Law:

Law Grads Feel ‘Practice Ready,’ Employers Seem To Disagree
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The Greatest Lawyer Letter Ever? — Elite Eight
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It’s Never Too Early To Quit
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Business of Law
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11th Circuit reverses bankruptcy sale, criticizes lawyer
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Still no suspects named in fatal shooting of law prof
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Ashurst hires major restructuring team in Asia
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How Do Texas Firms Fare on Revenues, Head Count?
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Law School Begins: Here's A Message to the New Crop of 1L's
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Four N.Y. Schools Buck Trend in Declining Applications
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Charleston School of Law kicks off new year amid uncertainty over ownership
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The Case for Undergraduate Law Degrees
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Salary Gap: Most Lucrative Industries Pay Women the Least
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Beyond Biglaw: Warming the Chair (Part 2)
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A Portrait Of A Prosecutor: 5 Fun Facts About Preet Bharara
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The Benefits of Going Paperless
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Progressive dads are screwing over women at work
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Here’s What 'Business Casual' Really Means
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Here’s How Your Clothing Affects Your Success
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2014 ABA Tech Survey shows more attorneys using iPhones, but iPad use holds steady
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New York Times Slams 'Overzealous Prosecution' Of Rick Perry
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District Attorney Will Empanel Grand Jury In NYPD Chokehold Death Case
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Rick Perry Produces An Over-The-Top Attack Video To Respond To His Indictment --- No arrest for Gov. Perry, but mug shot to be taken --- Gov. Perry Shows up to be 'Processed' --- Rick Perry's Mug Shot
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Two People Shot, 78 Arrested, Buildings Set Afire in Ferguson --- The Front Page Of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Says It All --- Decision of Whether to Charge Ferguson Police Officer Could Take Weeks --- The Unnerving Precedent Of Using The National Guard To Quell Civil Unrest --- Federal Police Misconduct Probe of Ferguson Cop Faces Likely Hurdles --- Pentagon Slams Critics of Police Militarization --- ISIS militants encourage Ferguson protesters to embrace Islamic extremism
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Woman shoots 7-year-old grandson she mistook for an intruder
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Brooklyn lawyer in high heels and dress chases down and catches teenage mugger
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Women's Football League Sues over Wages
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Accepting 243-pound pot shipment from undercover cop leads to lawyer’s disbarment
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Mystery complainant sends ethics claim to 42 state bars; law firm seeks postal records for answers
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‘Let’s kill all the lawyers’ quote is popular on novelty gift items
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New Orleans Police Officer Turns Off Body Camera Minutes Before Shooting Suspect In Forehead
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Man Fakes His Own Death to Avoid Marrying Girlfriend
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Man accused of posting naked photos of ex on Web said lawyer told him he could do so
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Cross-Dressing Mafia Boss Arrested
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Man Charged With Second-Degree Felony for Vandalizing Banksy Graffiti
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Cops: Woman Beat Man, 64, Over Gas Passing
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Future Mind-Altering Drugs Could Make Prisoners Think They're In Jail For 1,000 Years
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Judges:

Lawyers for Arrested Federal Judge Say He Is 'Taking the Situation Very Seriously'
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Judge to sex abuser mom: ‘You may be the vilest b*tch that I have ever met’
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Provocation isn’t an excuse for lawyer’s F-word email, judge says
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Breyer's Two Decades as the "Cold-Fish" Justice
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Fingers Fly at Court-Reporting Championships
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Wall Street:

Futures dip ahead of Fed minutes
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European Markets Are Down, Asian Markets Are Up, Futures Are Down
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Stocks close higher as home construction rebounds
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Layoffs:

The Thing Employers Look For When Hiring Recent Graduates
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Experts Predict How AI and Robotics Will Impact Jobs
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It's Not a Skills Gap: U.S. Workers Are Overqualified, Undertrained
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Many Who Have Left US Labor Force Are 'Open To Anything' To Return
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Financial Literacy:

Boys Learn More About Money Than Girls
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Healthcare:

Hospital in northeast Houston closes
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Circle Family Healthcare staff owed $600K in back wages
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Union says Trumbull Memorial to lay off 47 nurses
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Alcohol is still the deadliest drug in the United States, and it’s not even close
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Shipping:

Container Shipping Rise Bodes Well for World Trade
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Fraud:

