August 1, 2014

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Law:

The Future Of Bingham McCutchen
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Judge Stays Insurer's Case Against Dewey Defendants
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Disruption, eruption or interruption: 3 views of change in law
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Survey: For Many, Law School Rankings Matter More Than Aid
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Law School, I Love You
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Dear ExamSoft: Please Give Kids Their Money Back Before The Internet Murders You
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Texas Wesleyan Law Grads File Complaint With ABA, Seek Reissued Texas A&M Diplomas
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Former associate sues White & Case partner for harassment
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To Make AFAs Profitable, Change the Client Relationship
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15 Research-Backed Ways To Make People Like You
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What Not To Wear At The Office In The Summer
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How To Wear Four Classic Men's Clothing Items That Are Making A Comeback Right Now
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Why You Should Never Eat Lunch At Your Desk
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10 Apps That Will Make Your Android Phone A Whole Lot Better
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10 Things About My iPhone That Still Drive Me Crazy
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Woman slits sleeping husband’s throat, claims she was dreaming of filleting a fish
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The CIA Just Admitted It Spied On Senate Computers
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GOP Leaders Attempt to Regroup on Border Bill --- ABA delegation visits emergency shelter for detained immigrant children in Texas
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Judge orders Jones Day to make training video on impropriety of frequent deposition interruptions
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A Primer on Boehner v. Obama
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Did An AUSA Knowingly Produce a Forged Document Just to Get a Forfeiture Judgment?
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Man Declines Interest In Terrible Job, Remains Uber
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Drunk woman attacks plane crew with prosthetic leg
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Mysterious 'Woman In Black' Roams Rural Towns... 'Because God Told Her To Do So'
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Angry Chicago worker shoots company CEO, kills self
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Foster dad charged with felony murder in baby’s accidental hot-car death; could get life sentence
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Judges:

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: My male colleagues didn’t really understand the Hobby Lobby case
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Notorious R.B.G. Loves Being Called Notorious R.B.G.
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Ginsburg plans to stay on court for 'a while'
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New Jury Scam Uses Fake Emails
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Judge: Don’t get cute at a deposition with your witness–by using objections to coach the witness and also to interrupt opposing counsel’s interrogation–even if you win at trial
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Cranky Judge Wants Some Damn Peace And Quiet In The Courtroom
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Judge Tells Accused His Obama T-Shirt "Not Helping His Case"
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Wall Street:

Stock futures fall after sell-off
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Markets Are Getting Crushed
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U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply --- US stocks plunge, wiping out July's gains --- Dow Tumble 317 Points in Worst Day Since Feb 3
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Yes, Stocks Could Drop 50%
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Layoffs:

Long-Term Unemployed Likely to Return to Job Market, Study Finds
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Wall Street vs. Brookings on the Decline in Unemployment, Round 1
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Jobless Benefit Applications Rise; Still At Pre-Recession Levels
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Alpha Natural Resources Announces 1,100 Possible Layoffs at W.Va. Mines
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'Indefinite Idling,' 'Redirected,' And 46 Other Euphemisms We Use In Place Of 'Fired'
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Mass Layoffs In The Tech Industry Are Up 68% --- US job cuts soar, thanks to tech layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Student Debt:

After daughter’s death, parents plead for forgiveness of her $200K student-loan debt
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Infrastructure:

House rejects Senate highway bill --- Congress passes infrastructure spending bill
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Congressional Gimmicks for Highway Funds
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Food/Beverage:

Closing Time: Can These Shrinking Restaurant Brands Grow Again?
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Restaurant Performance Index declined in June
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Autos:

Old GM Is History
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Rental Agencies Warned GM on Ignitions
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Resorts:

Vail Lake Resort Could Fetch $85M at Bankruptcy Auction
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Coal:

NWR Falls to Record After Filing for Creditor Protection
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Retailing:

Love Culture Sales Approved Over Creditor Objection
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RadioShack's days are numbered
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Moody’s Lowers Outlook for RadioShack – Landlords Should Be Prepared to Protect Their Rights in Event of Bankruptcy Filing
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Student Debt:

