November 21, 2014

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Law:

The Latest News About Morgan Lewis’s Rescue Of Bingham McCutchen Lawyers
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Bankruptcy lawyers are a curious bunch
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Crowdsourcing Comes to the 'Litigation Finance'
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Attorneys General for Sale
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2014 Law Department Metrics Benchmarking Survey
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The Best Careers for Your Brain
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Inspirational Lawyering Advice From Mike Tyson
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Law dominated by white, middle class men
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Legal Sector Women With Authority - You're Sitting Ducks For Clinical Depression
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If That’s How The Administration Feels, Imagine The Students
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UC-Irvine Cuts Class by 29% in Bid for Top 20 Inaugural U.S. News Ranking
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BigLaw’s reliance on law-school rankings discriminates against the disabled, 3L’s suit alleges
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3L Sues Firm For Being Elitist
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Mayer Brown promotes 21 to partner worldwide
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Russia sanctions hit A&O, White & Case, Linklaters and more
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From The Land Of Clive Bundy Comes . . .
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Ferguson protesters and police clash before Brown shooting grand jury decision
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Official Says FSU Gunman Was a Lawyer --- FSU Shooter Identified As Lawyer And Former Prosecutor Myron May --- Reportedly a former BigLaw associate --- May Have Suffered Mental Illness --- Law enforcement official says Florida State shooter was school alumnus, attorney" --- Books in backpack stop FSU gunman's first bullet --- Bought a handgun in New Mexico, thought someone was trying to kill him --- Was filing bankruptcy?
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1st Mariner Bank scores win in defamation lawsuit against lawyer
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My Overreaction To Potentially Sane Discovery Policies
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The Newest Field of E-Discovery: You
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Lawyer taken off 14 cases after furor over trial claim that teen consented to s-- with teacher
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Fired California bar leader allegedly misled trustees, leaked report says
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Harassment suit claims trial lawyer refined his techniques to avoid explicit offer
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For-Profit Prison Companies Have A Worrying Plan For Boosting Profits
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Man Who Pushed Wife Off Cliff May Have Staged Other "Accidents": Cops
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Kitty Litter Dirty Bomb: New Mexico Nuclear Disposal Plant Causes $500 Million of Damage By Using Wrong Kind Of Kitty Litter
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Georgia Man Shoots and Kills Driver Who Mistakenly Pulled Into His Driveway While Following GPS . . . Allowed To Plead To A Single Misdemeanor With No Jail Time and A $500 Fine
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Say What?!
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Judges:

U.S. Senate confirms Bankruptcy Judge Pamela Pepper as first female U.S. District judge in ED WI
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Justice Scalia Sings ‘Pour Some Souter On Me’ In This Harvard Parody
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Scalia: "What kind of a mad prosecutor" would bring this case?
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Wall Street:

 

A Double-Dose Of 'Oomph' Just Hit The Markets
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Dow, S&P 500 close at records; oil equities jump
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World growth worries weigh on markets, but Wall Street rises
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Goldman hits back over its ownership of physical commodities --- Senate Report Pulls Back Veil on the Banks’ Commodities Business --- Did Goldman Sachs rig commodities markets? --- You're Going To Hear A Lot About Goldman Sachs' Alleged 'Merry-Go-Round' Deals
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Goldman employee fired for leaking confidential federal bank information
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Here Are Goldman Sachs’s Top Trades for 2015
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Layoffs:

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

Guaranty agency buys most of crumbling for-profit Corinthian Colleges in U.S. --- Corinthian to Sell Half Its Schools to Loan Servicer ECMC --- Corinthian Colleges to sell campuses to Non-Profit Zenith Education --- ECMC CEO Explains Deal To Buy Troubled Corinthian Campuses
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U.S.-Brokered Bailout Of For-Profit Colleges Treats Students 'Like Financial Assets'
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Corinthian Colleges Situation Rages On: Senator Durbin Questions Secretary Duncan
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Gambling:

Can the Taj Mahal be saved? Workers union, casino management fight over future
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Odds getting worse for Atlantic City casinos
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Huge power costs may scuttle Toronto-based Brookfield’s bid for Revel Casino in Atlantic City --- Revel buyer threatening to squash deal to lower power costs?
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Future dim for Taj Mahal, former Revel casinos
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Mass Torts:

Attorney: Unsealed Garlock documents could be ‘double-edged sword’
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Politics:

The National Organization for Marriage has collapsed into debt
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100 Women in Congress: House GOP gives 20 out of 21 committee chairs to men
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Obama: We Are a Nation of Immigrants --- President Obama details his plan. What should immigrants do next? --- 100,000 Illegals Expected to Flood US-Mexico Border
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Religion:

Archdiocese Reports Roughly $9M Deficit for 2014; Considers Bankruptcy
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Plan to Settle Abuse Claims Offered By Montana Catholic Diocese
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Pope: 'Fight against hunger hindered by primacy of profit'
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Agriculture:

West Texas Guar’s Reorganization Plan Approved
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Toll Roads:

How Macquarie Makes Money By Losing Money on Toll Roads
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Economy:

U.S. initial jobless claims fall by 2000 to 291000 last week --- Fewer Than 300,000 Americans File Jobless Claims for 10th Week
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Key Measures Show Low Inflation in October --- CPI unchanged in October
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Year-over-Year Change for U.S. Inflation Since 1990
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CBO: Options for Reducing the Deficit, 2015 to 2024
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Falling Wages at Factories Squeeze the Middle Class
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Number of Ultra Rich Increased 6% in 2014
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What the Inequality Warriors Really Want
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Total national wealth rises 69% but is still below 2007 peak
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Even piecemeal immigration reform could boost the U.S. economy
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That amazing Philly Fed reading is probably wrong
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Elizabeth Warren: Enough Is Enough: The President's Latest Wall Street Nominee
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Thanksgiving meal costs barely rise as price of turkey slips
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Thanksgiving Getaway: 46.3 Million Travelers, Most In 7 Years, to Hit the Road --- Thanksgiving travelers will see cheaper gas, but pricier airfares, hotels
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Global business barometer declining
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The Risk of Financial Crisis Remains High
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`Accidental' entrepreneurs rise in wake of recession
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Loan to Own Variation: Bankruptcy May Not Provide The Answers
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$1 million-plus home sales up 16%
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Rent-Stabilized Lease Is a Public Benefit, Unreachable IN Bankruptcy Court Rule --- Rent-Stabilized Leases Shielded in Bankruptcy
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Existing Home Sales Rise 1.5% In October, Hit Fastest Pace In More Than Year --- Existing Home Sales in October: 5.26 million SAAR, Inventory up 5.2% Year-over-year
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Home-Sale Pace Gains To Best Level Of 2014
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Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate average dips below 4%
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CFPB Outlines New, Expanded Foreclosure Protections
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Will 2015 be the Turnaround Year for First-Time Home Buyers?
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Congress Called Upon to Extend Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
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Rental Apartment Construction Is At a 27-Year High
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Municipalities:

What are the costs of Detroit's rise from bankruptcy?
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Bankruptcy reveals true leaders
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Judge won't intervene in water shutoff controversy
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Snyder aims to revamp Detroit schools
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No Man's Land, AC
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CA: Controller's eye-popping report on pensions
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Clock starting on Act 47 communities including Aliquippa
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Financially Distressed Cities: Should Unfunded Pension Obligations Impair Funding of Essential Services?
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IL: Judge to rule today on pension law
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States And Cities Coming To Grips With Economic Reality
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Defaults:

Default Forecasts Could Be Low as Fed Tries to Bust Loan Bubble
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Retailing:

Best Buy 3Q Sales Surprise Bodes Well for Holiday
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Target Stock Rating Lowered
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Is Dollar Tree Headed for ‘Hell or High Water’ Purgatory?
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Marcato Urges Dillard's to Spin Off Real Estate Into REIT
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It’s almost Thanksgiving, so Walmart is asking employees to donate food to co-workers
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Officials quiet on Alco bankruptcy --- Going-Out-Of-Business Sale To Begin Friday At All 198 Alco Stores
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Bon-Ton Stores Q3 Loss Widens
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Amazon's Pricing Strategy Makes Life Miserable For The Competition
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Grassroots Efforts To Stop Thanksgiving Day Shopping Gain Traction --- Despite hype, only 11% of us plan to shop on Thanksgiving
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Ride-Sharing:

Does Uber Need a Grown-Up? --- Beleaguered Uber hires law firm to investigate security breaches
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Celebs:

Jack Johnson's bankruptcy a sad but common story for athletes --- Blames Parents For Bankruptcy --- Little left of earnings --- How to lose a fortune without breaking a sweat
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Apollo Nida Real Housewives Of Atlanta Star Gives First Interview Since Imprisonment
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The Backstory Behind The Shocking Bill Cosby Allegations
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Tech:

As Apple Pursues Sapphire, Corning Says It Made Even Tougher Gorilla Glass
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Fashion:

Clothing Maker Perry Ellis Reports 3Q Loss --- Fends off shareholder demands as revenue falls
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Television:

TV streaming provider Aereo files for bankruptcy
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Pensions:

Be Afraid: Wall Street Wants to Take Over America's Pension Plans
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Asset Protection:

Attacking Asset Protection LLCs
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Paper:

Sale of Old Town mill moves forward
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(8 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 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:

WD PA: Business bankruptcy filings down 36 percent
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

Weil: Third Quarter Review
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Bankruptcy Fees:

New Bankruptcy Fees Coming Dec. 1
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Property of the Estate:

Sixth Circuit Says, “I’m With the Underhills!”
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Court Finds Rent-Stabilized Apartments Can't Be Seized As Assets
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Sales:

Buyer Beware: Payment on Assumed Debt in An Asset Sale Could Be An Avoidable Preference
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Cross-Border:

Suntech Ruling Provides a Roadmap for Chapter 15 Eligibility
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Moving COMI and Establishing Jurisdiction Held Legitimate and Not Improper Manipulation
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TBTF:

Is the FDIC Subsidizing a Too Big to Fail Merger? - Bank Think Article
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Why the Fed Is Reviewing Supervision of Largest Banks
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Stung by criticism, Fed will review how it supervises large banks
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Health Care:

Hospital District in final stage of Chapter 9 bankruptcy
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Obamacare’s Subscriber Rolls Include 400,000 Dental Plans
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Med-spa closes doors abruptly amid bankruptcy claims
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Online fundraising begins for 'million dollar baby'
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Fraud:

Report finds Wall Street culture promotes dishonesty
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Madoff Bankruptcy Costs Top $1 Billion Six Years Later
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Student Debt:

Lenders shift to help struggling student borrowers
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Autos:

Deformations On The Dealer Lots: How The Fed's ZIRP Is Fueling The Next Subprime Bust
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Corporate Reform:

Bank Payouts for Government-Job Takers Under Fire
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Secret tapes hint at turmoil in New York Fed team monitoring JPMorgan
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SEC Official: Stop Spending Time Writing Rules To Protect Millionaires
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Apparel:

The Big Business of Ugly Christmas Sweaters
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Oil/Gas:

Patches of Texas Shale Turn Unprofitable
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Sovereigns:

'CFK's decision to say no to vultures was an act of full sovereignty'
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Traders Spot 63% Return in Dollar-Linked Bonds
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Spice island is case study in debt traps
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UK:

UK retail sales rebound, set to counter growth slowdown
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Government wins insolvency argument
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EU:

Why the ECB Needs to Go Risk-On
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Insights from the 2014 European Distressed Investor Conference
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Euro-Area Growth at Risk as Factories, Services Weaken
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European shares extend rally after China rate cut
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ECB's Draghi throws door to quantitative easing wide open
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PIIGS:

Italy fury as tycoon's asbestos deaths conviction quashed
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Italian Asbestos Scandal: 3000 Victims, No Culprit
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Canada:

Reborn this way? Capital Pride festival gets a last-minute reprieve
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Ukraine:

VTB Profit Falls 90 Percent as Loan Losses for Ukraine Mount
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MENA:

Hadassah hospital's board chair quits
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