Zeek Receiver: Distributions To Start September 30; Foreign Clawbacks Coming In "Near Future"
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CEO of bankrupt oil company sentenced in scheme
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Federal appeals court refuses to delay Swenson sentencing in DBSI
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3rd Circuit upholds insider-trading conviction based on information gleaned through AA friendship
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Tennessee Man Gets 14-Year Sentence For $18 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Food/Beverage:

Crumbs Submits Bidding Procedures
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Lemonis wins Crumbs bakery with unsweetened $6.5M bid
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Elizabeth Warren Slams Market Basket As Company Battle Drags On
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Solution still eludes Market Basket board
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Loan repayment is key to Market Basket sale
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Sued A&P execs near deal
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Farming:

Court Mishandled Cows After Farm Bankruptcy
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Theme Parks:

Conneaut Lake Park trustees seek more information before filing for bankruptcy
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Economy:

Almost Half Don't Think the Recession is Over
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US housing market improving, inflation pressures muted --- Key Measures Show Low Inflation in July
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Don’t count on U.S. consumer to save economy --- American Consumer is Back, with an Asterisk
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Dollar hits multi-month highs on US-economy optimism
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Will Yellen rattle markets from Jackson Hole?
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Why Obama is getting zero credit for the improving US economy
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America’s recession-torn construction belt
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The poor get poorer: Low-wage jobs still dominate
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Your paycheck has been shrinking for 5 years
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Krugman: War Is Bad For The Economy
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Robert Shiller: Bonds, housing are also pricey
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65% of Americans Say Millennials Are “Entitled,” 58% of Millennials Agree
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Early Look at 2015 Cost-Of-Living Adjustments and Maximum Contribution Base
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National Credit Default Rates Remain at Historical Lows
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Americans only take half of their paid vacation
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Best, Worst Countries to Find Full Time Jobs
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Mortgage Applications Are Going Nowhere — Here's Why That Tells Us Nothing About The Health Of Housing --- 3 reasons mortgage apps don't reflect housing strength
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Mortgage Enforcement: Dot Those “i”s and Cross Those “t”s – Or Else
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Housing Improves in Fits and Starts
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BofA Accused of Rolling USA for $900 Million
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SEC probes Ocwen for dealings with related companies
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Housing Starts increase to 1.093 million Annual Rate in July --- Comments on July Housing Starts --- Housing starts soar in July; construction boosts Home Depot profit --- Secret housing indicators buried in Home Depot’s earnings
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Ferguson, Missouri Is Part Of A Growing Suburban Poverty Trend
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Chicago: Owing $170 million, developer settles with lender, seeks bankruptcy
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Vinik will soon close on Channelside --- A look back at Channelside Bay Plaza drama
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Colony Association vows to fight $5.1 million demand
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Municipalities:

Detroit bankruptcy : Syncora's last stand?
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Detroit asks bankruptcy judge to order apology from adversarial creditor --- City lawyers criticize bond insurer of 'distortions,' 'half-truths'
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Detroit bond deal can't send taxes to pensions, Syncora says
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Here's what Kevyn Orr's daily schedule looks like over one week
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Puerto Rico's PREPA CRO duties to include financial restructuring
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Atlantic City Grapples With Empty Spaces
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Value Of 100 Dollars By State
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Where Each Big US City Falls On The Political Spectrum
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Telecoms:

Nortel settlement may be in sight as Canadian judge denies U.S. bondholders $1.6-billion in post-claim interest
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NII Holdings Misses Interest Payment, Eyes Debt Restructure
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Banking:

Can the FDIC Assert Direct as Well as Derivative Claims of Stockholders of Failed Banks? The Seventh Circuit Says “No (But Maybe They Should)”
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Autos:

Is Saab Cursed?
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Saab in 'talks' with investors
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Golf:

The Golf Business Is Terrible --- Dick's Sporting Goods expects golf to keep withering, shrinks business
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Electricity:

Energy Future Keeps a Lid on Questions About Solvency
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Chicago Bears in Bankruptcy Brawl
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Retailing:

Aeropostale hires old CEO to save teen brand --- Desperate Aeropostale Turns To Former Cupcake CEO For Help
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Construction:

Trustee overseeing Truland bankruptcy opposes extension to file financial data
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Truland given extension to file financial data despite lacking money or people to help
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History:

40 maps that explain the Roman Empire
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Tax:

The Tax Dodge That Has Plagued the U.S. for More Than a Decade
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Gambling:

