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Law:
Outlook for Corporate Restructuring: Mark Roe --- J. Scott Victor --- Anders J. Maxwell
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Ex-Dewey Executive Canellas Cooperated With Vance Probe
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Ex-Dewey Finance Director Pleads to Grand Larceny --- 6 other pleas expected to be unsealed soon --- Ex-Dewey finance director admits accounting was false --- Statement by Ex-Dewey Finance Director Points to Co-Workers --- The Identities Of The Dewey ‘Secret Seven’ Are Slowly Being Revealed
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Business of Law --- Business of Law (2)
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Firm blows £5m on a case management system
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The Top 4 Lies Of Document Review
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How New York's Biggest Law Firms Stay on Top
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Microsoft Unveils Office for iPad --- 5 Things To Know About Microsoft Office For iPad
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More Costly Work In-House, Less for Boutique Firms
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Law professor pepper sprayed during lecture on vigilantes
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Tenure under fire, law professors fight back
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Wharton vs. Law: Fight Night
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Kasowitz Feels Sting as Big Cases End
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Official: Solicitors are less happy than their secretaries
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Want To Outlive Your Law Job? Here’s How…
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Lawyer, Too Poor To Network, Fears Homelessness
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Fridays, In And Out Of Biglaw
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3 Leading Indicators of Success
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Firm's staff invited to bill extra £100k a year each
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Wisc. Republican accuses Dem of ‘murdering’ grandkid to deflect cat leg-breaking conviction
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Passion over pension: Weil Lawyer Quits Firm To Crowd-Fund His Debut Rap Album
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Bridge-gate shocker: Christie probe clears Christie --- Chris Christie Says Aides in Bridge Scandal 'Inexplicably Stupid'
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Newlywed gets 30 years for pushing her husband off of cliff in national park
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Prosecutors: Oregon woman beat 4-year-old son to death because she thought he was gay
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Say What?!
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Mug Shots
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Judges:
ED MI Gets New Bankruptcy Judge
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Judge Kopf Causes a Stir With Blog Post About Female Lawyers --- ‘Dirty old man’ federal judge hits ‘third rail’ with his fashion advice for women lawyers --- Why We Care About What Female Lawyers Wear
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Salacious Sex Scandal Costs Judge His Job
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A Benchslap Postscript: Mo’ Words, Mo’ Problems
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Wall Street:
Stock futures firm ahead of consumer data
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Markets Are Rising
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U.S. Stocks Waver --- US stocks extended losses for second straight day
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Anyone Who Thinks Stocks Will Go Up If The Economy Grows Should Read This Quote From Warren Buffett
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Layoffs:
US jobless claims fall to four-month low
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Expect Surge in Temp Jobs to Continue
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Robots Coming For Our Jobs? Meh
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Awards:
Greenberg Traurig Receives Two M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards
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Skadden Wins IFLR Restructuring Team Of The Year Award
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Banking:
News of Fed rejection came as shock to Citi --- Were Fed stress tests fair? --- Citi's Stress-Test Mess
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Banks Redesign Capital Plans After Fed Stress Test
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How Dodd-Frank Impacts Creditors Of Bankrupt Banks
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Lewis, BofA Reach $25 Million N.Y. Settlement Over Merrill Deal
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With Banking, What Happens in Europe Does Not Stay in Europe
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The FDIC’s Administrative Claims Process for Failed Banks
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Personal Finance:
These Are The Worst Things To Buy In April
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Stop Trying To 'Have It All' And Do This Instead
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Video Games:
Economic agency to meet on 38 Studios lawsuit
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Soccer:
Pittsburgh Riverhounds File For Bankruptcy Protection
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Stadium 'domino effect' led to Riverhounds filing, minority owner says
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Arena Football:
Ex-Rush Arena Football owner David Staral Jr. in more hot water
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Autos:
Texas Judge To Hear 'Emergency Motion' on GM Recall April 4
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Could GM Have Saved Lives With An Earlier Chevy Cobalt Recall?
