May 20, 2014

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Law:

New Togut Partner Jeff Gleit Likes the Debtor Better
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Results: 2014 Law Firms in Transition Survey - "Permanent changes in the legal industry"
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Our Battle for Market Share
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Female Lawyers on Sale! Hurry!
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An Honest Associate’s Advice: Don’t Go Into Biglaw
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GC at the Wheel, GM Investigation Shifts Into Next Gear
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Biglaw Partner Jumps 22 Stories To His Death
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Business of Law
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Professionalism is Necessary to Save the Practice of Law
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Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders reportedly could vote on a merger proposal this week
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Architecture firm unveils display of the ‘law firm of the future’
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Lateral associates are more likely to leave for performance reasons, study says
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The Tragic Story Of A Lawyer Who Killed Himself After A Botched Prosecution
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On Legal Writing: Teaching The Rules, Or Teaching The Exceptions?
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Annoying Lovesick Humblebrag From Law Student
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A few hours on LinkedIn brought me $12,000 worth of referrals in weeks, lawyer tells columnist
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Am Law 100 Firm Hiring — Scorpios Need Not Apply
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Government lied to SCOTUS to defend the NSA?
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Lawyer who pleaded guilty to raping five women gets 25-year sentence
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‘Dear Piece Of Sh*t’: A Great Response To A Patent Troll
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A Gentleman's Guide To Looking Smart At Every Kind Of Wedding
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Girl Phoned Bomb Threats To Graduation Because She Didn't Want Her Family To Know She Wasn't Graduating
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Town to fine people $200 for cussing
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Cops: Man Busted For Trying To Get Busy With ATM
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High school charging $200 for 'premium' graduation seats
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Woman Injured When Police Throw Her To Ground, Pry Open Her Mouth, And Arrest Her . . . After Taking Tylenol
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Another Suspected Criminal Wears T-Shirt Rich with Foreboding
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Sandy Hook Truther Steals Peace Sign from Connecticut Playground Honoring the Memory of Newtown Shooting Victim
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Woman threatens to shoot up Burger King over stale cinnamon roll
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Mug Shots
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Men Busted After Refusing To Pull Up Their Saggy Pants At Waffle House
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The Biggest Divorce Settlement Ever
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Judges:

Eric Holder: Chief Justice John Roberts Is Wrong On Race
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Justice Scalia Fears America's Best Law Schools Are Turning Out 'Ignorant' Attorneys --- Scalia: Most law schools will have to cut tuition; cutting faculty would ‘be no huge disaster’
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Antonin Scalia Totally Gets Net Neutrality
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Bankruptcy lawyer wants Erie judge off cases
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Wall Street:

US Index Futures Little Changed as Investors Await Earnings
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Stocks end trading with small gains
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Layoffs:

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Religion:

Los Angeles church contests foreclosure by Everence
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Vatican claims progress on financial reform
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Tax:

Credit Suisse set to announce $2-billion settlement in US tax-evasion probe: report
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Accounting:

25 Jokes That Only Accountants Will Find Funny
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Student Debt:

Student Debt Is Worst At Public Universities With Highly Paid Presidents
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The 10 Highest-Paid Public College Presidents
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Student Debt Write-Offs: Congress Wants More Latitude
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Education Dept. Is Urged to Clarify Policy on Student-Loan Bankruptcies
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Celebs:

Teresa Giudice Fraud Case: 'Real Housewives' Co-Stars Melissa Gorga And Dina Manzo Talk Her Legal Woes
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Opera:

San Diego Opera Will Stay Open
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Telecoms:

LightSquared's Bankruptcy Bills Hit $1.3B
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TelexFree halts operations
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Healthcare:

Interfaith set to come out of bankruptcy a changed hospital
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MDS Consulting’s CEO Calls Distressed Hospitals “Cause for Great Concern” for Healthcare Industry and the Communities They Serve
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Hospital closure 'devastating'
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More VA Whistleblowers Coming Forward
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Personal Finance:

This Bride Pulled Off A 100-Person Wedding For Only $4,000
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How To Avoid 12 Outrageous Travel Fees
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Economy:

Gallup: Jobs, Government, and Economy Remain Top Problems
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Things About Millennials And The Economy That Everyone In Business Should Know
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The Closer Fed Officials Get to Raising Rates, the Less Clear it is How They’ll Do It
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Obama signs farm bill that trims food stamps
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Sen. Warren: System tilts against working families
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Tim Geithner and the politics of bailouts - The unwinnable war
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

All-Cash Purchases Are A Huge Part Of The US Housing Market --- Actually, Nowhere Near 80% Of Manhattan Homes Are Purchased In Cash
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Bankrupt Housing Policy
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Mortgage, Home-Equity Woes Linger
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Higher Mortgage Rates Dragged Down U.S. Home Sales: San Francisco Fed
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Perkins & Will, Spire developer fight over fees
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Tampa: The Cove sells for $50 million at auction
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Fortress, Circling NYC’s Stuyvesant Town, Draws Sale Closer
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Carter's Grove mansion to be auctioned Wednesday
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Dispute over Chart House lease forced bankruptcy of riverfront Southbank land owner
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Municipalities:

Koch Brothers group prepares to fight Detroit deal
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The 'Grand Bargain' may see progress this week at the state capitol
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Detroit union group agrees to add cash to grand bargain bankruptcy deal --- Union contribution a 'huge step forward' for Detroit bankruptcy settlement, says House Speaker Bolger
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Mr. Orr goes to Lansing and is asked to stay for a while
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Will objections slow Detroit's trip through bankruptcy ?
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Stockton Bankruptcy Judge Looks at Pension Cuts
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Chicago Crisis Obscures $8.4 Billion Pension Gap in Small Towns
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Mount Clemens interim manager warns of financial emergency
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Retiree suit threatens to tip Flint into bankruptcy
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Can Your City Be Brought Back from the Dead?
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The US City With The Most Desirable People
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Corporate Governance:

Losing a Shareholder Lawsuit Could Soon Become More Expensive
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The Latest on Arbitration Clauses in Corporate Bylaw Provisions
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Compensation:

Target says pay for ousted CEO too high
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Autos:

Where Were the Lawyers?
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Feinberg's dilemma: Who are GM's victims
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General Motors: Poster Child for Products Liability
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GM Hires Cervone From VW to Run PR Unit Amid Recall Crisis
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Why GM Keeps Swerving From Apology to Aggression in Recall Crisis
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General Motors' “Broken Safety Culture” Blasted
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Consultants:

Dealmaker and Restructuring Expert Jack Butler Joins Hilco Global
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McKinsey tries its hand at the restructuring business
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Corporate Reform:

Push to soften blow as Credit Suisse prepares to plead guilty to crime
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Tracking Criminal Inquiries of Wall St. Giants
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Credit Suisse pleads guilty in $2.6B settlement --- Guilty Plea Casts a Spotlight on the Bank's 'Teflon' Leader --- Feds - Credit Suisse Helped Americans Dodge Taxes
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Retailing:

Troubling Trends For Wal-Mart's Business --- Wal-Mart's Biggest Problem: Its Customers
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Brookstone Wins Approval for Creditor Vote on Recovery Plan
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J.C. Penney: Trouble May Not Be Over Yet
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One Guy Is Responsible For Bringing JC Penney Back From The Dead
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Sales Are Plummeting At Urban Outfitters' Namesake Store
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Video Games:

RI judge reprimands lawyers in 38 Studios lawsuit
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Fraud:

Sentinel Trustee's Petition for Rehearing is Denied
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Rothstein's Ex-Lover To Be Sentenced
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Electricity:

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Company LLC and EFIH Finance Inc. Announce Extension of Early Participation Date in Cash Tender Offer for Second Lien Notes in Connection with Second Lien Notes Settlement
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (11 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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Bankruptcy Fees:

New Bankruptcy Fees to Take Effect June 1
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Supreme Court Appoints Thomas Moers Mayer to Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules
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CO Bankruptcy Court Invites Comments On Draft Local Rules
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Professional Compensation:

Energy Future Seeks to Pay Advisers Without Regular Hearings
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Secured Claims:

Secured Debt May Be More Secure Than We Thought!
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Sales:

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Creditor’s Case Alleging Sale Violated Rights
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Credit Bidding:

The Post-Fisker Credit Bidding Debate Continues: Two More Decisions Leave Unanswered Questions about the Significance of Fisker
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Plan Confirmation:

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Bankruptcy Court's Ruling that the Absolute-Priority Rule No Longer Applies to Individual Chapter 11 Debtors
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Recent Pleadings:

Garlock Asbestos Claimants Seek To Keep Pandora Close To The Box
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Food/Beverage:

Sbarro Bankruptcy Plan Approved as Fast-Food Chains Retool
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The 13 Best Restaurants In New York City
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Aviation:

Trustee proposes pennies-on-the-dollar settlement with Direct Air founder
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MAS stock plunges --- Bankruptcy concerns --- PM's office clarifies MAS ' bankruptcy ' remark --- MAS union: We have rescue plan for airline --- Is bankruptcy Malaysia Airlines' best option? --- Malaysian Airlines shares rebound 9.7 pct after two-day slide
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Alternative Energy:

Solarworld May File Claim for Damages After China Spy Allegation
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Metals:

Ormet will lay off remaining 42 workers
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Brokers:

Ex-MF Global Officials Can Tap Additional Insurance Funds, Judge Rules
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Oil/Gas:

Tuscany International Drilling Wins Court Approval of Sale Plan
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Agriculture:

Attorneys settle in guar case, final ruling coming
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EU:

Europe banks face clampdown on debt sales
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EU Economy is Still in the Danger Zone
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PIIGS:

Marina d'Or: The virtually empty giant Spanish holiday resort
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Quinn family action over €2.34bln Anglo loans to be heard in 2015
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David Drumm to face fraud claims at US bankruptcy hearing
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Judge warns of long delays in bankruptcy cases
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Spanish bad loans fall in March
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France:

Reform of French Insolvency Law
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Germany:

Deutsche Bank set to raise capital again
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Brazil:

The judicial reorganization of the OGX Group and international insolvency issues from a Brazilian perspective
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MENA:

Relaxation for debt defaulters in UAE
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UAE waits to turn the corner on bankruptcy reforms
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China:

Yellen: China’s Financial Woes Manageable
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