Law:
Who’s eating law firms’ lunch?
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Weil We Wait For More Big News….
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Culture Shift, Technology Lead to Staff Cuts
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The legal industry's new reality
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Whiz Kid Goes To Law School At 18, Living 'Nightmare' Of Paying Off $215,000 --- Law school grad learns how to pay off a heavy debt --- Expert: Law grad can repay entire $215K student loan debt by 2020 if he lives with his parents
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Four Firms Dialed In for BlackBerry's Take-Private Deal
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Judge won’t allow $200 hourly fee for newbie associate who worked on case partly as law clerk
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‘Baddest’ Lawyer in Jersey Gets Life in Prison
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Antagonism Toward Adversary Leads to Sanction
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You’re Ruthless — But Are You Gangster Ruthless?
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Tipsy Partner Tipped Insider Trading Defendant, SEC Alleges
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"Brown v. Mustang Sally's Spirits and Grill" - NY federal judge joins clients in pushing back on law-firm fees
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The Need For Direct Exams Of Your Own Witnesses At Depositions
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Who Wants To Watch a Prosecutor Get Benchslapped En Banc?
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Lawyers among those who paid for fake online reviews; probe leads to settlements with 19 companies
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New Law Professor Devises Grading System Bewildering To Children, Annoying To Adults
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ABA Task Force Calls For Changes to Legal Ed and the Profession
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How (Not) to Succeed in That First Law Firm Job
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Why a Lawyer Mom Decided to Write Her First Novel
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Law prof creates textbook and course around hit show ‘The Wire’
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Snowden's Russian Lawyer: US Leaker Wears Disguises And 'I Am His Only Link With The Outside World'
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Social media remorse
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Law Firm Might Not Understand The Difference Between A Receptionist And A Bouncer
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What The iPhone 5S's Slow-Mo Function Can Do --- People Who Wait In Line Forever Just To Buy An iPhone --- Prices On The Black Market For Gold iPhones Are Completely Insane --- Apple's iPhone Sales Were Nowhere Near As Impressive As You Think, Says Analyst --- It Looks Like The iPhone 5S Fingerprint Scanner Has Been Hacked --- My experience with the iPhone 5s --- 11 Big Complaints About iOS 7 --- The First Apps You Should Download On Your New iPhone
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Summer camp offers adults a detox from their digital devices
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Crazy and cruel
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Man Sues After Arrest For “Walking On Wrong Side Of The Street”
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What Pulling An All Nighter Does To Your Body
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A 72-Hour Work Week May Be The New Normal
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Financial Boot Camp for Law Students
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They're Training Lawyers to be Entrepreneurs
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Here's How Much Breaking Bad's Walter White Caused His Neighbors' Home Values To Plummet
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There is a real lawyer called Saul Goodman!
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Spousal privilege doesn’t apply to woman testifying in same-sex partner’s murder trial, judge rules
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‘Hiccup Girl’ convicted in felony murder case, gets life term
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Young Girl Dies After Being Caught Inside Sofa Bed
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Parents End Mosque Field Trips Because "Pushing Tolerance" Is Bad
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Pennsylvania School Officials Sent the Most Racist Texts Ever
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Reporters Say Grand Jury Indicted JonBenét Ramsey's Parents in 1999
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Judges:
Enron, WorldCom Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez to Deliver 2013 Tucker Lecture
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Preseason at the Supreme Court :)
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In secret, FISA court contradicted US supreme court on constitutional rights --- Senate Intelligence Committee to hold review of FISA
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6 arrested, 11 court officers hurt when families argue at murder arraignment, then take it outside
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Some Pennsylvania judges hire their relatives, as allowed by the ethics code
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Federal judge stays on case after explaining his swastika and Caucasian comments were historical
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Lawyer is accused of faking illness to avoid oral arguments; ethics complaint says he didn’t vomit
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Federal district court cautions lawyers to be careful about repeating judges’ compliments
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About 2,000 petitions await Supreme Court's return
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In Supreme Court Opinions, Web Links That Go Nowhere
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Wall Street:
US Stock -Index Futures Little Changed
