Law:
Morgan Lewis Merger With Bingham a 'Strategic Change'
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America's Student Loan System Has Created Perverse Incentives For Law Schools
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‘Little Prospect For Recovery’ For Troubled Law School Whose Credit Rating Took A Major Nosedive
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Former Howrey Partners Contribute Another $1.5 Million
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Arnstein & Lehr Names Bankruptcy Head As Partner-In-Charge Of Firm-Wide Strategic Planning And Acquisitions
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Kirk B. Burkley Named A Managing Partner At Bernstein-Burkley
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BakerHostetler withdraws from House GOP suit against Obama --- House GOP Contract Restricts Firm in Obama Suit
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Business of Law
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Being A Lawyer Will Probably Ruin Your Social Life
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Appellate Practices: Big, Small, And Dangerous
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Women Have Little Desire to be Leaders
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There's More to Life Than Billable Hours
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More Bingham Exits Amid Merger Talks
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Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza: Latham, Baker & McKenzie Under Fire
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Apple's iOS 8 Is Brimming With Bugs --- You Can Charge Your iPhone 6 A Lot Faster If You Use An iPad Charger Instead
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50 Menswear Classics That Will Never Go Out Of Style
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Sorry, Gents, Elizabeth Wurtzel Is Off The Market
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New partnership offers integrated legal research and time tracking
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Life After Law School: An Intern-Associate Interview
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The Worst Study Group Ever
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What Harvard Law Students Tell Themselves When The Demons Come
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Law Schools Invest In Very Sturdy Deck Chairs
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UT law school enrollment decline worst in Ohio as slump spooks students
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Napkin-Eating Middleman in Law Firm Insider Trading Case Pleads Guilty
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Widow of author Tom Clancy battles lawyer over $6M in estate taxes
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An Inside Look at Patton Boggs' Last Year and Late Chairman
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Court reporters accused of stealing $485K by billing for bogus pages
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The U.S. Constitution is "the oldest written constitution still in use today" among nations
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Arab Bank Held Liable For Nearly 300 Americans' Losses In First Civil Terrorism Case
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SWAT raids for barber’s license checks violated Constitution, 11th Circuit says
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Biscotti, Ray Rice Text Messages Exchange Reveals Job Offer
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Man Arrested For DUI Four Times Over 30-Hour Period
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Mug Shots
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Judges:
U.S. Bankruptcy Judgeship Vacancy District Of New Jersey
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Pacer will restore deleted case records
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Clearly, justices don’t observe ban on the word ‘clearly’
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Jost On Justice: At Supreme Court, Nine Clashing Friends in a Bottle
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Jeffrey Rosen previews upcoming Supreme Court cases
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Justice Kagan Officiates First Same-Sex Wedding
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks : Futures dip on mixed bag of global data
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Stocks end lower: Nasdaq off more than 1%
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Wall St. falls on China demand concerns
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The Alibaba IPO Bankers Earned $300 Million In Fees
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Layoffs:
1 in 5 unemployed workers can't find jobs
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Employees Shafted After For-Profit-College Anthem Education Closes
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How Honest Should You Be In An Exit Interview?
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Toll Roads:
Indiana Toll Road Seeks Bankruptcy as Traffic Declines --- Macquarie's US toll road hits skids
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Foreign-owned operator of Indiana toll road files for bankruptcy
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Indiana Toll Road to get new operator amid bankruptcy
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Tollway bankruptcy : Bad sign for Brent Spence?
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Taxis:
This New Report Shows Why Taxi Drivers Are Terrified Of Uber And Lyft
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Celebs:
‘RHONY’ Star Sonja Morgan Proposes Own Plan To Get Out Of Bankruptcy
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Why Ordinary People Bear Economic Risks and Donald Trump Doesn't
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Retailing:
RadioShack in Talks With Supplier to Ease Restructuring --- RadioShack deal with supplier to cut costs falls through
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Is RadioShack in critical condition?
