Law:
Brookstone Bankruptcy Yields Roles for Half-Dozen Firms
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Should Zachary Warren Have Hired A Lawyer Sooner?
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Move a firm from ‘normal’ to ‘better’ by focusing on clients, getting creative with lawyer training
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Business of Law
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Does Your Desk Job Hurt? How To Prevent Pain Associated With Sitting
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Headhunters. Huh. What Are They Good For?
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In Legal Industry First, GLA McKenzie Long & Hugeo Opens Antarctica Office :)
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How I Almost Became Another Lawyer Who Killed Himself
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Former AG Alberto Gonzales is new law dean at Belmont
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Which Law School Just Cut Tuition By 15 Percent?
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Everything You Need To Know About iPhone 6
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Georgia high school holds its first non-racially segregated prom
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This Guy Got Hurt Acting Like A Moron. What Happens Next Will Not Surprise Anyone Reading A Site About Lawyers.
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Ft. Hood Gunman Sought Mental Health Treatment --- Boehner Wants Gun Control for Mentally Ill
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Appeals court OKs late med-mal suit alleging ‘dead’ woman actually froze to death in hospital morgue
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Student Falls To His Death After Eating Pot Legally Purchased In Colorado
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Estate dispute caused by ‘E-Z Legal Form’ is a ‘cautionary tale,’ says justice
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Worker mistakes woman’s body for April 1 prank, is fired but not criminally charged
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Florida Woman Drives Through a CVS
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Driver Accidentally Hits Child, Is Brutally Attacked By Witnesses
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The heir, the judge and the homeless mom: America's prison bias for the 1%
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Say What?!
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Judges:
New Maine Bankruptcy Judge Takes Bench
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"I Hate You": Rogue court stenographer causes chaos for New York legal system
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The Devastating, Sneaky Genius of John Roberts’ Opinions
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The John Roberts Project
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Man who asked white supremacist to kill judge gets 60 years
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DuPont heir’s sentencing judge gets security detail after child rape case makes national news
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Courthouse bomb-threat charges result from Wal-Mart surveillance footage of cellphone purchase
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"The Romanian Mumble"
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Judge: Should a federal trial judge demand to know who is paying the attorney fees?
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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor: 'Sometimes You Have To Do the Unexpected'
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Wall Street:
U.S. Stock -Index Futures Advance Before Payrolls Report
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US stocks dip ahead of Friday's March jobs report; Dow ends flat
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Layoffs:
UPS Fires 250 Employees For Staging A 90-Minute Protest To Defend A Coworker
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GOP Fails to Add Amendments to Jobless Bill
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:
Why Is The FBI Scrutinizing Citigroup's Operations In Mexico?
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Autos:
Why victims claims may have died with the 'Old GM'
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The Culture of General Motors - Another financial-crisis lesson in the virtues of an honest bankruptcy
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What do you recall? - GM is forced to confront its faults
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Barra as Change Agent Collides With 32 Years as Daughter of GM
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GM Attempted Ludicrous 'Fix' for Defective Ignitions in 2005
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GM seeks more help from outside crisis managers
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Chiefs at Big Firms Are Often Last to Get Bad News
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Watch Jon Stewart Explain How GM's Recall Math Adds Up To 'F--- It!'
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GM's Interrogation on the Hill: Mary Barra's Trial by Senate
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Apparel:
Ecko Unltd. seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing changing trends, recession effects
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Brokers:
Trustee: MF Global Customers to Be Fully Paid Back --- MF Global customers to recoup $6.7 billion as final payout starts
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Food/Beverage:
Paula Deen's Savannah Restaurant Closes
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Retailing:
Mall Staple Brookstone Files for Bankruptcy Protection --- Spencer Spirit to buy Brookstone as part of bankruptcy plan --- Enters Chapter 11 to sell equity
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Spencer's $147 Million Stock Offer May Have Competition at Bankruptcy Auction
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Brookstone Succumbs to the Sharper Image Flu
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The real reason Brookstone filed for bankruptcy
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Epiq Aids Brookstone in Bankruptcy , Sale
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Barnes & Noble investor cutting stake
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Walmart and food stamps: The conglomerate donates billions to anti-hunger charities and lobbies hard for SNAP
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Banking:
How Dodd-Frank impacts creditors of bankrupt banks
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Economy:
U.S. Trade Deficit Worsens In February, Spurring Downshift in GDP Projections
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The Jobs Report Could Be An Absolute Beast
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New Jobless Claims Jump
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Fed Board Member Stein Announces Resignation --- Taper advocate to leave the Fed
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Jobless claims rise, but remain low heading into Friday's jobs report
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Fewer Americans Identify As Middle Class Following The Great Recession
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Why Don't the 1 Percent Feel Rich?
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Service firms grow more quickly, hire more
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Report says blacks, Latinos losing economic ground
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How the Rich and Poor Spend Money Today—and 30 Years Ago
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Billionaires’ crybaby club: Someone get these whiners a bottle!
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Mortgage Rates in the US Increase Slightly
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Did the foreclosure rate really get cut in half?
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Report Finds That Nationwide Foreclosure Inventory is 35% Down YTY
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Government Profits From Continued Control Of Fannie And Freddie
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Municipalities:
Detroit Manager Says City May Exit Bankruptcy by October
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Detroit bankruptcy plan calls for revitalizing Detroit city airport
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Detroit Creditor Seeks Reams of Museum's Art Records
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Detroit bankruptcy judge sets swaps ruling for April 11
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Live Tweeting: Orr says he wants Detroit bankruptcy settled by Oct. 15
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Live blog: Detroit 'swaps' deal hearing
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Another interpretation of Detroit’s EM era
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Orr sets record straight on stalled water talks --- Oakland County seeks alternatives to 'monopolistic' Detroit water and sewer
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The death of a great American city: why does anyone still live in Detroit?