Bankrupt Revel tells customers to cash in their chips now
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Bag of Bankrupt Casino's Money Falls Out of Armored Truck
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Showboat gambling to cease on Aug. 31; Revel to close two days later
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Caesars works to upgrade balance sheet, but analysts unimpressed
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More NJ casinos? You betcha!
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Finance:

Square Wants to Compete With Small Business Lenders
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Fragrances:

Elizabeth Arden posts biggest ever loss
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Celebs:

Anna Nicole Smith's estate loses bid for millions
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Recycling:

Grand Jury: ‘No prosecutable criminal case’ on Ball Ground Recycling
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Cutlery:

Lamson & Goodnow files for bankruptcy
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 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:

Fitch: US TMT Companies Lower Reorganization Multiples in Bankruptcy Compared to Other Corp Sectors
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:

Tenth Circuit Clarifies UFTA's Good Faith and Subsequent Transferee Defenses
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Recent Pleadings:

Private Equity Firm Can't Dodge WARN Bullet, Court Says Employees Adequately Pleaded "Single Employer"
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TBTF:

TBTF and the Futility of the Living Will
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Regulators' Rebuke of 'Living Wills' Proves Dodd-Frank Is Working
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Corporate Reform:

N.Y. Financial Watchdog Fines Standard Chartered $300 Million
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Aviation:

Creditors prefer Rock Airport bankruptcy plan
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Government panel to launch review of JAL bailout
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Hello? Hello?! Flight Aborts Landing As Air Traffic Controllers Nap
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Mass Torts:

Freedom Industries Files Creditor-Payment Plan
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Education:

5 Signs Your College is in Serious Financial Trouble
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Sovereigns:

Argentina Bond Fight Hits TV as Holdouts Cite 97-Year-Old
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Argentina to Sidestep US Ruling by Paying Bonds Locally --- Argentina suggests debt swap to dodge US court ruling
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The “vulture funds” are tired of being portrayed as the bad guys in Argentina’s debt crisis
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Elliott Casts Wide Net For Argentine 'Corruption'
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Argentina plans legislation to take back control of debt
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Argentina Default Shutting Buenos Aires Bond -Sale Window
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Argentina Farmers Struggle to Finance Crops After Default
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Citibank Could Lose Argentina Branch Over Court Order --- Citi tells Griesa its banking license in Argentina is at risk because of the 'holdouts case'
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Argentina's jobless rate rises as it battles recession
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ISDA delays Argentina CDS auction until September
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UK:

Deloitte accused of costing taxpayers £50m for botched administrations
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Lehman pensions safeguarded for 2500 UK employees --- Lehman Brothers' staff win pensions after 6-year battle
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Offshore tax evaders face new criminal offence
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Are London house prices finally falling back to earth?
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Rebels Inside The Bank Of England Are Fighting Mark Carney's Low Interest Rate Regime
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UK bank hit with $300 million New York fine
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EU:

U.S. investors flee Europe
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Cyprus: Binding resolution sought for insolvency
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PIIGS:

Too early for crisis-hit Greece to claim victory --- Wages and salaries drop more in 2013
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Irish banks in limbo as ECB stress testers pore over data
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Canada:

Canadian runaway train disaster blamed on 'weak safety culture,' poor oversight
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Lac-Mégantic report condemns Transport Canada
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Lac-Mégantic: ‘This thing did not just happen’ because of engineer, lawyer says
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France:

The Most Unpopular President In Modern French History Is Speeding Up Reforms
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Brazil:

Brazil iron miner MMX shares tumble on report may file bankruptcy --- MMX Said to Pursue Asset Sale to Avoid Bankrupt Filing --- Brazil miner MMX says not filing for bankruptcy, denies report
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Brazil’s presidential election features two frontrunners with amazing stories
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Trading probes on Brazil's Batista due in 2015: regulator
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South Africa:

Business rescue provisions in Companies Act ‘groundbreaking’, says Davies
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Moody's downgrades South African banks --- S.Africa cenbank disputes Moody's banks' downgrade
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Iceland:

Iceland’s last giant volcanic eruption cost the global economy $5bn. Is that about to happen again? --- Just To Let You All Know...
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Ukraine:

Ukraine’s Next Crisis? Economic Disaster
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'Everything Is Coming To A Head' For Russian-Backed Separatists In Ukraine
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MENA:

American Photojournalist Murdered By ISIS
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The Curse of the New Islamic State
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Oil Companies Turning Away from Middle East
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Romania:

Fly Romania asks for insolvency
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China:

Bank of China Doubles Money for Bad Loans as Growth Slows
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