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Healthcare:
Medicaid Bankruptcy Ruling Could Bolster Health-Care Facility Turnarounds
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Nursing Home Neglect Trial Challenges Shell Company Transfers
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Nursing home bankruptcy trial gets underway
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Television:
Luken took a licking but now it's ticking
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Electricity:
Bidding begins for sale of Energy Future Holdings' stake in Oncor
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Gambling:
Trump Entertainment Resorts wants to sell Plaza slots, other assets
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Ultimate Gaming Faced Too Much Competition to Survive
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Cuomo May Join Casino Spree as Atlantic City Burns
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MLM:
Herbalife Shares Crashed
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Non-Profits:
No new bidders for metro Milwaukee YMCA sites, Chapter 11 sale plan to proceed
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Economy:
Chicago Fed: "Index shows economic growth decelerated in August"
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Here's How Much You Need To Make To Be In The Top 1% In Your State
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Federal Reserve's Plosser, dissenter on monetary policy, to retire
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Dudley: Fed Needs US Economy to Run 'A Little Hot'
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Fed's Dudley says long-term appropriate level of Fed balance sheet not yet clear
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Krugman: The Republicans Aren't Willing To Do The One Thing That Would Help Solve Poverty
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There's A Crucial Difference Between Obama's Economy And Reagan's Economy
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Gov. Brownback's Failed Tax Experiment
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What happens to families on housing assistance when the assistance goes away?
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Billionaires are Hoarding Their Cash
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Existing-home sales fall in August, snapping four months of gains --- A tale of two housing markets --- Existing Home Sales in August: 5.05 million SAAR, Inventory up 4.5% Year-over-year
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For Ira Rennert, bankruptcy case hits close to home
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Bankruptcy Court Finds Tenant Cannot Assume Commercial Lease After Waiving Rights to Seek Relief From Forfeiture Under California Law
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Mortgage Rates at 4.22%, Down from 4.45% Last September
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Existing Home Sales Eased in August; NAR Bogusly Blames Monthly Dip on “Retreat” by “All Cash” Investors
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Cash buyers retreat from housing market, cooling home sales
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Home purchase mortgages rose in 2013
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Step Inside Bernie Madoff's $14.5 Million Penthouse Where The Ponzi Schemer Lived Under House Arrest
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Increasing Student Loan Debt Hinders Housing Market
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The 10 Best US Markets For Homebuyers And Sellers
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Municipalities:
Judge to hear from sides in Detroit water shutoffs --- Arguments start on Detroit water shutoff controversy --- Live Blog --- Detroiters testify about water shutoffs, lack of aid --- Bankruptcy judge is asked to stop Detroit water shutoffs --- Detroit residents describe pain of water shutoffs --- Detroit tells judge: We can't give away free water
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Detroit could oust emergency manager Orr this week --- Detroit City Council negotiating to keep Orr during bankruptcy --- Detroit , state discussing extended role for EM Orr --- What Will Kevyn Orr Do For Detroit in the Future?
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Is It Time to Remove Detroit Schools' Emergency Manager ?
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Mayor Garcetti Heading for the Insolvency Finish Line Fast
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Atlantic City Dropped to BBB+ by S&P on Wave of Casino Closings
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The 20 Best Places To Live In America
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MONEY’s Best Places to Live in America
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Aviation:
SNPL pilots union says to pursue strike indefinitely
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Politics:
A Minnesota House Candidate Is Being Sued After Allegedly Sawing His Neighbor's Garage In Half
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"Washington Is a Cesspool of Faux-Experts Who Do Bad Research"
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Fraud:
Fidelity to pay $3.5M in TelexFREE case
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CEO of shoe maker: I didn't disappear with any money, I was on holiday
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Fact Check: A Scott Rothstein victim says that he was "swindled" by Charlie Crist
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Palm Beach investors sue bank for $24B over Ponzi scheme
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Telecoms:
Nortel bankruptcy trial starting to wrap up
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Nortel Judges Query Patent Licenses in $7 Billion Fight
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Coal:
Coal Mogul Murray Says More Bankruptcies Probable
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Hot Topics in Coal Company Bankruptcies
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Consultants:
Epiq Systems, Inc. Up Sharply, Hedge Fund Confirms 17% Stake
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Epiq Systems Rejected $1.1 Billion Buyout Offer From P2
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Festivals:
Centra PA Music Fest reneges on prize money
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Brokers:
Judge Holds Off Approving MF Global Payment to Creditors
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Agriculture:
Bill protects ag creditors in bankruptcy
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Environmental:
DEP concerned about pace of Freedom Industries cleanup
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Book Reviews:
Yoga for Stressed Out Lawyers ... and Their Debtor-Clients
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Chemicals:
Momentive Performance Judge Won’t Delay Bankruptcy Plan
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Corporate Reform:
US SEC to pay $30 million-plus in largest whistleblower award
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Record US whistleblower payout a warning for big business abroad
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Could 'front running' be the next banking scandal?
