Law:
Merger Talks Between Patton Boggs, Squire Sanders Moving Forward
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Outlook for Corporate Restructuring: Perry Mandarino --- Adam Levitin --- Sharon Levine --- Marc Leder
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Lawyer sues to learn whether the FBI accessed his law firm’s computers
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The Law Schools With The Most Heavily Indebted Graduates
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March Madness: Weil’s Final Four
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Who stalked whom? Ex-Schulte associate and his fiancee claim ex-girlfriend harassed them
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SmallLaw: The Other Guys
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Law Student Slams Undergrads Who Invade ‘Lawbrary’
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Falsified discovery requests uncovered by metadata lead to suspension for lawyer
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Russia Told America To Detain Tamerlan Tsarnaev Years Ago
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Cops: Man Assaults Girlfriend with Anger Management Book
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8 Things You Never Knew Your iPhone's Headphones Could Do
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Federal judge awards $802K in attorney fees and costs in case over jail mail
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Justices appear ready to accept that some corporations can assert religious freedoms under RFRA
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Judges:
Justice Scalia Condemns Violence Against Women — And Violence Against The English Language
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Reflecting on judge's 'dirty old man' blog post and his take on women lawyers' attire --- Federal Judge Suggests That Women Lawyers Not Dress Like ‘Ignorant Sluts’ --- Judge: Post Script
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Scalia's Stance On Hobby Lobby Is An Almost Complete Reversal Of One Of His Prior Opinions
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Wall Street:
Stock Futures Climb
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US Stocks Fall Most in Two Weeks as Drop Worsens in Last Hour
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Layoffs:
Levi Strauss eliminating 800 jobs to cut costs
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US Job Market Dropouts Are Increasingly Likely To Stay Out
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Religion:
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of 'Bling Bishop' --- Pope Francis Is Rattling The Vatican Bureaucracy By Ousting Italians And Appointing Foreigners
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By the year 2130, the percentage of Americans who identify themselves as Christian will equal a little more than 1 percent
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Cardinal Pell regrets legal play with victim: It wasn't Christian, but it was legal --- Pell 'shows sociopathic lack of empathy'
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Survivors, supporters voice concerns over Milwaukee's bankruptcy plan
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Education:
Which College—and Which Major—Will Make You Richest?
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Fishing:
Pescanova's appeal to stop Chilean subsidiary's bankruptcy rejected
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Opera:
San Diego Opera closing explained: 'We are not bankrupt', petition to keep company open
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Gambling:
Casino suit halted by judge
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Caesar's questioned over property transfers
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Lender Looks to Buy Casino Miami Jai-Alai for $155M --- Casino Miami Jai Alai Auctioned Off For $155 Million
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Electricity:
Southern settles with noteholders in bankruptcy case --- Deal would keep rates at current levels --- Deal would include selling Highwood station
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Energy Future Secured Lenders Said to Join 11th-Hour Negotiation --- Energy Future, Creditors Trying to Reach Debt-Restructuring Deal
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TXU: Still Trying to Reorganize Debt
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Autos:
GM recall: Lawmakers, families condemn government bailout immunity
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Barclays Analyst Says GM to Pay More Than $2 Billion Settlement for Recalls
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Bertone looking for buyers as bankruptcy nears
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Celebs:
MC Hammer Contests Court Order to Pay $800K in Back Taxes
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Scott Leaves Entire Estate to Mick Jagger
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Banking:
RBS Stress - Test Failure Seen Hindering US Unit Sale --- RBS to resubmit US capital plans after Fed objections
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Citi among 5 banks to fail Fed ' stress test ' --- Citi and four other banks stumble in Fed stress tests
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Fraud:
Accountant is last remaining Madoff defendant after jury convicts 5 others in $17.5B scheme
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Prominent Finance Guy On Twitter Pleads Guilty To Running A Fraudulent Investment Scheme
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Telecoms:
Dish's Ergen Says Technical Issue Killed LightSquared Bid
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Dish's Ergen Says LightSquared Proposal Treats Him Unfairly
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Bike Sharing:
As Citi Bike Approaches Anniversary, Worries Abound
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Economy:
US durable goods orders, shipments rebound in February
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St. Louis Fed President Bullard Says Jobless Rate Expected To Fall Below 6% This Year
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Shiller: We Should Start Preparing For A Day When Inequality May Be Much Worse Than It Is Now --- Income Equality: A Search for Consequences
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Americans Still Bummed About the Economy
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American Dream a Nightmare for Unemployed
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Monopoly's “House Rules” and What America Thinks of Capitalism
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US Food Prices Are up 19% in 2014
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The next financial crisis looms: Here’s where it may come from
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States use farm bill loophole to stem food stamp cuts
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The Great Depression: Made Up to Spread Socialism?
