April 24, 2015

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Law:

GC: Admit When Another Firm Is Better
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GC says that cost of in-house lawyer undercuts paralegals in law firms
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The balance of power shifts
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Biglaw Bonus Season Round-Up: An ATL Infographic
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Ballard Spahr chief talks of battle to keep clients Nobody Inherits Clients Anymore, Ballard Spahr Chair Says
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MBA’s Wanted: How BigLaw C-Suites Are Bulking Up Law firms prepare to mimic corporate client structure in future
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The Top 100 Law Firms For Women
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The Big Changes Coming in Law Firm Management
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Cozen O’Connor will acquire 60 lawyers in merger with Chicago-based law firm
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Douglas Boggs Plots Exit from Squire Patton to Join Brother at Manatt
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Police Disclose New Details About Slain Lawyer's Secret Life
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Former Detroit EM Orr expected to return to Jones Day
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Want To Understand Law Firms? Learn the RULES.
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The Melody in Your Client’s Ear
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Meet the lawyer pop star more popular than her BigLaw firm
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Ex-Dewey partner's $500K loan shouldn't be discharged because he lied about assets, bank says
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Standing desks and pricey cognac: Are they happiness boosters for associates?
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LSAC: 2.6% Decline In Law School Applicants
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Today’s Tech: A Solo’s Mobile Law Office
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5 Microsoft Word Tips to Make Lawyers' Lives Easier
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LinkedIn will start checking to see if you've lied on your résumé
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3 reasons not to buy the Apple Watch
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Lawyers warned that legal automation could dull their brains
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Should Cadwalader Be on Yale Law Women's Top 10 List?
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This Microsoft ad paints a terrifying future where employees are working literally 24 hours a day
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Lawyers top the tables for having the most costly funerals
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How to seem smart in meetings without really trying
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6 rules for umbrella etiquette every modern gentleman should follow
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Why your boss can’t wait for the Apple Watch
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The 15 Apple Watch apps you need to download first, according to Apple
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Apple Watch User Guide Online
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Flaw in iPhone, iPad Apps Could Allow Hackers to Steal Data
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What your email inbox reveals about your personality
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4 negotiation tips to get you more money at work and in life
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Woman dumps her cheating boyfriend's entire Apple collection in the bath
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Loretta Lynch has finally been confirmed as attorney general New Attorney General Loretta Lynch's first priority is to boost police officers' morale
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Popeyes offers job back to manager fired after refusing to reimburse cash stolen in armed robbery
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Woman who fired gun at McDonald's after being served bacon-less burger jailed
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Georgia city council votes to fly ‘Christian flag’ at City Hall over objections by its own attorney
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Woman uncorks berserk legal rant after civil rights suit tossed
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On-the-lam ex-attorney wanted in client ‘charity’ and tax-fraud case is captured
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Lawyer Dates Daughter’s Roommate, Gets Disbarred
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Sheriff Arpaio Blames His Officers and Attorney in Contempt Hearing Sheriff Joe: We Investigated Judge's Wife
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Scalia derides raisin program as ‘central planning’ in takings case
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Judging The Judges: Who Are the Most-Cited New Jurists On The Federal Bench?
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Wall Street:

Nasdaq Futures Signal Stocks to Rise
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Nasdaq posts first record close in 15 years
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‘Flash Crash’ Trader Arrest Exposes Regulatory Shortcomings
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Despite earnings beats, expectations dim for later quarters
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Layoffs:

Big layoff at newly-private Riverbed Technologies
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coal:

Coal miner Peabody posts bigger-than-expected loss
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Peabody high yield bonds gain, default protection cheapens after 1Q report flags asset sales
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New Rules, Cheap Energy Heighten Battle Between Coal and Gas
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Gambling:

Creditors, Caesars spar over control of casino bankruptcy
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Revel, utility ACR agree on 2-week power deal
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Shipping:

Navios acquires 14 ships from HSH Nordbank debtors
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Creditors Of Industrial Carriers, Inc. Afforded Some Relief In American Courts
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Lehman:

Lehman Brothers Says Former Top Trader Seeking ‘Double Recovery’
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Barclays Wins Latest Round in Legal Fight Over Lehman Sale
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Economy:

US jobless claims edge up; trend signals firmer labor market Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 295,000
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US factory activity growth slows in April: Markit
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Prepare for pain at the pump
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Why American Workers Without Much Education Are Being Hammered
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What if Walmart raised its minimum wage to $70,000 a year?
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How the stock market destroyed the middle class
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How much money can 2015 grads expect to make? The 20 highest-paying jobs for business majors
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How the government taxes rich dead people, explained
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

New Home Sales decline to 481,000 Annual Rate in March
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Updated Table of Distressed Sales and Cash buyers for Selected Cities in March
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D.R. Horton: Net Home Orders Up, Prices “Flattish;” Says If Prices are Low Enough, There is “Demand” from First-Time Buyers
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'Stale' homes are tightening up the housing market
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Goshen Plaza still up for grabs
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Municipalities:

Snyder delays Detroit education overhaul plan
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Detroit May Win Investment Grade on First Bonds Since Bankruptcy
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Detroit Fumbles Its Home Field Advantage
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Puerto Rico officials warn government shutdown imminent Will be devastating for the island's economy
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Puerto Rico's last hope is bankruptcy
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Lawmakers want accounting of money spent on effort to turn Atlantic City casino into campus
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New Jersey appoints mediator for Atlantic City New Jersey taps former bankruptcy judge to mediate Atlantic City talks
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Defaulting states and cities are still part of the US
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Louisiana State Bond Buyers Met by Insolvency Plan Next Day
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Oil/Gas:

Crude oil is surging Oil jumps 3 pct, hits 2015 high on Yemen, supply concern Oil Rises to Four-Month High as Saudi Arabian Jets Strike Yemen
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Are You an E&P Company Facing a Liquidity Crunch and Considering Restructuring?
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Exxon CEO: Oil prices won't spike for years
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Oil Prices Won't Recover Without Significant Increase In Demand
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Here's how the major players in the industry are reacting to the oil crash
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U.S. as oil's global swing producer? Not so fast
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U.S. Shale Fracklog Triples as Drillers Keep Oil From Market
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The Fracklog's Looming Tide of Oil
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Half of US Fracking Companies to be Gone
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Energy chief sees no ‘compelling’ case for oil exports yet
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Big oil warns world to brace for a different, but equally daunting, price shock to come
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North Sea oil driller on brink of insolvency
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A Plot To Hold Down Oil Prices Or Just A Happy Coincidence?
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Norway: Cecon heads for bankruptcy
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Education:

Louisiana: 20 cash-starved public colleges drafting bankruptcy plans
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LSU bankruptcy draft: Shipwreck or hysteria?
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Corporate Reform:

Deutsche Bank to pay $2.5B for Libor rate violations Deutsche Bank Libor Damage Goes Beyond Record $2.5 Billion Fine
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This Is the Trader Behind Some of Deutsche Bank's Most Embarrassing Messages
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Lynch to Keep Pressure on Banks Facing Mortgage Probes
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Food/Beverage:

Gulp! Bronx's City Island Beer goes bust
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Panera Bread is sandwiched between a turnaround and an activist
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Politics:

The Clinton cash scandal just got much deeper
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Chris Christie Gave Millions More Pension Dollars To Donor's Firm Than Disclosed, Documents Show FactCheck: Christie spins economic data Christie Can't Do Pension Math Either
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See Congress polarize over the past 60 years, in one beautiful chart
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Mass Torts:

Indicted compounder filled prescriptions with fake patient names Silver Surfer, Coco Puff
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Golf:

Some golf courses getting cut after years in the rough
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Personal Finance:

Surprising tips for getting ahead in your career
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What to do when you realize your job interview is going horribly
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Empty pockets? Try these 20 money-saving tips
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Electricity:

For Bill Gates Too Little Debt Is Big Problem in Optim Case
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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 (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:

(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:

Retail Chapter 11 Filings Up, Bucking Bankruptcy Trends In Economic Recovery
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:

Coming and Going Concerns
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Settlements:

US District Court for the District of Delaware Analyzes Sufficiency of Notice for Rule 9019 Settlements
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Bankruptcy Alternatives:

State courts grow in popularity as forums for liquidations
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Autos:

Chassix Bankruptcy Plan Heads for Creditor Vote With Changes
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GM comeback hits a speed bump
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Soccer:

SPFL clubs change rules on clubs suffering insolvency
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Florida couple gets a year in prison for bankruptcy fraud
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Celebs:

Teresa Giudice Won’t Get Early Prison Release For Bankruptcy Crimes – And It’s All Husband Joe Giudice’s Fault!
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Financial Literacy:

Kids in the US don't know much about money — and teaching them doesn't work
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Sovereigns:

CFK meets Putin, praises Russia's support in vulture funds dispute
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The great Bonar caper
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Argentina says bond proceeds deposited in central bank reserves
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UK:

Scottish clubs increase insolvency punishments
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HMRC halves its DCA spend
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Personal insolvencies to hit ten year low, predicts Baker Tilly
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French Connection trading update and store closure
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EU:

US fears a European sequel to Lehman Brothers
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PIIGS:

Europe says 'time is running out' for Greece Chances of Greek deal 'virtually nil' Greece inches closer to Euro exit as crucial talks stall Merkel: Must prevent Greece running out of cash before deal Eurozone ministers 'hammer Greece' over slow progress EU’s bad faith in Greek talks exposes their true motives
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Varoufakis on what stands in the way of Greece Greek Finance Minister: It's not complicated – we just have to convince our creditors we're right, and they have to realize they're wrong Greek finance minister tells magazine: Grexit no bluff if more austerity imposed
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Greece's Long and Painful Odyssey
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Greeks Are Trapped in Financial Vise
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Greek deputy finance minister says country is on verge of bankruptcy At this point, only a miracle could save Greece from disaster
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Instead of ‘Grexit’, worry about ‘Grimbo’
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Spain: Babylon Idiomas enters insolvency
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Distressed Retail in Spain
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Analysis Why is Greece flirting with the Russians?
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Debt crisis Greece splashes 500million navy aircraft despite looming bankruptcy
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Austria:

Carinthia asks Vienna for financial support over Heta
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China:

Yikes Chinese bad debt spikes by more than a third
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China Says Please Stop Hiring Funeral S--------
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Talk of China Dim Sum Bond Market’s Death Is Greatly Exaggerated
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Australia:

Contractors cut fees to help Atlas survive
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Russia:

Moscow court orders Sergei Pugachev to pay $1.5bn over bankruptcy
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Putin’s Miracle Dissolves as Russian Middle Class Faces Crunch
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