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Can Another Detroit -Style Pension Crisis Be Avoided?
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Fitch: North Las Vegas Could Become Insolvent
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Puerto Rico and Beyond: An Analysis Of The Municipal Debt Of U.S. Territories
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Healthcare:
North Adams Regional Hospital files for bankruptcy liquidation, but work to reopen ER continues
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Northern Berkshire Healthcare Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
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The States With the Most Expensive Health Insurance
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Ted Cruz Facebook poll on Obamacare doesn’t go according to plan
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Currency:
Bankruptcy Judge Really Wants To Meet Mark Karpelès
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Awards:
Brown Rudnick Honored with "IFLR Americas Award" in Restructuring
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Alternative Energy:
After Fisker Debacle, Obama Revives Stalled Green Car Loan Program
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Suzlon Acquires Illinois Wind Farm From Bankrupt EME
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Gambling:
Casinos Close as Revenue Falls in Gambling-Saturated U.S.
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Aviation:
After record profits, Southwest wants to make 40% of its workers part-time
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Flying to Become Even More of a Nightmare
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Religion:
Bankruptcy for Twin Cities Archdiocese considered
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Environmental:
Anadarko Pays Billions in Settling Kerr-McGee/Tronox Toxins Case
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Largest Environmental Bankruptcy Settlement Ever Announced by Anadarko Petroleum
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Auto Racing:
Engström Motorsport faces bankruptcy for a third time
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Fashion:
Ecko Licensee Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Staffing:
Business Lessons Learned
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Television:
Astros file another appeal in CSN Houston case
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Houston sports television deal harmful to fans
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Shipping:
Genco admits bankruptcy plan
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Credit Cards:
BofA Close to Credit Card Settlement
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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 (34 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (23 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:
Chapter 11 Caseload Up 26 Percent in March from February
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First Quarter Bankruptcy Filings Fall 12 Percent from 2013, Commercial Filings Drop 22 Percent
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:
Anadarko Settles Kerr-McGee Cleanup for $5.15 Billion --- Anadarko Reaches $5.15 Bln Settlement On Pollution Claims --- Anadarko Erases 'Silkwood' Uncertainty With $5 Billion Tronox Settlement
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Statement by Tronox
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"This is the best move Al Walker has ever made"
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Why Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Stock Hit an All-Time High
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Trustees:
No Trust? Time for a Trustee
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Symposium On Ch. 11 Reform:
Creditor Conflict and the Efficiency of the Corporate Reorganization Process
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The Value of Soft Assets in Corporate Reorganizations
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Statutory Erosion of Secured Creditors' Rights: Some Insights from the U.K.
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Judicial Oversight of Financing in Detroit's Restructuring and Beyond
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The Logic and Limits of Liens
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An Empirical Investigation of Leases and Executory Contracts
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Default Penalties in Chapter 11
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When Does Some Federal Interest Require a Different Result? The Use and Misuse of Butner v. United States
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What Is a Lien? Lessons from Municipal Bankruptcy
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Derivatives and Collateral: Balancing Remedies and Systemic Risk
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Rules of Thumb for Intercreditor Agreements
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The (Il?) legitimacy of Bankruptcies for the Benefit of Secured Creditors
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The Bankruptcy Clause, the Fifth Amendment, and the Limited Rights of Secured Creditors in Bankruptcy
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Priority in Going-Concern Surplus
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The Board's Duty to Keep Its Options Open
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The Role of Secured Credit in Chapter 11 Cases: An Empirical View
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Plan Confirmation:
Del. Bankruptcy Court Approves Electronic Balloting Procedures
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Newspapers:
Advance strikes again, axing 167 jobs at The Star-Ledger, reducing newsroom staff by 40
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Personal Finance:
Why Women Are Weirder About Money Than Men
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Fraud:
Trustee Seeks To Expand The Scope Of Petters Clawbacks
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Seattle Woman Rejects Plea Agreement, Pleads Guilty To All 110 Counts For $126 Million Payday Loan Ponzi Scheme
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Prominent Law Firm Pays $4.25 Million To Settle Ponzi Claims
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EU:
Restructuring & Corporate Recovery Update - April 2014
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From the Dept. of Irony: Russian Banks Lead Europe In Takeovers
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Draghi talks QE, but counts on Easter Bunny --- Draghi Seen Forging Different QE Path From Fed
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This is How Mario Draghi Does a Putdown
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What ‘Mr Grexit’ Did Next
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PIIGS:
El-Erian: Caution optimism about Greece's return to capital markets --- Greece plans April bond market comeback from default-sources
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ie: Insolvency Service reports significant rise in bankruptcies --- ie: Insolvency service admits slow start of four write-downs
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Spain's Five-Year Yield Drops Below America's on ECB Speculation
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Mexico:
Feds probe Citigroup over $400M fraud involving Banamex
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China:
Paying for the grey - As a pensions crisis looms, China looks at raising the retirement age
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Hong Kong investors at a disadvantage when firms with assets in China go bankrupt
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Ukraine:
Russia hikes gas prices for Ukraine by 80 percent --- McDonald's Closes Crimea Branches Due to 'Reasons Beyond Our Control'
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Australia:
Federal Government begins charging for bankruptcy applications
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MENA:
Syria's Economy to Take 30 Years to Recover
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