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Judge says she'll OK Chicago Spire settlement deal --- Kelleher: 'Huge interest' in new Spire deal
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Bank of America to pay $9.3 billion in mortgage claims
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Federal Court Declares a Portion of Nevada's Deficiency Statute Unconstitutional
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Hilco Real Estate Announces a Bid Deadline of June 19, 2014 for Real Property in Furniture Brands Bankruptcy
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NY: Village IHOP location hit with curious bankruptcy filing
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Final report issued in Garnaas bankruptcy
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Grand jury probing title company whose CEO killed self with a nail gun
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Municipalities:
Judge gives Detroit more time to consider dumping leases
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Retirees: Show us pension deal
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Orr urges unions to reach agreement or risk funding toward pensions
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Home demolitions turn Detroit into blank canvas
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Russian oligarchs and Brazilian millionaires interested in DIA? Orr was speaking metaphorically
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Public Pension Millionaires
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The Least Federally Dependent States in US
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Oil/Gas:
Global Geophysical Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Retailing:
Specialty retailer Brookstone plans bankruptcy filing
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Target missed warning signs leading to breach: Senate report
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Food Stamp Use Now Troubling to Walmart
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Distressed Investing:
U.S. Distressed Debt Spreads Reach 5-Year High
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Mass Torts:
Plaintiff Lawyers Oppose Manufacturer's Lonely Quest To Open Asbestos Claims Files
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Healthcare:
What's Next For Bankrupted Northern Berkshire Healthcare
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North Adams Regional Hospital protest planned, 109-bed hospital to close Friday --- Hospital closing due to financial status, leaving 500 jobless --- Patients, workers prepare for battle
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Natchez hospital bankruptcy petition filed
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Interfaith Hospital Gets New Leadership --- State commits to Interfaith
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Missouri Chamber: 1000 hospital jobs cut in 6 months
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Progress at another beleaguered Brooklyn hospital?
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Former Assets Of Bankrupt Integrated Medical Systems Inc. Up For Bid
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Universal Health employees want answers about 401(k) money
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Why Employers will Stop Offering Health Insurance
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The Most and Least Healthy Counties in America
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Aviation:
Italy sees Etihad-Alitalia deal decided soon
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Malaysia Airlines Is Baffled By The Negative Comments It's Getting --- Chicago firm moves toward suit over Malaysia plane --- Thai satellite finds 300 floating objects in jet search
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: How much will families be paid? --- Struggling Malaysia Air May Need Government Bailout
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Currency:
Mt. Gox Creditors Band Together to Recover Assets
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Some Mt. Gox Customers Want Founder out During Bankruptcy
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Bitcoin exchange sees unexplained transactions
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Bitcoin Exchange MtGox Hands Over Electronic Records and Other Documents to Police
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Mt. Gox Creditors Ask Court to Order CEO Karpeles to U.S.
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Taxes Won't Kill Bitcoin, but Tax Reporting Might
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Given That Bitcoin Is A Thing Of Value It Was Always Going To Be Taxed As A Thing Of Value
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Toilet Seats:
Wood Toilet Seat Maker, One-time Giant, Seeks Buyer
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Compensation:
Dismantling CEOs' golden parachutes
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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 (29 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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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Bankruptcy Reform:
House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code --- Exploring Chapter 11 Reform: Corporate and Financial Institution Insolvencies; Treatment of Derivatives --- Witnesses: Christopher Sontchi --- Seth Grosshandler --- Jane Vris --- Thomas Jackson --- Michelle Harner
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Discharge:
Debtor Committed Defalcation by Spending Brother's Money During His Incarceration
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TBTF:
Fed: Taxpayer subsidy for 'Too Big To Fail' banks? $8.5 billion
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Sovereigns:
Odious Debt, Dubious Notion?
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Hedge Fund World Snickers As Elliott Sues Argentina Over Space Plans
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Television:
Houston Sports Channel Asks to Rerun Ads
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Personal Finance:
61 One-Sentence Rules That Will Make You Better With Money
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Alternative Energy:
Biofuel Startup KiOR Threatens to Veer Off the Road
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Consumer Finance:
There are almost as many payday lenders as McDonald's and Starbucks --- Payday loans trap people in 'spider webs of debt' --- CFPB Report Points to Payday Lending Clampdown
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Food/Beverage:
Sunland sale still in limbo
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Battle over closed peanut butter plant not over
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Agriculture:
Elevator bankruptcy settlement proposed
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Litchfield Park business owner pleads guilty to federal charges of hiding assets
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Ex-exec indicted on fraud charges
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Sovereigns:
The Pari Passu Posse Arrives. (And Paul Singer Goes to Space.)
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Mexico backs Argentina's U.S. legal battle with "vulture funds"
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UK:
“Simplification” of insolvency regulation
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Going broke to avoid taxman is latest celeb trend, warns leading bankruptcy expert
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RBS Said to Consider $550 Million Sale of Irish Hotel Assets
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Fitch: Co-op Bank Capital Raising Flags Strategy Execution Risks
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Fitch Revises Lloyds Banking Group's Outlook to Negative
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PIIGS:
Bank of Spain sees growth but high joblessness --- Spanish economy to grow 1.2% in 2014, says central bank --- Fitch Revises Popular's Outlook to Negative; Affirms at 'BB+'
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Italy's Financial Woes Play Out on the Opera Stage
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Greek court rejects Dias' bid for bankruptcy protection
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Ukraine:
US Intelligence: Russia May Be Getting Ready To Invade Eastern Ukraine --- Radicals Keep Ukraine on Edge as Loyalties Start to Fray --- Ukrainian Women Have Launched a Strike Against Russian Men --- IMF hopes to announce $15 billion for Ukraine on Thursday --- IMF says it will provide Ukraine with up to $18B in assistance over next 2 years
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Russia:
Crimea only a temporary distraction from Russia's economic woes, expert says --- The Economic Costs Of Annexing Crimea Are Mounting For Russia
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China:
Second branch of Chinese bank swamped as depositors pull cash
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How rumor sparked panic and three-day bank run in Chinese city
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Chinese police detain suspect after rumor sparks rural bank run
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Jiangsu Province rural banks not at risk
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Where Is China's Debt Bomb Hiding?
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Citic Group outlines massive restructuring
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