Sen. Warren Questions Lack of Private Student Loan Relief Options
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Report: Americans borrowing less to pay for college
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Currency:

Why the head of Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange should be in jail
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Economy:

What to Watch for in Friday’s July Jobs Report --- Preview: Employment Report for July
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Chicago PMI declines to 52.6
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Middle Class Deathwatch
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US jobless claims turn higher one week after touching 14-year low
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Americans Are Seriously Unprepared For Emergencies
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US Fed buys $7.2 bln of mortgage bonds, sells none
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NACM's Credit Managers' Index for July Reflects Improved Confidence, Rises to 56.8
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World Income Inequality Even Worse Than Within U.S.: St. Louis Fed
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Junk Bonds Sink on Fears Rally Will End as Economy Picks Up
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New Rules Bother Employers - Obamacare Not So Much
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticks down to 4.12%: Freddie Mac
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Why The Volume And Average Value Of US Mortgages Are Diverging
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined in June, Lowest since October 2008
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Bluffton retirement community files Ch. 11
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Municipalities:

Rhodes denies request to expedite Detroit's lawsuit over pension debt
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Detroit Needs Impartial Law to Help It Rise From Bankruptcy
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Creditor groups ask federal court to delay action on Detroit bankruptcy appeals
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Chart: How Detroit's recovery backslid after bankruptcy
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Detroit narratives don't tell real story
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Detroit water shutoff controversy igniting nationwide debate
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Puerto Rico Should Reduce Debt to 2000 Levels, NY Fed Says --- Reforming Puerto Rico's public corporations key -NY Fed
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Puerto Rico Municipal Bankruptcy Proposed in US House Bill
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Lenders to Puerto Rico Utility Extend Payment Deadline --- Puerto Rico's PREPA gets extension from creditors
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NY Fed: Puerto Rico Concerns Haven't Spread To Muni Borrowers
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California ex-mayor sentenced in corruption case
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San Bernardino’s bankruptcy reaches two-year mark, quietly --- San Bernardino bankruptcy timeline
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As public safety, pension costs rise, cities look to sales tax increases
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Pension reform vital to avoiding Chapt. 9
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10 Cities Running Out of Water
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The 10 Worst States for Getting an Education
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Tax:

How Apple And Google Dodge Billions In Taxes
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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert on Tax Inversions
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Taxing Bankrupts
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Celebs:

Lenny Dykstra Is Investing Again
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Warren Buffett Surprised This Teen Cancer Patient By Calling Into His Live CNBC Interview
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LeMond, Blixseth petition high court for rehearing in Yellowstone Club property dispute
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Mass Torts:

Extra jurors seated for long Georgia salmonella trial
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Claims Climb In Freedom Industries Case
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Healthcare:

Q&A: How Can Lenders Navigate Health Care Bankruptcies?
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Bankruptcy Court OKs BMC Bid for Northern Berkshire Healthcare Assets
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Statement from AG Coakley on Sale of NARH
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Swimming Pools:

Zodiac Pool Care Supplier Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
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Opera:

Metropolitan Opera in late union talks to avoid lockout
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Construction:

Former Truland workers file class action over shutdown
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Television:

CSN Houston’s lawyers ask judge to keep potential bidders secret
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Shipping:

Why Is The Shipping Industry Underwater?
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Ethanol:

Ethanol: The Scam of the Century
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Telecoms:

Nortel Pensioners denounce the recent proposed settlement agreement between Nortel Networks Inc. and Bondholders
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Agriculture:

California breaks drought record as 58% of state hits driest level --- 'May have to migrate people'
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Banking:

Bank Overdraft Fees: 17,000% Interest --- Banks Face Hit From CFPB on $30 Billion in Overdraft Fees
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Education:

Forbes: America's Top Colleges (Return on Investment)
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Steel:

Pacific Steel sold to equity firm
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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 (24 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:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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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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UCC:

A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the [UCC] Remedy Go Down: Recognition of Stoppage Rights in the Early Years of the Bankruptcy Code
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Property of the Estate:

Decisions Do Not Apply "Jewel Doctrine" to Departed Partners' Fees
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Exculpation:

Limiting Bankruptcy Court Exculpations Against Liability – Objections from a US Trustee to Requests for Too Much
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Jurisdiction:

Still Trying to Close the Stern v. Marshall Can of Worms - The Supreme Court To Grapple Again With Thorny Questions of Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
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US Supreme Court's Sleight of Hand in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
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TBTF:

Large Banks Enjoy 'Too-Big-To-Fail Subsidy' in Crises, GAO Finds
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The 'Too Big To Fail' Argument Took A Big Hit Yesterday
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Files Updated Cash Flow Estimates
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Fraud:

July 2014 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Sovereigns:

Argentina blames US, 'incompetent' judge for default --- Argentina accuses US of judicial malpractice --- Tough Judge Thomas Griesa weighs Argentina's fate --- Judge Griesa summons Argentina and holdouts for a Friday hearing --- Argentina default is focus of US court hearing on Friday - filing
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Argentina defaults - but isn't using the 'd-word' --- 65 Words Caused Argentina's $29-Billion Default --- Yesterday Was Not Argentina's Day
--- Argentina blames US for debt default
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Argentine holdout fund: No private approach
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Injunction Math: Acceleration and the Incredible Shrinking Payment Percentage
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Argentina Unopposed to Bank Deal With Hedge Funds as Bonds Sink --- Economy Minister Kicillof: 'If banks want to pay with their own money, the government won't resist it'
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Fitch declares Argentina in 'restricted default' ---- Argentina to S&P: 'Who Believes in the Ratings Agencies?'
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Argentina : We're not in default --- Argentina's Fernandez Denies Default Ruling as Bonds Sink --- Argentina's government blames 'conspiracy' for defaulting on debt --- Why Argentina's default feels like American bullying
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ISDA agrees to consider credit event on Argentina CDS --- Argentina Debt Dilemma Spotlights Knotted World of Default Swaps
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Who’s to blame for Argentina’s debt default? --- Argentine Debt Feud Finds Much Fault, Few Fixes
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Seven Ways Argentine Debt Crisis Could Get Fixed --- There's A Big Rumor Going Around About How Argentina Can Be Rescued
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Argentina's bond default didn't have to turn out this way
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Argentina’s mismanaged economy: Default drama should be back again soon ---- Argentina Default to Deepen Recession if Not Solved Soon
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Argentine assets drop after default, "credit event" in balance --- Argentine stocks plunge after default ---Argentine Bonds Tumble After Default as Banks Seek Holdout Deal
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Hedge funds bet on Argentine recovery --- Argentina defaults but investors see eventual deal possible --- Global markets tango with Argentina debt default
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Argentina's endless debt dilemma
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Argentina's Default Isn't About Money Anymore
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Argentina trustee declares nonpayment on bonds
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Argentina's debt saga
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Bank of New York Mellon Still Has Argentina Payment Money
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Investor in Argentina flap emerges as big super PAC donor --- Meet the billionaire hedge-fund manager who pulled Argentina into default --- In hedge fund, Argentina finds relentless foe
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Argentina Caps 20 Years of Latin America Debt Crises
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Not just Argentina: 11 countries near bankruptcy
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UK:

BOE Paper Probes Pension Funds, Insurers
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EU:

Eurozone manufacturing recovery fails to gather pace
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Cyprus: IMF wants more civil servant pay cuts
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PIIGS:

In Portugal, Central Bank Moves to Clean Up Banco Espýrito Santo --- BES edges closer to state aid as investors balk at losses --- Espirito Santo Family’s Swift Fall From Grace Jolts Portugal
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Nama seeks to question Seán Dunne's son
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Russia:

Will there finally be a payoff for Yukos investors?
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Russian Soldiers Are Unwittingly Proving Putin Is Lying About Eastern Ukraine
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Bulgaria:

Bondholders may sue Bulgarian government over Corpbank default
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MENA:

Gaza Truce Breaks Down As Fighting Resumes
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