Law:
The US lawyer bubble has conclusively popped
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Ex-Howrey Partners Disgruntled With $4.2 Million Settlement
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Bankruptcy trustees in court battle over unfinished business
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Patton Boggs pays Chevron $15 million to settle fraud charges --- Concedes Fighting Chevron in Ecuador Was Folly --- Raises The White Flag
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The World Doesn't Need 'Fewer' Lawyers, It Needs More Poor Lawyers?
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Poor Lawyers - Ditch fantasy that if only you have worked on Wall Street
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Those Law School Loans: Never better time to file for bankruptcy, getting them discharged
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Business of Law
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How Did Biglaw Fare In The First Quarter Of 2014?
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In The Business Of Document Review, Contractors Lose
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ATL Law School Rankings: All About The Jobs
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Entering The Race: Advice For Law Students
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Dean Lawrence Mitchell Was Making Out… Where?
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Law Professor Doesn’t Want Her ‘Ghetto’ Award
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Becoming an In-house Generalist, One Topic at a Time
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Why In-house Lawyers Are Afraid of Math
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"If I was on trial, I'd want a psychopath to represent me"
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LawProse Lesson #162: Singular or plural pronoun with an entity?
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New MacBook Air Review: Can the Best Get Better?
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Why lawyers need to shower more
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Don’t choose law as career – say 4 in 10 lawyers
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Former In-House Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Theft, Gets 40-Year Prison Sentence
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Brooklyn Man Arrested After Posting Of Cat Kicking Incident
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Cleveland Kidnapping Survivor Forgives Ariel Castro In New Book About Her Harrowing Ordeal
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Vet admitted keeping five caged dogs alive for their blood
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Disbarred lawyer who stole $9 million sentenced to 40 years
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Former law firm worker sent to prison for theft
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9 charmingly vulgar lawyer personalized number plates
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People Are Willing To Go To Extreme Lengths To Retrieve Their Stolen Smartphones
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Cops: Parking meter officer stole $89K in coins
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Cops: Baby mamas teamed up to ambush, assault father of their children
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Islamist group massacres hundreds as Nigeria offers reward for kidnapped teen girls --- Boko Haram Kills 300
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The Lethal Injection Cocktail Being Used In US Prisons Isn't Even Used On Animals
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How The Owner Of A Wildly Popular Restaurant Chain Got Away With Murder
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‘Affluenza’ teen’s family settles suit with paralyzed boy for $1.6 million
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‘The Psychic Lawyer’: Probably Not A Psychic. Is He Even A Lawyer?
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Lawyer charged with raping massage parlor workers pleads guilty
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90 Year Old WWII Vet Busted as Drug Mule
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Judge Can Ethically Participate As fashion Model For Law-Related Fundraiser
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Survey: Majority of Americans want term limits for Supreme Court justices, think high court is too political
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Lawyer Literally Shocks Witness In Court, Gets In Big Trouble With Judge
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Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Are Any Spots Left For October Term 2014?
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Sotomayor tangles even with Ginsburg in court opinions
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Wall Street:
US Stock -Index Futures Little Changed
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US stocks close higher; Nasdaq trims losses
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Wall Street's Secret Weapon On Capitol Hill
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Layoffs:
Barclays to Cut 7,000 Jobs at Investment Bank --- Barclays Bank to Fire 19,000
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Politics:
Rauner 'comfortable' with nursing home bankruptcy court setback
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Ray Nagin's wife files for bankruptcy --- Day before home set for foreclosure sale
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Financial Literacy:
Most People in the World Have No Idea How to Manage Their Money
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Pensions:
Wells Fargo's take on public pensions in the U.S.
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Opening statements held in former prosecutor's bankruptcy fraud trial
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Electricity:
Bankruptcy judge to hear Southern’s latest reorganization plans
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Bankruptcy’s Silver Lining for Energy Future’s Coal
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Energy Future Asks Lenders to Share in Bankruptcy Financing
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Energy Future Moves Ahead on Bankruptcy Debt Exchange Offer
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Coal:
Judge OKs financing deal for James River Coal
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Economy:
US firms less productive in first quarter
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Janet Yellen's Big Warning --- The four big economic messages from Yellen’s Congressional testimony --- Yellen Sees Indicators Pointing to Rebound in Spending, Production --- Yellen Says ‘High Degree’ of Accommodation Still Needed --- Foresees continued low borrowing rates --- Points to Housing Risk
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Thursday: More Yellen, Unemployment Claims
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JPMorgan Shut Down A World-Famous Economist's Bank Account With No Warning
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Economy Not Keeping Up With Population Growth
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World Economy Stabilizes in Great Moderation 2.0
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Advice to High School Graduates: 'You Are Not Special'
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Marriage Rates Are Near Their Lowest Levels In History — Here's Why
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The Most Impressive Dynasties In America
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The Boomer's Retirement and Our Economy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Wells Fargo Cuts Amount of Potential Mortgage Litigation Losses - $911 Million
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California Foreclosure Starts Hover Near 8-Year Low
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Phoenix Real Estate in April: Sales down 12%, Cash Sales down 33%, Inventory up 49%
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MBA: Refinance Share of Mortgage Applications under 50% for first time since 2009
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Using Bankruptcy to Reduce Foreclosures: Does Strip-Down of Mortgages Affect the Supply of Mortgage Credit?
