April 23, 2015

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Law:

Biglaw Mommy: Being A Junior Mommy
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Why Are Susman Godfrey Associates So Happy These Days?
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JP Morgan Chase Accuses Ex-Dewey Partner of Lying About Assets
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Bernstein Shur Welcomes Lindsay K. Zahradka to Bankruptcy Group
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Bankruptcy Attorney Pamela Egan Joins Rimon Law as a partner in San Francisco Office
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11 Ways to Avoid Wasted Time in Networking
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Marketing to the General Counsel
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20 tricks for sitting at your desk without hurting your back
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6 Prevalent Forms of Innovation in Big Law
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The Document Review Blame Game
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Five Charts That Show You Should Apply to Law School This Year
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Woman Locked In Psych Ward For 8 Days Because Cops Couldn’t Believe She’s A Real Businesswoman
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Why it's legal to fire someone for being gay in 28 states
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Lawyer Dates Daughter’s Roommate, Gets Disbarred
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Will Google’s ‘Mobilegeddon’ Crush Law Firm Content Marketing?
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Oklahoma top law-enforcement trainer: 73-year-old police volunteer who mistook his taser for a gun was 'grandfathered' in to the force
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A man on the run for 40 years turned himself in to police so he could get healthcare
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For a few hours, two chimpanzees were recognized as legal persons in New York
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No. 1 in NYC: 7201 Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge
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Jury convicts rabbi, acquits son in kidnapping-conspiracy case related to religious divorces
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Order says intoxicated lawyer who snoozed and disrupted CLE seminar wrongly denied the accusations
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Cops: Burglary Suspect Used His Infant As Human Shield When Homeowner Fired Warning Shots
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Food Blogger Famous for Curing Her Own Cancer Admits She Was Never Sick
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En banc 9th Circuit nixes Barry Bonds obstruction conviction
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High Court Makes It Easier to Sue Government for Negligence
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Judges:

Rhodes on bankruptcy : We love to give a second chance Detroit bankruptcy judge: Cameras should have been OK Detroit bankruptcy judges reflect on case, express regret about absence of cameras in courtroom Judge: If media wanted me to OK video cameras in Detroit bankruptcy case, I would have
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New Judge To Take Over Some BK WD WA Cases
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Supreme Court Justices Are Getting 'Grumpier,' Study Finds
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Bill O’Reilly’s ludicrous Supreme Court demand: “These ladies have to recuse themselves” from gay marriage case
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California officials call on judge to resign over lighter sentence for abuser of three-year old girl
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Squished-together words don’t count as one, Federal Circuit says; appeal is tossed
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Justices Skeptical Whether Crop Program Has a 'Raisin' D'être
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Federal Judge: A parable
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Wall Street:

Stock futures slide ahead of key earnings
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Stocks close higher as Street cheers earnings
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How a Mystery Trader With an Algorithm May Have Caused the Flash Crash, Used MF Global Flash Crash Trader Struck Agreement with Credit Suisse Entire ‘flash crash’ can’t be pinned on arrested trader Traders: The 'Flash Crash' arrest is a joke
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Why this year's IPOs have been awful
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Bill Gross's 'Short of a Lifetime' Would Mean Armageddon
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Layoffs:

 

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Personal Finance:

Americans' biggest financial fears
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Politics:

For 2016, Middle-Class Woes Overshadow America’s Poor
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And what about Jeb?
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This Is Carly, Hear Her Roar
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The Warren Fans Who Won't Give Up
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Warren: It's Obama Who's Wrong on Trade
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Is Bill de Blasio trying to be president or just the next Elizabeth Warren?
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Hillary's problem: Will the economic recovery die before the election?
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Food/Beverage:

McDonald's to develop new turnaround plan McDonald's reports 'negative guest traffic in all major segments' Activist investors are circling McDonald’s is closing hundreds of its worst performing stores
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Taxis:

Changes in taxi industry leave cab owners underwater
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Retailing:

Fashion Retailers Succumb to Threadbare Sales
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Dame Dash, Kanye West Yet To Acquire Karmaloop; Auction Set
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Banking:

Deutsche Bank expects €1.5bn litigation costs Breaking Up Deutsche Bank Political pressure mounts on Deutsche Bank over restructuring
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US, UK aim for Deutsche Bank Libor settlement on Thursday: sources
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Metals:

Fortescue returns with $1.5B high yield bond offering; debt volatile
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Economy:

40% of Millennials Get Money from Parents
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THIS could spark a 'panic' Fed tightening: Paulsen
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Nine to Five, After 65 - The number of senior citizens in the workforce has nearly tripled
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Raising Social Security's retirement age is a disaster for the poor
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The best and worst entry-level jobs for the class of 2015
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I am a cook in the US Senate but I still need food stamps to feed my children
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How Much is the U.S. Worth? Economist Values the Land Alone at $23 Trillion
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Inequality in America in 12 charts To fight income inequality, tell your friends how much you make Bill O’Reilly is clueless about inequality
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Big Mac Test Shows Job Market Is Not Working to Distribute Wealth
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The Myth of Wealthy Men and Beautiful Women
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As the world gets richer, don't expect it to get happier
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Sales of Existing U.S. Homes Rise to Highest Since 2013 New-Home Prices Are on Fire Cost of housing soars: How high can it go? Existing Home Sales in March: 5.19 million SAAR, Inventory up 2.0% Year-over-year
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Share of seriously underwater homes rises
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Limited Liability Companies: Handle Bankrupt LLC Members With Care
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AIA: Architecture Billings Index increases in March, Multi-Family Negative
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Home buyers in these markets have the upper hand
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California's housing market is now booming
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Homebuilder DR Horton forecasts drop in margins, shares fall DR Horton results signal return of first-time home buyers Are Entry-Level Homebuyers Really This Gung-Ho Yet?
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San Francisco rents are still soaring, and even some parts of the Midwest and South are seeing big jumps
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Standard Register inks $2.2M deal to sell property
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Federal judge orders Bajjali to pay $1.5M settlement
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Municipalities:

Gundlach’s Fund Buys $20 Million of Junk-Rated Puerto Rico Bonds
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Puerto Rico Government Shutdown In Three Months
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Global hunger to invest in Detroit lags hype
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Michigan governor signs bill to aid Detroit bond sale
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Snyder lauds judge's involvement in Detroit financial crisis
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4 keys to the Detroit bankruptcy proceedings from Judge Steven Rhodes
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Wayne County union pledges to fight wage, benefit cuts
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Is Chicago the next Detroit?, public schools edition
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Chicago Schools Pay Price to Get Deal Done
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The 9 most expensive cities in America
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Oil/Gas:

US oil inventories surge to another 80-year high
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Oil States See Slumping Employment as Texas Loses 25,000 Jobs in March
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Weatherford increases job cuts to 10,000
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Big Oil’s Fear: A Price Shock After $114 Billion of Cuts
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How The Majors Are Playing The Oil Price Slump
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Could The Oil Market Be In For A Quick Rebound?
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Don't bet on oil prices coming back anytime soon
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This country wants to be the next oil-boom shocker
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BPZ Energy Provides Update
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Shale and Petroleum – The Big Picture (Part 1)
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Autos:

Bankruptcy: Chassix says reorg still ‘on pace’ despite flak from creditor panel
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Gambling:

Taj recovering but Local 54 hurting resort, attorney says Judge reserves decision on court battle between union and Taj Mahal casino
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Stockton President Resigns Over Purchase of Bankrupt Showboat Casino
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Celebs:

Bankrupt Wyly Says SEC Shouldn't Worry About Luxury Ranch Sale
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A 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star blew the whistle that led to Bank of America's $16.65 billion settlement
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Weather:

Must Another effect of California's drought: mosquitoes
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Healthcare:

End of Line for Doctors Medical Center
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The Problem With Satisfied Patients
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Pensions:

Long Island Banana King Charged With Pension Looting
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Social Media:

Man is jailed for refusing to turn over Facebook and Twitter passwords in business bankruptcy case
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Aviation:

Comair goes to war against state-owned airline bail-outs
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Education:

LSU announces potential bankruptcy plan LSU to file for bankruptcy ? Officials respond after Moody's lowers LSU's credit outlook
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Failed Promises, Pricey Loans Keep For-Profit Education in Regulatory Crosshairs
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Tech:

Meyer Burger reaches settlement agreement with GT Advanced Technologies
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Mass Torts:

Families of Quebec train victims seek role in bankruptcy case of Maine-based railway
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 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 (15 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

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:

Five of the most epic failures in business history
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FL: Business bankruptcies nosedive
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Jurisdiction:

Following Stern, Bankruptcy Courts Are Sending State Law Claims to the District Court for Final Review
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Cross-Border:

Delaware decisively ousts New York as friendliest US cross-border insolvency venue
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Professional Compensation:

Bankruptcy Court Rules that "One-Size-Fits-All" is Wrong Approach for Evaluating Request for Payment of Attorney's Fees
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Citing Plain Language of Bankruptcy Code and Split With Other Circuits, Fifth Circuit Overturns Pro-Snax Decision
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI Commission Report – Default Plan Treatment Provisions
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

South Florida doctor and wife get prison for hiding assets in bankruptcy
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TBTF:

Judge seems skeptical of government's AIG bailout terms AIG Bailout Trial Judge Questions U.S. Over Taking Equity Judge Questions AIG Bailout's Tough Terms
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A.I.G. Bailout Lawsuit Trial Ends as It Began, With Most Issues in Dispute
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U.S bailout of AIG in 2008 was 'punitive,' ex-CEO's lawyer says
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Guns:

Colt's last-ditch effort before bankruptcy
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Coal:

Coal Companies Get Reprieve on Pension Costs
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Student Debt:

Democrats Introduce Resolution Calling For Debt-Free Public College
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Sovereigns:

Argentina: Gloating in front of its hedge fund enemies ...
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Griesa asks Argentina, banks information on recent bond offering Griesa rules hedge funds entitled to details of recent Argentine bond offering and banks must comply Funds Can Pry Back Argentina's $1.4B Curtain Aurelius Gives Argentine Creditors Notice of Possible Fraud Paul Singer wins another small battle in dispute with Argentina
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Gov't media critics create opinion Argentina will not pay - Kicillof
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UK:

Insolvent Sellers And Validation Orders In The English High Court: Buyer Beware!
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Trap Oil shares slump on insolvency warning
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Sainsbury's to cut 800 jobs in stores restructuring
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Tesco posts massive loss after turbulent year Suppliers hit as 'Drastic Dave' wields axe at Tesco Tesco CEO Dave Lewis refuses to blame past management after supermarket suffers £6.4bn losses
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PIIGS:

Greek Banks Said to Win More Emergency Cash as Talks Loom
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Greeks face bankruptcy as cash runs out for wages and pensions
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If Greece can survive 2015, it’s home free
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Europe's Collision Course With Greece
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Greece's Drama Set To Continue Through The Weekend
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Greek Mayors Demand Audience With Tsipras in Exchange for Help
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Greek businessman Bobolas arrested for tax evasion
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One Way To Help Greece Recover: Help Greek Companies To Obtain Financing
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Why free trade is what’s driving Greece’s crisis
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Anglo Irish Bank Liquidators Selling Boston's Mandarin Hotel
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Canada:

Downturn pushes debt-burdened to seek help with financial woes
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Brazil:

Brasil's third biggest builder contracting drastically after Petrobras scandal and bankrupcy
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Brazil's OAS says scandal, restructuring to halve revenue
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Petrobras says graft scheme cost $2.1 billion in losses Brazil’s Petrobras to book nearly $17 billion in charges
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South Africa:

South Africa's power firm Eskom not bankrupt : acting CEO
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Korea:

Pantech Workers Willing to Quit to Save Company
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MENA:

Saudi Cable Co signs $171 mln debt restructuring
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Ukraine:

Ukreximbank creditors say back debt restructuring
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China:

State-firm default shocks China — what’s next?
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40 of China's 100 most-wanted fugitives live in the US
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Malaysia:

Debt-laden 1MDB refuses participation at Malaysia's biggest investment forum
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