Law:
The Examiners: Richard A. Chesley on Municipal Distress --- Lisa Donahue --- Philip Dublin
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A Slow Start for 2014
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A Biglaw Associate’s Terrible Dilemma
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Former law student sues over D grade in contracts, seeks $100K for lost legal career
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Columbia Questions Back Injury Because Student Still Got Good Grades
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Culture vs risk: How to run a law firm in challenging times
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What’s Your Merger Score?
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Trent Lott, John Breaux plot Squire Patton Boggs comeback
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Samsung and Quinn Emanuel must pay $2M for revealing ‘attorney’s eyes only’ info, judge rules
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Nashville: Waller chairman to step down to return to bankruptcy practice, chairman emeritus status
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U.S. Marshals: Bankruptcy lawyer brought loaded gun into federal courthouse
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Edward Snowden's Lawyer Is One Bad-Ass Chick
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7 Email Tips That Will Boost Your Productivity
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Why iPads Are The Most Mediocre Litigation Tool Ever
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Law Is A Social Business
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This Law School Pays Male Faculty $44K More Than Female Profs
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For Women in Midlife, Career Gains Slip Away
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Law Professor: Only Prostitutes Would Directly Say "Yes" to Sex
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Judge rejects ‘absurd’ claim by ex-clients, awards $500K in legal fees, blasts new counsel
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An Alleged Thief Was Caught After Logging Into His Facebook Page While Robbing A Home
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Report: Story of girl ejected from KFC over face scars a hoax
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4-year-old foils sitter’s plot to blame ‘home invasion’ and robbery on ‘black men’
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5-year-old Kentucky boy fatally shoots 2-year-old sister with gun he got for his birthday
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School policy banning unvaccinated students during infection risk is upheld by federal judge
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Report Shows How Militarized America's Cops Are
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Man chooses vasectomy over longer prison term
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Brain injury leads to suspension for lawyer; ‘I couldn’t stick to tasks,’ he says
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Law firm toilets: a critical reflection
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Mike Rowe Just Gave Every Sue-Happy Lawyer The Finger In This Public Shaming Of A Shoplifter
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Arizona Opens Investigation Into Deadly Doggie Disneyland
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NYT Skewers Obama's 'Slapdash' Legal Justification For Killing American By Drone
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Judges:
A growing consensus on SCOTUS: More than half its decisions this term are unanimous
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Judge Tells Fast Food Worker To Get A 'Real Job'
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Judge who gave one-month sentence to rapist orders 5-year term for vandal
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Small claims loss morphs into bigger case for man accused of threatening judge
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Wall Street:
US Stock -Index Futures Are Little Changed Before Data
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Stocks close sharply lower, Dow drops 119 points
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Credit Suisse "Fear Barometer" Hits All Time High
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell
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Layoffs:
Avon to Cut 600 Jobs as CEO McCoy Seeks to Trim Expenses
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FL: State Steered Jobless to Debt Collectors
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Great Questions To Ask During A Job Interview
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15 Meaningful Jobs That Pay Really Well
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Healthcare:
Palm Drive Health Care District board president steps down
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Final Michael Brown auction ahead
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Bankruptcy court allows TLC to seek support dollars
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Owner of two Amarillo retirement communities files for bankruptcy
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Ex-Worker: I Kept a Secret Phoenix VA List
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TriHealth to layoff 131 workers
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Affymax Is Winding Up
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Rural/Metro Holders Fight RBC Move to Cut Damages --- RBC’s Buyout Conflicts Justify Hefty Damages, Lawyer Says
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Student Debt:
5 Reasons Not To Consolidate Your Student Loans
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Good news if you have student debt: It gets better
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Shipping:
Shipping company Nautilus files for US bankruptcy --- Nautilus Files for Bankruptcy After Container Rates Drop
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Genco takes on shareholders as shipper looks to exit bankruptcy
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Magazines:
Time Inc. feels blow after Source files for Chapter 11
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Distributor Shuttering Could Mean Magazine Shortage
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Source Home Entertainment Bankruptcy is All Kinds of Ugly
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Mass Torts:
Revealed: What happened the night of the oil train disaster
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A year later, Lac-Megantic remains in grip of 'train from hell'
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W.Va. water contamination class actions consolidated
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Celebs:
Legal Woes Mount for Funk Legend George Clinton
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Debt Collection:
State May Have to Defend its Debt Collection Practices After Settlement
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Economy:
Consumer Confidence in US Increases to Highest Since 2008
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Change in private manufacturing jobs, by county
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Business leaders say climate change threatens economy --- Hardcore Capitalists Warn That Climate Change Is A Big Deal For American Businesses
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Richmond Fed Misses
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Five years into the recovery, Americans might finally be feeling better
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How Thomas Piketty and Elizabeth Warren Demolished the Conventional Wisdom on Debt
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Business battle among states heats up
It Looks Like One Of The Big Things Holding Back The Economy Is Finally About To Turn Around
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
New home sales soar in May, hit highest level since 2008 --- New Home Sales increase sharply to 504,000 Annual Rate in May
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Case-Shiller: Comp 20 House Prices increased 10.8% year-over-year in April
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Why the housing market is off track
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Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure Process Lowest since July 2008
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Rise in Home Prices Is Slowing, and That's a Good Thing
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Map: The age of housing in every zip code in the U.S.
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Entireties Property, Etc.: Who Can Grab the Rents?