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Robert Edelman’s Very Bad Day in Bankruptcy Courte
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Municipalities:
Detroit's six-month bankruptcy tab totals $36 mln-report
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See how much Detroit is paying in bankruptcy lawyer and consultant fees
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Poll: Voters back Snyder's plan to aid Detroit
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Joe Schwarz says 'honored' to be on list of bad guys
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Michigan may tap 'rainy day fund' for $195 million lump sum
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Ex-city council president Charles Pugh says stress led him to abandon Detroit
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Dallas Has the Highest Household Debt in US
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Health and Beauty:
Next Industry Disruption? Makeup - Mink 3D Prints Makeup At Home
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Music:
Hopedale musical instrument maker files for bankruptcy
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Celebs:
Mekhi Phifer Files For Bankruptcy, Owns Segway and Leather Bed at Least
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Todd Chrisley Wife Julie Chrisley Seeks Bankruptcy Trial
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Ex-UGA coach took millions, court told
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Student Debt:
Elizabeth Warren’s student loan bill: Smart, flawed, obviously doomed
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Durbin, Reed, Warren: Student Loan Debt Is Hurting America's Middle Class
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Personal Finance:
How To Get A Bigger Inheritance From Your Parents
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Food/Beverage:
Whole Foods Stock Plummets as Natural and Organic Food Competition Grows
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Fast-Food Workers Plan Massive Global Protest
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Alternative Energy:
SPI Solar thrown US$21.75 million lifeline
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Fuel cell maker Hydrogenics' loss triples; shares slump
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Mass Torts:
Ford granted access to Garlock bankruptcy trial filings
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Plant manager of defunct peanut firm to enter new plea
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They're Back: Freedom Industries Execs Return to Action in West Virginia
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Spill company wants to sell to related business
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Steam:
Concord Power and Steam, which proposed flopped steam plant, files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Lighting:
Oryon Technologies Filing for Chapter 11
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Fishing:
Pescanova to continue under Deloitte administration until September
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Student Debt:
Student Loans to Cost More This Fall
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Tech:
Day of Reckoning Coming for Yahoo CEO
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Autos:
Tesla Loses $50M in First Quarter
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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 (20 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:
Total Business Filings in April from 2008-2014
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Bankruptcies drop, credit scores rise for Phoenix
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Prepacks:
5 Tips For A Perfect Prepackaged Bankruptcy Plan
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Obits:
Rich Roberson
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Venue:
Court Suspends TelexFree Bankruptcy, Grants Motion To Transfer Venue To Massachusetts
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Cross-Border:
Chapter 15 Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding: Balancing Parties’ Interests
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TBTF:
Bankruptcy Is Preferred Path for Big-Bank Failures, Hoenig Says
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Banking:
U.S. Trustee Questions Process of Selling Banks in Bankruptcy
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Debt Collection:
A 20th Century Debate About Imprisonment for Debt
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Compensation:
JP Morgan compensation plan rejected by Glass Lewis
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Healthcare:
Nurses Union: NARH Viable as Full-Service Hospital
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Saint Francis Hospital changes: What you need to know
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Artist jailed in Houston as her cash is tested for Michael Brown's fingerprints --- Arrest made in case of Michael Brown's missing fortune
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Most people pay Obamacare premiums
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Workers would rather save up for retirement than pay for health care
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Telecoms:
Nortel hearing a cross-border spectacle
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Tax:
Congress Holds IRS' Lois Lerner in Contempt
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Fraud:
Former bank president admits stealing millions in Ponzi scheme
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Trustee: Madoff Victims Could Get All Their Money Back
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Bayou's Israel Seeks Release Saying Prison Almost Killed Him
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TelexFree owner appears to have left US
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Rakoff deals new blow to Madoff trustee
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Movies:
Court to turn over "Birth Of Innocence" Parker movie assets to film editor
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UK:
Another unrated insurer “heading for liquidation”, says SRA – as it rejects ban
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Music streaming business in administration
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Farming: R3 business analysis report says farm businesses and agriculture now least likely sector to fail
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EC cross-border proposals risk 'protection shopping', says DfT head
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Restructuring & Corporate Recovery Update - May 2014
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Canada:
Former Canucks owner Arthur Griffiths tries to avoid declaring bankruptcy
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Rob Ford Wants Everyone to Know Rehab Is Awesome
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Ukraine:
Putin Pulls Troops Back from Ukraine Border --- Rebels In East Ukraine Region: 'We're Already Not In Ukraine' --- Time Is Running Out For Ukraine And Russia To Avoid A New Gas War --- Why Putin Needs East And South Ukraine --- US Official: We Will 'Maximize The Cost' If Putin Doesn't Change Tune On Ukraine --- Legal minefield of Russia sanctions worries bond investors
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Australia:
When “insolvency remoteness” is closer than you think
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Poland:
Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport declared bankrupt
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MENA:
Saudi Arabia’s Algosaibi family asks creditors to agree debt deal
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Iceland:
Biggest Icelandic Mortgage Bank to Be Wound Down Amid Losses
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