Law:
Remembering Harvey R. Miller
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Chambers and Partners: European Insolvency Rankings
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Former Federal Bankruptcy Judge Peter Bowie Joins Ballard Spahr in San Diego
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Eve H. Karasik Joins As Partner At Los Angeles' Levene Neale Bender Yoo & Brill
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Lead Counsel In Lehman Bros Suit Joins Greenberg Traurig
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Will we see a $10 billion Law Firm?
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Baker & McKenzie Chair Explains Strategy
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Business of Law
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The Current State Of Clerkship Hiring: 5 Points Worth Noting
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Orrick shuts down Berlin and Frankfurt offices
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14 email-etiquette rules every professional should know
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Charleston School Of Law on shaky ground
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Protests in Baltimore escalate over death of Freddie Gray after arrest • As Baltimore Residents Clean Up, National Guard Steps In • Baltimore: Fragile calm follows eruption • Why 'it was only a matter of time' before Baltimore exploded • Baltimore mom lets loose on her son • Baltimore Orioles to play in empty stadium • There's another reason why Freddie Gray's Baltimore neighborhood is so angry • People being awesome amid the Baltimore riots • Obama: Poverty in focus only ‘when CVS burns’ • A Requiem For A CVS • These two maps show the shocking inequality in Baltimore • What you really need to know about Baltimore, from a reporter who’s lived there for over 30 years • Obama calls Baltimore rioters "criminals," but calls for “soul-searching” on larger issues • Obama: Police departments have to do some 'soul searching' • Economic decline underpins Baltimore protests • Baltimore City Council President Apologizes to Rioters?
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Two cops sent to prison for tasing mentally disabled woman at least 8 times
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Elderly black man arrested for walking with golf club sues
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Dept. of Justice reaches settlement with the largest sheriff's department in the US over police harassment
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NFL to give up its tax-exempt status
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A Gift Guide For Law School Grads
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Already serving federal time in tax case, lawyer gets another 4 to 13 years in $1.7M cemetery theft
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Client hospitalized after asphyxiating himself with phone cord in courthouse attorney meeting room
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As law firm struggled due to undiscovered $5M theft, office manager and her family enjoyed luxuries
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Oil baron’s ex can’t appeal divorce award because she cashed his $1B check, top state court says
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Judge won’t budge on $1M sanction against lawyer; discounts legal technician’s testimony
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NYT: Prosecute Dick Cheney for Torture
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Judges:
The Supreme Court’s billion dollar gay marriage decision • Justice Scalia might lose on same-sex marriage. But he'll get to say, "I told you so." • Six Key Comments Justices Made in Gay Marriage Arguments • Justice Kennedy may swing the Supreme Court to back marriage equality with this argument • In New Gay Marriage Case, An Old Dissent Could Loom Large • Antonin Scalia and John Roberts actually had tough questions for gay-marriage opponents • Justice Ginsburg compares gay marriage bans to a sexist law from 35 years ago • How same-sex marriage’s spread across states mirrors past social reforms • 4 Polyamorous Lawyers Walk Into A Bar — The Supreme Court Bar • Same-sex marriage is back in the Supreme Court. Here's what a ruling will mean
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Justice Scalia's Shameful Joke
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The Epic Tale Of Judge Moss And His iPhone
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Wall Street:
Stock futures jittery ahead of Fed, GDP
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Dow, S&P 500 end higher; Nasdaq closes in red
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The hunt for this market’s black swan isn't over
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Layoffs:
U.S. Steel cuts 2,800 jobs - 'preparing for a stormy period ahead'
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Bell Helicopter announces 1,100 layoffs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:
Privacy Concerns Raised as RadioShack Prepares to Sell Customer Data • RadioShack Agrees to Mediation Over Sale of Customer Data • RadioShack's customer-data sale to proceed under watch
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Amusement Parks:
Judge Wants Park Financing Plan Next Week • Court casts doubt on park’s opening
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Finance:
Salus Capital Announces Management Changes, Names Restructuring Pro As Co-President
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Currency:
Report Analyzes New “Pieces to the Puzzle” of Causes Behind Mt. Gox Collapse
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Customers Submit Claims in Mt. Gox Bankruptcy
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Nevada Regulators Seek Bitcoin Poker Site Operator's Arrest
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Plot thickens at bankrupt MtGox exchange
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Golf:
Links golf course for sale again, at half the price
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Rival bid emerges for bankrupt Charleston area golf course
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Communications:
Battle looms over sale of Standard Register
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Debt Collection:
Debt Collectors Need CFPB's Kick in the Pants
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Economy:
Americans' Confidence Ebbs, Catching Up With Spending Slowdown • Consumer confidence drops to 4-month low as job prospects dim
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5 Things to Watch in the First-Quarter GDP Report
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Today is going to be huge for the US economy • U.S. economy likely grew at snail's pace in Q1 • The Fed will look past any weak US GDP data
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Martin Feldstein on America’s risky recovery • US Economic Outlook at 4 Month Low
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Why you should be skeptical of the biggest excuse for the weak economy
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Richmond Fed: "Manufacturing Sector Activity Remained Soft"
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Millennial parents have it much tougher than their parents did • Millennial women are the slowest to have babies of any generation in U.S. history
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Where do racists in America live?
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Obamacare Tax Refund Bite: $729
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Why We Should Raise the Minimum Wage
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A retirement stress 50+ million workers are facing
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Bill Gates made these 15 predictions in 1999 — it’s scary how accurate he was
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Case-Shiller Home Price Index Climbs • Case-Shiller: Big-city home prices rising
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Mile-high home prices in not just Denver but Dallas
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey, Purchase Apps up 21% YoY
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U.S. homeownership at quarter-century low • Americans are suddenly souring on buying homes
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Federal Mortgage Agency: More Needed to Police Nonbank Lenders
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Is The Government Suing Banks Out Of The Mortgage Market?
