Away)
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The Secrets of Mingling at Legal Events
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LinkedIn is 10 years old : Now a personal CRM system for lawyers
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How Much Does Your Law Professor Make? Michigan Law Edition
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Adding Athleticism To Law School Graduation Ceremonies
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Yale Law Students Refuse To Participate In Most Impressive Students List
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Website Allows Comparison Shopping for Law Schools
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Recent law school grad job rate ticks up sharply
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Law Deans Scramble
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What Law Students Aren't Learning, and Why It Matters
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The ATL Top 50 Law Schools: A Roundup of Criticism
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Law License Plates: Models, Bottles, and Tax Studs
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Sorry, But Whips and Chains Don’t Excite Foxy Knoxy
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Arrested & Beaten for Dozing in Class
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Dynamo Legal founder’s eyebrows
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Judge Refers 'P****-Trolling' Law Firm to Feds
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Neighbors Reportedly Saw Women On Leashes In Backyard Of Kidnapping Suspect's House --- Kidnapping Victim Was Hanging Out With Suspect's Daughter Right Before She Disappeared --- Elizabeth Smart: Give The Cleveland Kidnap Victims Some Privacy --- Kidnapping Suspect's Son: 'The House Was Always Locked, There Were Places We Could Never Go'
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Woman Busted for DUI While Celebrating Getting Her License Back From Prior DUI [Seriously]
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Fake Nuns Busted After Hiding Cocaine Under Habits
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Man Arrested After Trying To Return Pipe Bomb At Gun Buyback - "God no longer wanted him to use that bomb to blow up the Hollywood sign"
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Two 7-Year-Old Boys Suspended For Pretending Pencils Were Guns
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Prenda Boldly Benchslapped Where No One Has Gone Before
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The High Price of the Federal Bench
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Daughter of Delaware courthouse shooter seeks custody of slain mom’s 3 kids
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Judge jails lawyer and client over tardy arrival for jury selection
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Alito and Roberts are the most pro-businesses justices since 1946, study finds
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Melvin sentenced to 3 years of house arrest, 2 years of probation for using state employees for campaign work
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Scalia can see clearly now
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Wall Street:
Stock futures drift after Dow's 15000 milestone
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US stocks close with Dow above 15000
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Layoffs:
Best Cities for Jobs in 2013
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BLS: Job Openings decreased slightly in March
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The labor market won’t be healthy until people feel like they can quit their jobs
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US job postings fell in March; hiring slowed
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America's Retail Workforce May Already Be Getting Squeezed By Obamacare
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Small Appliances:
Oreck files for bankruptcy , eyes sale
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Lehman:
Citigroup sues Barclays over losses tied to Lehman
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Citi Didn’t Stress Too Much About That Whole Lehman Bankruptcy Thing
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Lehman puts Ritz-Carlton Maui resort up for sale
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Economy:
Job Openings in the US Drop From Almost Five-Year High --- Slow Hiring Holding Back Job Market
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Disposable Personal Incomes Are Rising For The Wrong Reasons
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Middle-Aged Americans Most Worried About Finances
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Warren Buffett To Women: Stop Holding Yourself Back
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Hedge Funder: Bernanke Is 'Uprooting The Basic Stability Of Society'
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Elizabeth Warren urges repeal of sequester, higher taxes for the wealthy
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Economists see signs of growth for financial services sector
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Home Prices Are Climbing At The Fastest Pace Since March 2006
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Here's What Is Really Behind Home Price Gains
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Existing Home Inventory is up 12.2% year-to-date on May 6th
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Trulia: "Rent growth has slowed"
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Survey: Majority of Americans forecast home prices to rise
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Fannie Mae, KPMG agree to pay $153 mln to end shareholder lawsuit
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Pro se homeowner wins rare federal stay of sale in foreclosure case
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Majority of surveyed Americans expect home prices to rise
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The future of the secondary mortgage market remains foggy
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Judge Lets ResCap Control Bankruptcy Case for 30 More Days
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Homeownership Linked to Higher Unemployment
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Banks Not Especially Eager To Start Handing Out Mortgages To People With Credit Scores In The Low 400s Yet
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Florida Default-Prone Bonds Proving Most-Wanted
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Defunct Parkway Point Condo Plan Gets New Hope, Press
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Developer on trial files for bankruptcy
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Aviation:
Key revenue measure falls at Southwest Airlines
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Credit Counseling:
Debt-Repair Firm Charged in First CFPB Criminal Referral
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NY officials vow attack on predatory debt-fixing
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Publishing:
Borders Bankruptcy Wends On
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Celebs:
Trump Ocean Club in Panama Wants to Keep Deal With Namesake Under Wraps
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Casey Anthony lawyers due back in court --- Bids for Casey Anthony's Life Story Are Completely Unbelievable
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Casey Anthony trustee withdraws plan to sell her life story in bankruptcy
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Accounting:
1 In 5 Companies Is Cooking The Books?
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Autos:
Hasty Deal to Save Chrysler in Depths of Crisis Returns to Haunt
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Alternative Energy:
Konarka Technologies Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Protection
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Municipalities:
Moody's: muni defaults have increased since financial crisis
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Moody's Says Cities View 'Strategic Default' as Less Taboo
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Good Faith: Not Always as Easy as it Sounds
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Calpers: bankrupt San Bernardino has more cash than first admitted
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San Bernardino, creditors point to progress in bankruptcy court
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Judge may set workout deadline in biggest U.S. muni bankruptcy
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Hedge funds in search of distress take a look at Detroit
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Corporate Governance:
Tracking Changes in Women's Corporate Roles
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Photography:
Kodak Pension Deal Was No Snap Decision
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Consumer Credit:
Slower Consumer Credit as People Use Plastic Less
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Fraud:
Lawyer who defended father-son investor team joins Morgan Lewis
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Merkin investors must wait for Madoff payout
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Investors argue against liquidation in Belmont case
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Corporate Reform:
White Makes Case for Bigger S.E.C. Budget
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Prosecuting bankers: Blind justice
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Food/Beverage:
In bankruptcy , many Applebee's may close
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13 Mouthwatering Cicada Dishes For The Summer :)Freform
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Dinner At The NEW Best Restaurant In The World
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Non-Profits:
Hearing on Seven Counties bankruptcy offers glimpse of coming arguments
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Politics:
Bankruptcy judge orders probe of Hart's finances
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Poll: Americans Are Pretty Cool With Politicians Cheating on Their Spouses As Long As It's Not With A Pros
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Gambling:
Revel takes steps to restructure finances, ownership
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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 (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:
Are These Companies in Danger of Going Bankrupt?
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Recent Pleadings:
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Cross-Border:
Recognition of Offshore Insolvency Proceedings: 'Fairfield Sentry'
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Insurance:
N.Y. Appeals Court Revives Bond Insurer's Claims Against Goldman Sachs
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Was the BofA, MBIA settlement a true win-win?
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Entertainment:
'Girls Gone Wild' founder convicted of assault
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Finance:
Banks (Finally)Ready to Start Lending Again
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Telecoms:
Nortel Networks : U.S. Court Refuses to Delay Nortel Trial over $7.3 Billion
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Health Care:
Jury seated, openings begin in Vegas hep C trial
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Education:
Only 150 of 3500 U.S. Colleges Are Worth the Investment
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Jobs Of The Future Don't Require A College Degree
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Retailing:
JC Penney Cites Ousted CEO's Plans in Sales Miss
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Penney sales tumble again, amid hopeful signs
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Blackstone funds exit General Growth Properties
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Oil/Gas:
Lenders Led by Credit Suisse Win ATP Auction --- ATP Oil & Gas to Sell Assets to Lenders After Auction
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Student Debt:
Someone Actually Made a Horror Movie About Student Debt
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Yachts:
Yacht Path debt estimated at $21M
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge Funds Are Getting Their Teeth Kicked In This Year
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Credit Reporting:
FTC puts background check sites on notice
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Tax:
“Auditing” an EDNY Decision with a Plethora of Tax Issues
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Taxman Sends Message With Lauryn Hill Verdict
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Coal:
Patriot Coal exclusivity extended to Sept. 2; trustee bid denied
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King Coal Losing Crown as U.S. Gains Energy Independence
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UK:
SRA: we expect more large law firms to go under
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Insolvencies - At a 5 year all time low
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Australia’s publicly traded Slater & Gordon raising $64M to buy more UK personal injury firms
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Watchdog bans Kerry Katona ad for 2,000% APR payday lenders Cash Lady
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EU:
France, Germany's Bond is Fraying
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France, Germany's Bond is Fraying
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Euro Zone to Speed Up Banking Union
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German Industrial Production Comes In Much Better Than Expected
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The ECB May Start Buying Up Bad Loans From Southern European Banks
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PIIGS:
Portugal sells bonds for first time since bailout
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Eight things we learned about Sean Dunne from his bankruptcy
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IMF Lauds Greece, But Cites Tax Cheats
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Germans are buying up homes that Italians can no longer afford
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Germany:
German banks seek to shed over 600 bln euros in assets
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Brazil:
Regulator seeks speedy resolution of Grupo Rede bankruptcy
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China:
China's Ghost Cities: Myth v. Reality
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Have A Problem With Your China Counterparty? DO NOT Go Visit Them.
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MENA:
Dubai says looking at alternate plan for debt repayment
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