Law:

Shaunna Jones: Prepa Must Confront ‘Tarnished’ Public Image --- Richard Chesley: Prepa Restructuring Requires Time, Liquidity
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Snapshot: Robbin Itkin, Steptoe & Johnson
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2015 Attorney Rate Report - Bankruptcy Rates "Premium"
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Business of Law
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Lawyers work 45 hours a week in the UK
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Dechert partner says she doesn’t want to ‘have it all’; she just wants what men have
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Thompson & Knight Adds New Bankruptcy Lawyer In Dallas
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Law School Seems Too Eager To Change Its Name
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Law Schools: They Are Selling Experiences
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Disgraced Class Action Star Selling Home and Picassos
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Texas Market Limited, but Pa. Firms Finding Ways to Grow
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Beyond Biglaw: Effective Deposition Defense (Part 1)
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Peter Theil Praises Aspergers - Unfortunately, Not Enough Of Those In Law Think Out of Box
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Legal writing: When to cut corners
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LawProse: “Home in” and ”hone in”
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Why Adverbs, Maligned by Many, Flourish in the American Legal System
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Is The Bluebook About To Be Killed Off?
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Bankruptcy lawyer escapes prosecution by quitting practice
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Delaware Federal Court Tries to Protect Lawyers’ Lives – 6 PM e-Filing Deadline – Zap Mail Memory Too
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If You’re Practicing Law In The 21st Century, You Better ‘Be Sexy and Know’ Spanish
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The Most Annoying Things People Do At Networking Events
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20 Amazing Apps For Getting The Most Out Of iOS 8 --- Apple iOS 8 adoption slows with software's snafus --- How can you protect your privacy following recent iPhone updates?
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Should You Upgrade To Windows 10 (Or 8)? A Pictorial Walkthrough
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Woman Turns Herself In Just So Police Will Take Down An Unflattering Photo Of Her On Facebook
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Hackers Are Stealing Millions From ATM Worldwide With New Malware
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Cruz: Amend U.S. Constitution to Preserve Same-Sex Marriage Bans
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Police: Robbers answer stolen cellphone
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Judge orders cops in Ferguson to stop enforcing ‘five-second rule’
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4 Year Old Takes 249 Heroin Bags to Daycare
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Handsome Hobo Traded His Freedom for a Date With Miley Cyrus
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After traffic stop, state trooper asked driver if she accepted Jesus, ACLU suit claims
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Judges:

Americans' Approval of Supreme Court Steady at 44%
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The Roberts Court’s Brief Progressive Moment
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Removing federal judge charged with wife battery would be long, arduous process
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Candidate for family court bench owes back child support
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Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins - Superhero In Time Of Ebola
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State Supreme Court puts Orie Melvin sentence on hold
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Judge objects to smoky smell of court documents
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Wall Street:

Futures flat after Wall Street sell-off
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Wall Street remains under pressure in global rout
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Wall Street falls on global growth concerns --- S&P 500 Plunges to August Low
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Wall St profits down 13 pct to $8.7 bln in H1 2014 -NY comptroller --- Profits weighed down by fines
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Wall Street is hurting ... sorta
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Some Very Powerful People Are Attacking Wall Street Pay All At Once
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Libya: Goldman Took Us For 'A Complete Ride' --- Goldman Sachs Ordered To Pay Libyan Fund's Legal Costs --- A&O ex-lawyer 'shocked' by Goldman Sachs 'entertainment'
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Layoffs:

There Were Two Unemployed Persons Per Job Opening in August 2014
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Agriculture:

Turner Grain Executive Claims $5.5M in Debts, $2M in Assets
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Television:

Comcast Fights Houston Sports Channel's Sale Proposal
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CSN Houston’s present value remains an issue for bankruptcy court
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CSN Houston headache could be reaching its end
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No Ads and the Coming Death of Network TV
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Mass Torts:

Insurer Equitably Obligated to Contribute to the Defense of a Common Insured
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Third-Party Protections in Mass Tort Chapter 11 Cases
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Retailing:

US retail group expects brighter holiday season sales --- Rich shoppers seen boosting US holidays, deep discounts likely
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Container Store still in a funk, boxed in by outlook
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Wal-Mart Cuts Benefits For Most Of Its Part-Time Workers
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Thousands of Walmart workers are losing insurance — and it's good news!
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Company That Sues Soldiers Pledges Reform
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Gediman's Appliance to file for bankruptcy , according to letter
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Awards:

Richards Layton Director Elected HNBA Deputy President
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Politics:

Low Favorable Ratings Still Plague Top Dogs on Capitol Hill
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Berkshire's Buffett predicts Hillary Clinton will win presidency in 2016
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Fraud:

Bankruptcy Court Deemed Too Risky for Marc Dreier, Judge Rules - Finding bathrooms at One Bowling Green often involves a long trek down echoing hallways
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Judge Approves Settlement Based on Madoff Fraud
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Looks Like Rothstein Feeder Fund Exec Is Heading for Trial
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5th Circuit rejects convicted Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford’s 299-page brief
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In $322 Million Petters Clawback Settlement, No Collection 'Til 2020
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Healthcare:

Sisters of Providence Health System confirms discussions to buy parts of Hampden County Physician Associates
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Community Health Systems will buy out minority owners of Natchez Community Hospital in merger
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Excalibur - World Rallies To Save Elbola Victim's Dog From Being Put Down
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The U.S. Is Going to Start Screening Airline Passengers for Ebola
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Paper:

GNP creditors meeting scheduled in Bangor
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Economy:

IMF Cuts Global Outlook as Risk of 'Frothy' Stocks Raised --- Five charts that show why the global economic recovery is so very disappointing
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Job Openings in U.S. Increase to Highest Level in 13 Years --- BLS: Jobs Openings at 4.8 million in August, Up 23% Year-over-year
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Global Economy and Labor Markets Show Improvements, Say New Indexes
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Forget QE: The Next Move From The Fed Is Going To Be 'VE'
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Falling Unemployment Alone Not Reason to Raise Rates, Fed’s Kocherlakota Says
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Fed: Q2 Household Debt Service Ratio near Record Low
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Consumer Credit Grows Less Than Expected
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US poor and middle class give more to charity, but wealthy pull back --- Why are the poorest Americans so generous?
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In the U.S., Consumer Spending Drops Slightly in September --- A Disconcerting Dip in Credit Card Debt
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Traders Are Convinced This Indicator Means More Fed Easing Is Coming
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Fed will adjust policy tightening depending on markets -Dudley
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Next Crisis: Think 2008, but Bigger & Sooner
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Inequality really is rising, no matter how you fuss with the data
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Why do so many Americans work nights and weekends? Blame inequality.
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SAT Scores and Income Inequality: How Wealthier Kids Rank Higher
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59% Of Millennials In The US Would Move To Another Country For A Job
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The IMF Fesses Up To Big Growth-Prediction Misses. Biggest of All: Brazil, India
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Oil Prices Tank; New Era of Abundance?
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Americans living longer as most death rates fall
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Home prices rise 6.4 percent in August, but pace is slowing --- Home-price growth hits slowest pace in nearly two years
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Homebuilders Offer Freebies as US Markets Cool
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Goldman: The Housing Recovery Resumes
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Buffett Says 'No-Brainer' to Get Mortgage to Short Rates
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Global Housing Prices: It’s a Tale of Two Worlds
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Spire backers' bankruptcy plan approved --- New York lender agrees to fund exit
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MountainView To Invest In Non-Prime Mortgages
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OH: Former Rolling Acres Mall pulled from sheriff’s sale amid last-minute bankruptcy filing
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Ex-foreclosure king Todd Brummer accused of trying to hide $7 million
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Municipalities:

Kilpatrick dominates Detroit pension fund case
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DEGC chief to council: Don't derail Detroit's recovery
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Detroit Homeowner Offers To Swap House For iPhone 6
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Gilbert's Plan for Downtown Detroit Has No Room for Jail
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Stockton Ruling Could Prompt More CA Cities to Declare Bankruptcy
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Where do things stand with Flint and a possible bankruptcy? A lot riding on a lawsuit
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Philadelphia teachers planning large-scale protests over decision by nearly-bankrupt district to cancel contract
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Moody's: Credit Negative for Jefferson County sewer bondholders after federal ruling on ratepayers appeal
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Zombie Cities Targeted in Pending Pennsylvania Bill
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Puerto Rico passes legislation ahead of bond deal
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What States Should Do to Keep Their Cities Out of Bankruptcy Court
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Why the South is the worst place to live in the U.S. — in 10 charts
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Autos:

Morgan Stanley Predicts The Death Of The Auto Industry As We Know It
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GM stock falls on analyst stock, profit estimate cuts
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GM, Ford close at 52-week lows on risk worries
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Gambling:

Former Revel employees not guaranteed jobs if bankrupt casino reopens
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Brookfield Gets Court OK to Buy Atlantic City's Revel Casino --- Judge approves Revel sale to Brookfield; Straub has other plans
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Court begins over Revel auction sale --- Straub blasts auction at Revel sale --- Revel attorneys call losing bidder 'disgruntled'
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State Senate president says Carl Icahn refused deal to save Trump Plaza
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Icahn Plan For Trump Casinos Blocked
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Agreement reached to vacate Margaritaville Casino Biloxi
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One Of The Most Crucial Weeks Of The Year For Macau Turned Out To Be A Disaster
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Personal Finance:

7 Quick Formatting Hacks To Improve Your Resume
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Why I Quit My High-Powered Job To Stay Home With The Kids — And How I Got Back In The Game
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How To Clean Your Entire Apartment In 30 Minutes
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Celebs:

Gone in an Instant: How One NBA Player Lost $110M
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Reality TV Star Claims She ‘Didn’t Understand’ That Her Plea Agreement Meant Possible Jail Time
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Joe Giudice 'wasn't expecting' wife, Teresa, of NJ 'Real Housewives' to get prison time for fraud --- Teresa Giudice has depression, Joe needs alcohol rehab after jail sentencing --- Meet the no-nonsense judge who sentenced 'Real Housewives' stars Joe and Teresa Guidice
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Shane Filan says wife 'saved' him from bankruptcy
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Zane, bestselling author, owes IRS $540k
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Once-Bankrupt Betsey Johnson Eliminated From DWTS
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Financial Planners:

One CFP Discovers the Upside to the Downside of Bankruptcy
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Tech:

GT Advanced Technologies Inc Shares Rebound --- Apple may bail out --- Suppliers rocked by GTAT bankruptcy
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GT Advanced First Bankruptcy Hearing Set for Thursday
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What Happened To The Relationship Between Apple And GT Advanced Technologies? --- Apple Withheld $139 Million Payment from GT Advanced --- GT Advanced and Apple: Feud like angry roommates? --- Mesa-plant setbacks put company in Wall Street spotlight --- Apple supplier GT Advanced's value went from $1.5 billion to $90 million, Mesa plant in jeopardy --- GT bankruptcy puts Apple in control of Sapphire
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Shattered Dreams: The Sapphire iPhones That Almost Were Now Seem Certain Not To Be --- Will Apple Watch be delayed with the Fall of GTAT?
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GTAT: all too breakable
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iPhone Supplier Bust a Tale of Wall Street
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GT Advanced CEO faces scrutiny for selling stock ahead of Apple's sapphire-less iPhone 6 announcement
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Netflix Still Not Bankrupt?
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Derivatives:

Banks rewrite derivatives rules to cope with future crisis
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Startups:

Successful Entrepreneurs Use These 5 Strategies To Bounce Back From Failure
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Government Contracts:

Feds pay another $14M to buy systems from contractor mired in Ch. 11
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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 (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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 Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Plan Confirmation:

Planning a Smooth Chapter 11 Distribution Process
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Momentive Ruling Highlights Risks to Senior Creditors Under Intercreditor Agreements
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Proofs of Claim:

No Proof of Claim, No Problem: Bankruptcy Court Finds Declaration to Be Effective as Informal Proof of Claim
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Sales:

Sales Free and Clear: What About Restrictive Covenants?
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A "Second Bite" from the Second Circuit: Revisiting Section 363 Review of Transfers in Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Cases
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Banking:

The FMB Bancshares Decision: Clarifying or Not Clarifying TruPS Holders’ Exercise of Remedial Rights
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TBTF:

Geithner defends US actions in AIG bailout --- Geithner Says an A.I.G. Bankruptcy Could Have Been "More Damaging" Than Lehman's --- AIG Failure Might Have Caused 'Mass Panic'
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Hank Paulson's Telling Admission
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AIG lawsuit should be laughed out of court
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What you need to know about the AIG trial
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AIG's elephant in the room
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Fed’s “Doomsday Book” Has Day In Court
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Global Banks Face 25% Loss-Absorbency Rule in FSB Plan
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Litigation:

Social Media Evidence Not Proper for Trial, Circuit Says
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Corporate Reform:

U.S. Said to Ready Charges Against Banks in Forex Rigging
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Consultants:

FDIC Veteran Jim Wigand Joins Restructuring Firm
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Theme Parks:

Why Euro Disney Is A 22-Year Money-Losing Failure
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Education:

Mid-Continent University filed for bankruptcy protection --- 14000 Former MSU Students Closer to Compensation
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Aviation:

The 11 Best Frequent Flyer Programs
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Religion:

Document: Winona Diocese anticipates eventual bankruptcy due to sex abuse lawsuits
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Toll Roads:

Indiana toll road bankruptcy highlights privatization advantages
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Aviation:

Air France-KLM faces €500m blow from pilots' strike
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Student Debt:

Burdened with Record Amount of Debt, Graduates Delay Marriage
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The bankruptcy trap in student-loan debt
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Politics:

Conservative states are more likely to search for s-- and p--- online
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Food/Beverage:

KFC Parent Cuts Profit Expectations in Half
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Sovereigns:

Bondholders unnerved as Argentina minister amasses power
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Two banks lead plan in Brazil to avoid default --- Brazilian and Chinese banks support for Argentina in bonds litigation confirmed
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Robert Cohen, Lawyer for NML, Says Negotiation Is the Answer to Argentinian Bond Dispute
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UK:

PPF lowers levy estimate as insolvency-score upheaval nears end
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Punch Taverns gets final approval for restructuring
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EU:

Eurozone Faces a 1-in-3 Chance of Reentering Recession Soon, IMF Says
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European Stocks Plunge On Gloomy Global Outlook
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PIIGS:

ECB Questions New Eurozone Banking Loophole
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Greece, EU/IMF lenders to resume inspection after stress tests --- Greece and troika agree on legislation for bad loans
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Banks that reject insolvency cases will be ‘named and shamed’
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Canada:

U.S. Steel negotiations a ‘dynamic process’: bankruptcy lawyer
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Veris Gold Corp. Announces DIP Financing
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Germany:

Germany Is Going Off The Rails, And It Could Take Everyone Else Down With It
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MENA:

Weeks Of Coalition Airstrikes Have Actually Done Little To Stop ISIS
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9 Terror Groups Gunning for the US
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ISIS Has Entered Key Syrian Border Town
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A Look At The Surreal Path From Teen To Jihadi Bride
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Brazil:

International Monetary Fund slashes Brazil growth forecast for 2014
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Ukraine:

Ukraine Wants New IMF Bailout as War Squeezes Economy
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Ukraine pins economic hopes on conflict-hit industry
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China:

China Just Became The World's Largest Economy
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China’s First Bond Defaulter Gets Guarantee From Bad Bank
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