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Senator, lawyer urge GM to keep recalled cars parked
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Feds Investigate GM For Bankruptcy Fraud, Ignore Own Behavior On Fannie And Freddie
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Still 'Government Motors,' Recall and All
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Bertone Needs Buyers in Bankruptcy Case
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Personal Finance:
5 Steps To Retire Debt-Free
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Lehman:
Lehman Payout Tops $80 Billion, Creditors Get Another $17.9 Billion
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Lehman Brothers Makes 550% Return From Formula One
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Publishing:
Mass. Lawyers Weekly publisher says it's 'business as usual' amid parent firm's bankruptcy
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Fuel Supply:
State AGs should protect small creditors in Norton Oil Co. bankruptcy
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Economy:
Weekly Jobless Claims Drop, GDP Growth Revised Up Slightly
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The Absurd Way US Measures Inflation
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Want to Reduce Crime? Get Rid of Cash
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Pending Sales of Existing Homes in US Decline for Eighth Month --- Sales Unexpectedly Drop
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Housing’s Recovery Is Losing Momentum
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Freddie Mac Said to Plan Risk-Sharing Bonds After Debt Soars
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Reviewing Letters Of Credit As Security For Leases In Bankruptcy: Do You Receive What You Expect?
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America's Booming, Busting, And Muddling Housing Markets
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Municipalities:
Detroit bankruptcy judge hiring his own expert on plan feasibility
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Crunch time looms in Detroit bankruptcy
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Detroit to file revised restructuring plan in bankruptcy court --- Detroit to reveal new bankruptcy restructuring plan Monday
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The complicated relationship between the DIA and the city of Detroit
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Detroit loosens latest swaps proposal --- 2 banks not required to support Detroit's debt-cutting plan
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The State’s $350 Million: “Why I will vote against it”
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Orr exploring options for Detroit water department: Suburban authority, private investment
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Searchable Database of Detroit Creditors
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The 8 Detroit creditors who will win and lose the most
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Detroit: From ‘Heat Wave’ to deep freeze
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Being Raped In A Bankrupt City
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Mayor Of Charlotte Resigns Following Arrest On Federal Corruption Charges
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What happens if public pensions bankrupt California cities
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Puerto Rico to Detroit Buoyed by Insurance Comeback
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North Las Vegas officials answer questions about budget troubles
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Royal Oak Township board seeks consent agreement with state
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States That Are Most Likely To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse
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States, Cities Tackle Pension Liabilities; Watch Illinois, Detroit for Lessons
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America's 10 fastest-growing cities
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Mass Torts:
Gov. Scott Walker Signs Bill Requiring Disclosure Of Asbestos Trust Claims
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Management:
7 Habits Of Remarkably Likeable Bosses
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Aviation:
World Airways Ceases Operations
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What It's Like To Stare Into The Ocean All Day Looking For The Missing Malaysia Plane --- Fresh clues but bad weather --- New speed data shifts search for missing Malaysian jetliner nearly 700 miles --- Malaysia says new search area still challenging
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Compensation:
BofA's Moynihan gets 89% boost in annual comp
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Retailing:
Brookstone on the brink of bankruptcy --- Brookstone Nearing Prepack Deal With Spencer Spirit Holdings
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Women's wear retailer seeks OK from bankruptcy court to sell store leases
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7 Critical Mistakes Of 'The World's Worst Business'
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Celebs:
Betsey Johnson, Fashion Fairy Godmother, on Moving Forward
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L’Wren Scott Left $9M To Mick Jagger, So Can The Tabloids STFU About Her ‘ Bankruptcy ’ Now?