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Global shares edge down as uncertainty sets in over global economy
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US Stocks Fall as Banks Decline Amid Fed Speeches --- Wall Street declines on Fed, Washington uncertainty
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
Reports: Citigroup To Cut 1000 Jobs In Mortgage Division
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Wal-Mart to Hire 55,000 Seasonal Employees for Holidays
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Telecoms:
BlackBerry Agrees To Go Private For $4.7 Billion --- Why The Blackberry Buyout Offer Price Is So Sad --- BlackBerry move away from consumers unlikely to stem decline --- Apple Generated More iPhone Revenue In One Weekend Than All Of BlackBerry Will Sell For
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Four Firms Dialed In for BlackBerry's Take-Private Deal
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LightSquared Lenders Object to Independent Committee's Board Selection
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Furniture:
Utilities want nearly $1M in deposits from Furniture Brands
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Electricity:
EFH creditors mull strategy to bridge value gap -sources
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Personal Finance:
10 Retailers That Will Let You Return Anything
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16 Ingenious Uses For Everyday Household Items
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Hedge Funds:
FOIA Information Requests Fuel Funds' Profits
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Economy:
Fed's Dudley: Two key tests show economy too fragile to begin tapering --- Fed's Lockhart has doubts about October taper --- Dallas Fed's Fisher: My Feelings About Last Week's FOMC Shocker Can Be Summed Up In One Sentence
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Yellen Would Bring Tougher Tone to Fed --- Janet Yellen's Fed Nomination Is A Cruel Blow To Recovery-Starved Americans --- Goldman: We Expect Janet Yellen To Get The Fed Chair Nomination Next Week
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Fed Chairmen and the Randomness of Reputations
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Bernanke Delaying Taper Slows Worst Fund Withdrawal
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IMF warns of slow progress achieving gender equality
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Greenspan: America Being Pulled Apart
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The State Of The Global Economy In 19 Anecdotes
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Go-Nowhere Generation: Why Young People Are Stuck
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The 5 Fastest-Growing Industries In America
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The 5 Most Unbelievable Lines From The Forbes Post That Says Millionaires Should Be Exempt From Paying Taxes
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How The Top Two Senate Republicans Got Out Of Ted Cruz's Plan To Defund Obamacare
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Rethinking the 30-Year Mortgage
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Eight Takeaways on Mortgages After the Housing Bust
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The Hype About Rising Interest Rates
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Here Are The Amenities Rich Americans Want Most In Their Mansions
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Why New Home Prices Will Slow By More Than Existing Home Prices
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Evanston and Chicago: A Tale Of Two Cities
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Municipalities:
Bankruptcy judge to decide whether NAACP's emergency manager challenge can proceed
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Bankruptcy judge delays crucial hearing
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The Growing Chasm Between Surging Detroit Automakers And Their Bankrupt Hometown
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'First Big Brawl' In Detroit Bankruptcy Case Is On The Docket
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Detroit Is Now a Charity Case for Carmakers
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Detroit's Casino-Tax Dollars Become Big Issue in Bankruptcy Case
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Phony coney? Retirees' lunch invitation to Orr not legitimate, spokesman says
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Detroit Threat Management: #Anarchy in Detroit
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Gov. Snyder's NERD Fund paying for Kevyn Orr's condo
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Poll: 85% of Detroiters give thumbs-down to Bing, 75% to Snyder, 62% to Orr
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Officials: Bennett County faces bankruptcy if opt-out fails
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JeffCo commissioners vote 3-2 to increase sewer rates
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San Bernardino hears residents' advice on bankruptcy
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Reality Check: Prichard Held In Contempt of Court
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How the NFL Fleeces Taxpayers
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Kroll Bond Rating Agency Releases Analysis on Municipal Defaults in a Post-Bankruptcy World
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Boom and Ghost Towns of the New Economy
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Detroit's bankruptcy may make it more difficult for other cities to borrow
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Detroit bankruptcy coming to your city
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Aviation:
AMR-US Airways Merger Deadline Extended as U.S. Suit Fought
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American Airlines CEO Tom Horton’s severance stricken from merger deal
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FAA to discuss easing up on in-flight electronic devices
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Airline Has Amazing New First Class Seats
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Fraud:
TD Bank, Former Exec Charged in Ponzi Scam --- TD Bank to pay $52.5 million in US settlements over Ponzi scheme --- TD Bank Settles Rothstein Charges for $15 Million
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Ex-Nixon Peabody Lawyer Gets Seven Years in Ponzi Scheme
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Autos:
GM Lifted to Investment Grade While Buying UAW Shares
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Marchionne Files for Chrysler IPO to Push Stalled Merger
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Fiat issues warning to Chrysler over IPO
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Sullivan, Cravath Set to Steer Chrysler to IPO
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Celebs:
9 Bankrupt NFL Players Who Made At Least $35 Million
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Textbooks:
Cengage Seeks to Protect More Than $273 Million for Unsecured Creditors
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Mass Torts:
BP Tells Louisiana to Butt Out
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Start-Ups:
Mark Cuban called this the worst pitch ever on 'Sharnk Tank'
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Accounting:
Deloitte grows global sales for fourth year in a row
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Education:
Morris Brown Alumni give thousands, banking on full restoration
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Arts & Minds founder says bankruptcy 'means nothing' for school
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Non-Profits:
Greater DC Cares dissolves after declaring bankruptcy
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Coal:
Patriot Coal gets green light to subpoena Arch Coal
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Peabody says settlement offer for Patriot Coal retirees rejected
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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 (14 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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Cross-Border:
Anglo Irish Liquidators Seek Protection From Probe
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Automatic Stay:
Criminal Prosecution Not an Attempt To Collect Debt, Not a Violation of Stay
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Executory Contracts:
Is a Promise Plus a Right to Win a Lawsuit Enough? How the Right to Demand Adequate Assurance (Under State Law) Attempts to Protect Contract Counterparties
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Corporate Reform:
Judge Jed Rakoff’s stance on the SEC deals draws fire, praise—and change
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S&L Relic Is Sword of Choice in U.S. Bid to Punish Banks
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JPMorgan Chase, 12 More Banks Said to Be Sued Over Libor
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The SEC's Proposed Pay Ratio Disclosure Requirements: Another Fine Mess
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Asset Protection:
U.S. government cracking down on offshore bank accounts through FATCA
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Health Care:
Councilor's bid to hear about Quincy hospital's finances denied
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Banking:
NCUA Sues Barclays, RBS and 7 Other Banks Over US Mortgage-Backed Securities Sales
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Paramount to Sue JPMorgan Over Alleged Financial Conspiracy
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Metals:
Ormet's total losses increase to near $100 million: company filings
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Fashion:
Dolce & Gabbana Used Their Money Woes As Inspiration For Spring 2014
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Construction:
Willimansett Bridge construction halted as contractor Pihl Inc. files for bankruptcy
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Video Games:
Atari's Bankruptcy Plan Leaves Most Lenders Out of Credits
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UK:
Third of retailers at risk of insolvency
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Rent quarter day set to rock retail
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Action against unlawful “phoenix” companies doubles
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UK economy improves as decline in insolvencies is back on track
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Kerry Katona: I have to break this awful curse
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EU:
Draghi Says ECB Is Ready to Offer More Long-Term Loans
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European banks turn to Yankees
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PIIGS:
Spain's Uphill Climb in Wake of Recession
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Mediaset manager arrested over bankruptcy at Interattiva
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Monte Paschi freezes coupon payments on hybrid debt
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Greece Wonders What Next from Merkel
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India:
India Practice Lawyers See No Quick End to Downturn
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India's Economy Could Be In Trouble For 5 More Years
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Fitch Takes Rating Action on Indian Banks
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China:
China Manufacturing Hits Six Month High
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Wealthy Chinese Couples Are Paying Up To $120,000 For 'Designer' American Babies
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Why Big US Businesses Fail in China
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Why China's Growth Rebound Won't Last
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Colombia:
Colombia's insolvency revolution
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Australia:
Bids for troubled tunnel close
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Brazil:
OGX Names Former Brasil Telecom Executive as CFO Amid Bond Talks
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Cyprus:
Restructuring and insolvency in Cyprus: overview
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