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Zillow's Top Economist Nails It On The State Of The Housing Market
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Don't Be Fooled By Reports Of Rising Home Prices
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The Difference Between Wealthy US And Chinese Home Buyers
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Municipalities:
Frustrated Detroit workers question 'hybrid' pension plan
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EFF to Jones Day: Don't Be A Trademark Bully
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Would-be creditors seek dump trucks, nuclear research from bankrupt Detroit
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City attorney: Detroiters should 'stand up and say no' to EM process
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City Attorneys Think a Detroit Tour Would Be Good for Bankruptcy Judge
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Snyder casts yes ballot to accept partial payment from bankrupt Detroit
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Detroit EM: Police, firefighters not retiring en masse
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Detroit lighting debt illuminates bankruptcy stigma
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Detroit will continue to face major challenges even after bankruptcy
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Mark Schauer questions Detroit bankruptcy "Grand Bargain" with state
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Lawyer: Creditors want to shield judge from Detroit's 'human reality'
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Detroit groups reach out to UN as water customers are tapped out
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Chinese investors discovering lure of Motor City
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NJ: Pension reform must be revisited
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Fed's Dudley warns over Puerto Rico's debt load
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Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: The "Nuclear Solution" to Underfunded Public Pensions
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Banking:
Fed grants four banks more time to submit capital plans
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Electricity:
Energy Future Investors Float Oncor Takeover Via NextEra --- Energy Future Crown Jewel Creates Rift
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New restructuring proposal emerges in Energy Future bankruptcy
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Energy Future unit rejects NextEra's $2.3 bln bankruptcy plan
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EFIH first-lien lawsuit opens new front in make-whole claims fight
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Finance:
Ex-Im Bank Faces Test as Republican Back Lender's Demise
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US Speaker Boehner: House GOP 'Discussing' Fate of Ex-IM Bank
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White House says Ex-Im Bank looking seriously at fraud allegations
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Tea Party About to Score Big Washington Win
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Retailing:
With Iconic RadioShack At Crossroads, Leveraged Loan, High Yield Bond Investors Ponder Recoveries
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Politics:
Elizabeth Warren Has An Interesting Way Of Dodging 2016 Speculation --- Understanding Elizabeth Warren’s mission in Washington
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Does America like its candidates poor?
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In gubernatorial races, it's the economy, 'stupid'
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Furniture:
Carl's Furniture closes last stores
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Corporate Governance:
American Apparel founder wears his defiance proudly
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Charney’s journey: from school peddler to American Apparel boss
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Fired American Apparel founder attacks ‘hateful’ board
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Can American Apparel CEO Dov Charney be 'cured?'
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Gambling:
Revel hunts for buyer
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Television:
Could CSN Houston Give A La Carte a Boost?
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Religion:
Seattle Archdiocese settles abuse lawsuits for $12 million
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Telecoms:
Judges to hear Nortel bond interest issue
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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 (16 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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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Exemptions:
Inherited IRAs Need A Re-Examination
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Insiders:
Ex-President Surely Feels Like a Room without a Roof: Happy Not to Be Deemed an Insider
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Tax:
Bankruptcy’s Corporate Tax Loophole
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Bankruptcy Reform:
The Chapter 14 Proposal in the Senate
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The Case in Brief Against Chapter 14
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Consumer Finance:
Credit Default Rates Reach Eight-Year Low in May
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Autos:
General Motors Plans to Offer a Broad Payout
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Plaintiffs Push for More From GM's Compensation Plan
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How Can General Motors Get Congress to Shut Up?
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GM Pension Plan Still Deep in the Red
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Aviation:
Etihad Airways Agrees to Take 49% Stake in Alitalia
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CEO: Malaysia Airlines needs radical change --- On borrowed time, MAS says weighing 'all options' --- MAS non-executive directors return RM396,000 fees for 2013
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Fraud:
2nd accountant pleads guilty in Madoff scam --- 15th defendant convicted for role in $17.5B scheme
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TelexFree is back in bankruptcy court
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Personal Finance:
12 Surprising Downsides Of Getting Rich
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Soccer:
As the World Cup Rages, Rival Ownership Groups Spar for Control of Pittsburgh Soccer Team
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Sovereigns:
News of the Obvious: NML et al. Oppose the Stay
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Defend Argentina from the vultures
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Argentina default risk still high, despite talks
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ISDA rejects Argentina credit event call
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Argentine holdouts say would discuss extension in good faith
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Billionaire Elliott Spurs Profits for All Argentine Bonds
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Argentina Bondholder Holdouts Urge Judge to Oppose Delay
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Argentina's war with Wall Street
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Argentina takes anti-vulture funds ad campaign to European media
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Stay: crucial incentive for investors
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UK:
Jane Norman enters administration for second time in three years --- Stripped down Jane Norman is placed in administration
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EU:
Fitch: Technical Failures Most Likely Outcome of ECB Stress Test
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Turkey Tells EU Cyprus “ Defunct ” State
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$4750 Plus Three Years Is Price of Debt-Free Life
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PIIGS:
High noon for O'Reilly as AIB breaks ranks --- O’Reilly to sell his estate as €22m judgment entered against him --- Dunne bankruptcy official seeks Swiss and Irish legal actions
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France:
It's Bad In France
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Germany:
Survey: German consumers increasingly optimistic
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Denmark:
Danish watchdog names six banks as "systemically important"
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MENA:
Dubai Market Crashes --- Dubai Stocks Extend Rout With Biggest Drop Since August --- Stocks Plunge as Builder Questions Swirl --- Syrian Jets Bomb Rebel Towns Near Iraq --- ISIS Takes Iraq Oil Refinery --- ISIS-Led Militants Attack One Of Iraq's Largest Air Bases As US 'Advisors' Deploy
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Ukraine:
Ukraine army helicopter 'shot down' despite ceasefire --- Rebels down Ukrainian helicopter as Putin reins in Russian forces
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Romania:
Romania passes new insolvency code
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Sweden:
Saab owner pledges assets to save the company
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China:
China's property sector is primed for a shake-up
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