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Chrisley Knows Best Star Tracked in Bankruptcy
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Hedge Funds:
Harbinger’s Falcone Wasted Assets in Bailout, Investor Says
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Currency:
Report: Mt. Gox's explanation of losing thousands of bitcoins is doubtful
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Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles refuses travel to U.S. for questioning
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Tokyo court extends Mt. Gox bankruptcy investigation to May 9
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Lawyer Given More Time to Review Mt. Gox
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Bitcoin bloodbath as China shutters all trading sites
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Food/Beverage:
Canadian firm wins bidding for peanut butter plant
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Million Jars of Peanut Butter Dumped in New Mexico
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Aberdeen beef plant defies trend, maybe wisdom
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Art:
A sense of betrayal and suspicion grips the art world
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Telecoms:
Ergen says LightSquared could be worth $8.9 billion
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Dish's Ergen presses case in LightSquared bankruptcy trial
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Distressed Investing:
MatlinPatterson Is Said to Seek $2 Billion After Missteps
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Alternative Energy:
Grid Sensor Startup OptiSense Files for Bankruptcy
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Credit Cards:
Wal-Mart sues Visa for $5 billion over card swipe fees
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Fraud:
No Jail Time For Madoff's Banking and Feeder Fund Pals
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A man apart
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Judge approves $2.85 million claw-back from Wasendorfs ex
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Agriculture:
Guar hearing resumes Monday; unpaid farmers remain frustrated
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Toll Roads:
Investment Firms Buy Chunk of Indiana Toll Road Debt From Bankia
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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 (17 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)
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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Miscellaneous:
Coming and Going Concerns
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Sales:
Fisker: Another Layer Of Complexity
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Claims:
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Recent Pleadings:
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TBTF:
Ally takes step toward 'free at last' with IPO --- Ally Financial IPO Provides An Exit For U.S. Treasury --- Ally Financial IPO May Generate $2.7 Billion for Treasury --- Ally Financial's stress test story
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Insurance:
Financial probe follows Colorado CEO's suicide
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Litigation:
Tech-savvy litigators give advice and recommend tools
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Cornerstone Research Releases 2013 Securities Class Action Settlements Analysis
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Healthcare:
Hospitals Plot the End of Insurance Companies
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Protesters occupying North Adams hospital --- Judge grants temporary injunction to halt North Adams Regional Hospital closure
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Hospitals seek rescue lifeline from St. Peter's Health Partners
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M*Modal: Obsolete Technology?
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Obamacare tops 6 million signups
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Student Debt:
Proposals vary for tackling student debt
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Wealth Gap Widens in US from Student Loan Debt
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Mass Torts:
Asbestos Defendants Want Access to 'Misrepresentation'
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Gambling:
Casino union pickets biggest Revel owner
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Caesars Closing Miss. Casino Amid US Industry Woes
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Electricity:
Energy Future lines up jumbo bankruptcy loan --- $9 billion bankruptcy financing
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Energy Future Said Close to Bankruptcy Road Map
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Tax:
The Government Will Keep Those FICA Taxes, Thanks
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Television:
Astros one of three teams to drop in value
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Sovereigns:
Brokerage calls for ‘vulture’ jurisdiction change
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UK:
Linder Myers avoids administration with Assure Law rescue deal
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Mass layoffs at Camerons, Dundas, Beachcroft and Trowers
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EU:
Euro-Area Economic Confidence Rises to Highest Level Since 2011
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Charity documents 'human cost' of EU austerity
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PIIGS:
The Latest Amendment of Spanish Insolvency Law`, or a Guide to Run Away From Insolvency Procedures --- Deflation Hits Spain — Euro Tanks
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Greece is pulling off an amazing recovery
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Ukraine:
Ukraine on verge of bankruptcy --- IMF Throws Ukraine A $27 Billion Financial Lifeline As Russian Tanks Sit Near The Border --- Windfall for hedge funds and Russian banks as IMF rescues Ukraine --- IMF says no need for Ukraine debt restructuring now --- Ukraine Debt Restructuring Still Possible --- Putin eyes Russia's own credit card system after Western sanctions --- Ukraine: UN condemns Crimea vote as IMF and US back loans --- EU could provide Ukraine with 850 million euros by June --- Senate, House Pass Russian Sanctions Called Putin Warning --- Obama Envisions Russia Sanctions Limiting Global Impact --- IMF throws Ukraine financial lifeline, Russian economy to slump --- Ukraine sees Russian gas price rising 79 percent in April
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Finland:
Finnish firms relying on Russian business face bankruptcy threat
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Jamaica:
Court system discourages debtors from seeking help
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Accountants' body wants insolvency practitioners licensed
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Japan:
Panasonic sees spending $2.9 bln on restructuring this fiscal yr
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Brazil:
Batistas's MMX reports $153 mln Q4 net loss
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Prosecutors fight to make Batista meet $1bn OGpar pledge
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China:
HSBC chief Gulliver plays down China default danger
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China’s Developers Face Shakeout as Easy Money Ends
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China's nervous savers press home need for deposit insurance
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