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Barclays Fined $62 Million on Asset-Protection Failures
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Personal Finance:
The Best Time To Buy Everything On Your List
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Tax:
Treasury unveils measures to combat tax inversions --- Fact Sheet: The New Rules on Tax Inversions --- How The Obama Administration Is Acting Alone To Stop Inversions
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Lois Lerner Downplays Role in IRS Controversy
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Distressed Investing:
Marathon Getting by on Malls, Leases Amid Distressed Funk
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Food/Beverage:
Northern Beef bankruptcy ruling favors Huron contractor
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Beef plant seeks return of payments in bankruptcy case
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Tootie Pie escapes bankruptcy proceedings
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Education:
Bankrupt Anamarc College items to be sold to Vista College
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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:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy in the Americas - Roundtable
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Finance:
Interview with Bridget Marsh, Deputy General Counsel of the LSTA on Meridian Sunrise Village
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The Momentive Decision: Another Warning to Debtholders and Indenture Trustees to Ensure That Your Make-Whole is Not Full of Holes
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Litigation: the newest corporate finance tool
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Fitch: Revolver Debt Shows Excellent Recovery Values for U.S. Companies in Default
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Dismissal:
Structured Dismissals - How They Work Part I: Court Authority for an Alternative Ending
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Valuation:
Applying the Proper Valuation for a Company's Industry
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance: Prior and Pending Litigation Exclusion Bars Coverage for Lawsuit Filed Years Before But Served During the Current Policy Period
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Construction:
Experts' fees pass $560,000 in Truland Group Inc.'s Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Truland Group Inc. employees to get access to frozen pension plans
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Toll Roads:
'Business as usual' for Toll Road
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Toll road operator insolvent , filing says
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Sovereigns:
Argentina's President Is Meeting With George Soros To Shore Up Support After $100 Billion Default
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Argentina appeals to a higher authority
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Argentina Wants BNY Mellon Out as Trustee - Nation Places Washington Post Ad, Saying Bank Ineligible to Serve as its Trustee
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Bank of New York Mellon refuses to step aside as financial agent
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Argentina orders US bank to return money
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Citigroup to seek pause of order blocking Argentine bond payment
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'Citibank has no gun pointed to its head, but Argentine law'
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Griesa calls for new hearing on Citibank injunction request to pay Argentine bonds
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‘Citibank must honor its obligations’
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UK:
The World's Second-Largest Retailer Is Imploding --- Tesco Was Warned Months Ago That Its Accounts Were At 'Risk Of Manipulation' --- Tesco suspends execs as inquiry launched into profit overstatement --- Tesco shares mauled as accounting error hits profit view --- Tesco Investors Voice Anger
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Tesco Rushes In New Finance Chief As Meltdown Pushes Stock To An 11-Year Low
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UK's EE to buy 58 stores from Phones 4u for 2.5 mln stg
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Linklaters, Allen & Overy and CMS advise as Vodafone purchases 140 stores from Phones4u
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27 Great Things To Do In London This Fall
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EU:
Draghi Says ECB Actively Managing Balance Sheet
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Draghi defends ECB's cheap lending scheme
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ECB's Draghi says ready to use more unconventional tools
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Eurozone PMI Comes In At 9-Month Low
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European Stocks Fall Most in Six Weeks
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PIIGS:
Court bid to set aside Sean Dunne's interest in €17m hotel
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Court bid to reverse Dunne transfer of €18m hotel to wife
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Dunne acting in ‘bad faith’ with US bankruptcy dismissal bid
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Canada:
U.S. Steel owes $94 million to suppliers
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DealFind, TeamBuy customers fuming over worthless coupons after sites file for credit protection
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Mobilicity requests seventh creditor protection extension
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Nortel bankruptcy trial starts to wrap up in Toronto and Delaware
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Germany:
German Insolvency Law — Overview of Insolvency Challenge Rights
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Even the ECB thinks Germany needs to start spending more
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France:
French Prime Minister: 'We Are In A Debt Spiral That Is No Longer Sustainable'
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Russia:
Mechel Shares Fall on Bankruptcy Fears - Russian Group Opposes Debt for Equity Swap, Prompting Lender to Threaten Legal Action
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Mechel ADRs Sink 30% as Russia Expects Bankruptcy
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One Of The Biggest Private Equity Firms In The World Is Giving Up On Russia
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MENA:
ISIS Releases a New Chilling Threat
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U.S., Arab Allies Launch Strikes in Syria --- Air Attacks Target Haven of Islamic State Militants
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US Warships Bombing ISIS Targets In Syria
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Israeli Military Shoots Down Syrian Aircraft
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Tension Over Arming Syrian Rebels Cuts Across Party Lines
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Bill O'Reilly's Plan
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China:
Chinese Manufacturing Slightly Rises
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Indonesia:
Fitch: What Investors Need to Know - Indonesia's Insolvency Regime
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