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Hey Millennials — You know nothing about housing finance
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Who’s who in the case of the Colony
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Municipalities:
Jeb Bush Says Puerto Rico Agencies Should Have Access to Bankruptcy
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Lew urges Puerto Rico to develop 'credible' 2016 budget -Treasury
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Water Shutoffs: Detroit's Katrina?
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Detroit council lets 2.5% pay hikes go through
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Snyder: Detroit education overhaul plan coming Thursday
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Mass Torts:
Los Angeles Asbestos Court Ramps up Plaintiffs’ Bankruptcy Trust Disclosure Requirements
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Oil/Gas:
Drillers Brace for Cancellations
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Endeavour International Looks to Ward Off Lawsuit
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Mineral Rights Pose Unique Bankruptcy Challenges for E&Ps
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Oil slips as investors wait for U.S. data
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Why The US Should Worry About Oil Sector Jobs
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BP cuts hundreds of jobs as profits fall by nearly $1 billion • BP profit drops 26%, Total SA down 20% as oil price bites
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Shale and Petroleum – The Big Picture (Part 2)
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No Steep Decline In U.S Oil Production Expected Anytime Soon
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Total’s profit fell 20 percent in first quarter, despite surging production
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HSBC Advises Clients To Get Out Of Fossil Fuels
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Religion:
'Not to share wealth with poor is to steal': Pope slams capitalism as 'new tyranny'
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Why the Future of Religion Is Bleak
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Fashion:
Coach faces tough turnaround as N.America sales worsen
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Autos:
Ford's profits fall 7% in first quarter
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Consultants:
Epiq Systems Reports Q1 Results, Bankruptcy Revenue Up YtoY
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Coal:
James River Coal items up for auction
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Coal: Market woes raise questions about companies' ability to fund cleanups
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Social Media:
Twitter shares drop 18% as quarterly revenue disappoints • These are the tweets that made Twitter stock plunge • Twitter co-founders lose $750 million in a day
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Mining:
Cliffs Natural Resources Loss Widens Amid Iron-Ore Revenue Decline
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Aviation:
Airline subsidy controversy comes to a head as American debates Etihad
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Telecoms:
Harbinger racketeering lawsuit vs Dish, Ergen is dismissed
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Gambling:
Stockton University president resigns with many questions left unanswered
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Weather:
Strict California water cutback rules still on the table, state says
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Theatre:
Despite ominous announcement, Shore theater's fate not decided
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 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:
Bankruptcies Drop: ‘The Worst I’ve Seen in 30 Years’
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AZ: Pima County Bankruptcy Filings Continue to Decline
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Professional Compensation:
Fifth Circuit has Second Thoughts on Pro-Snax Fees Decision
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Property of the Estate:
Texas Bankruptcy Court ‘Likes’ Facebook and Twitter Accounts as Property of the Reorganized Debtor
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Social Media Accounts Part of Company's Bankruptcy Estate
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Sales:
Going, going … wait, what? Buyout shops find auction wins elusive
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Lease Rejection:
Filene's Basement Decision Interprets Lease Rejection Damages Statute
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TBTF:
Warren Said to Join Vitter in Seeking to Curb Fed Crisis Lending
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A recent Federal Reserve working paper challenges the idea that markets expect the government to rescue the biggest banks. That looks like wishful thinking.
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Food/Beverage:
Buffalo Wild Wings slides after earnings miss
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Environmental:
Freedom Industries waste headed for Charleston landfill
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Fraud:
Rothstein-Linked Properties Slated for Auction Block
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Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects the “Ponzi Scheme Presumption” in Connection with the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
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Celebs:
Appellate Court Denies Tim Blixseth's Release From Jail
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Education:
Louisiana State University May Have To Essentially File Bankruptcy
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Louisiana Public Universities Grapple with Financial Exigency
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Corinthian's Last Rites • Corinthian students face difficult choices after shutdown
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A Texas A&M professor failed his entire management class because 'learning incorporates tough love'
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Distressed Investing:
Vulture investor: This hot sector is 'vulnerable'
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Businessman, family plead not guilty
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Lawyers' case runner ordered to stay in jail
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Sovereigns:
CFK: 'We'll never honor international usury or scam'
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Kicillof to speak in New York against vulture funds
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Sovereign Debt Workouts - Roadmap and Guide
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UK:
£38 million tax evasion … illegality is no defense
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Insolvency professionals call for legislative change to fight war on fraud
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Sainsbury's chief executive sentenced to jail in Egypt
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EU:
Bundesbank head: euro state insolvency possible without system collapsing
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Negative interest rates put world on course for biggest mass default in history
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PIIGS:
Tsipras warns of referendum if talks on bailout deal fail
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Is this the man to replace Yanis Varoufakis?
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Yanis Varoufakis' wife shielded him from an anarchist attack in a restaurant • The chart that shows why Yanis Varoufakis was attacked by anarchists
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Five reasons why Greece won't exit the euro
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ie: Tycoon given mansion exit deadline
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Canada:
US Steel motions to extend creditor protection deadline
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Ukraine:
Fitch Downgrades Ukreximbank to 'RD'
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Ukraine plans mass privatization of state assets
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Brazil:
Brazilians Losing Their Jobs In Greater Numbers
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Belarus:
Lukashenko wants restructuring of insolvent companies
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