Law:
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Philadelphia To $160K (This Time For Real)
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First quarter of 2015 was one of the best ever for law firm mergers, Altman Weil survey says
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To discourage partner exits, law firms enforce contract terms
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Ashurst Names New Insolvency Partner
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A Harassment Suit Against A Prominent Law Firm
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Mommy Time Is Overrated
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Ex-Nixon Peabody Partner's Prison Term Upheld by 9th Circuit
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Sidley Chair on Social Media & Marketing
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Rural law school grapples with plunging enrollment, exodus of professors
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Lawyer Allegedly Tortured For Doing Her Job
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ATL March Madness: Do You Want A Vacation Or A Clean House?
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ACLU lays off 23 employees nationally and closes Wyoming chapter
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Allegations Against Alan Dershowitz, Removed From The Record • Federal judge strikes ‘impertinent’ allegations against Prince Andrew and attorney Alan Dershowitz
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Et Tu, Laurence Tribe?
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Law professor who sent class p--- was on Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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NYU Law Students Need To Get Off Their High Horse
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Slater & Gordon's double-down bet
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Brown Rudnick CIO Talks Cloud Storage and Rapid Pace of Technological Change
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Wake Up Call: Stoel Rives Officer Calls for Change in Law Firm Cybersecurity
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Beyond Biglaw: Lessons From Jury Duty
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Can You Practice Law As A ‘Side Dish’?
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The iPhone Extension Trick
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Apple might limit Watch reservations to one per customer • You'll never guess how the Apple Watch is going to charge
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3 Companies Hoping the Apple Watch Fails
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How The Completely Redesigned Adobe Acrobat Can Help You Go Paperless: A Pictorial Walk-Through
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New battery can charge a smartphone in a minute
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Celeb Lawyer Sets Fashion Trends
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Many big companies are still vulnerable to the biggest computer bug ever discovered, report says
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The horrible things that stress does to your body
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Former FBI hostage-negotiation trainer explains how to get people to do what you want
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Man commits suicide after losing free buffet for life at Vegas resort
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Crowd of Zombies Blamed for Accident
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Hospital filing accuses its former lawyer of blind-copying negotiation opponent on confidential docs
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Defense lawyer says Aaron Hernandez saw fatal shooting and ‘didn’t know what to do’
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Legal costs exceed $100 per student at some public schools; $23 is billed for lawyer’s phone message
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Accused Drunk Driver, 55, Was Just Not Having It During Her Booking Photo Session
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Lawyer is suspended for alleged intoxication at CLE seminar
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One of Kenya attack gunmen was 'bright law student'
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Tragedy Befalls Group Of LSU Frat Brothers
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A South Carolina police officer allegedly shot a black man in the back 8 times as he ran away
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Feds amp up prosecution of those accused in third U.S. Supreme Court protest in little over a year
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One Year in, Strine Is Still Strine
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Wall Street:
US Stock Futures Edge Higher Ahead Of Fed Minutes
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U.S. Stocks End Lower
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There's 'no demand' for senior bankers on Wall Street
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Goldman: Here are the 40 cheapest stocks on the market
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Layoffs:
More than 2000 medical-school workers are handed pink slips
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
Canada sells last of its GM shares
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Hedge Funds:
For Hedge Funds, Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
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Corporate Reform:
Government Agencies Beefing Up Their Ranks With Prosecutors
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How a plan to ration water in Southern California will work
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Weather:
California Water Authorities To Use New Tool In Fight Against Water Wasters • How a plan to ration water in Southern California will work • California drought is worse than everyone thinks
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California Water Cutbacks May Affect Farmers
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Alternative Energy:
Utility Sales May Drop by Half as Homes Make Their Own Power
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Gambling:
Revel sale to Florida investor is complete
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Revel could open by summer as new owner says he'll spend $150M, cure a few world problems
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AC: Casino operating profits jump 45 percent in 2014
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Healthcare:
NYC's Cash-Strapped Hospital System Unveils Financial Plan
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Boston: North Shore hospital to shut down inpatient operations
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Long Term Care Lenders Beware: Could You Be Liable For Patient Care?
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Survey: Bankruptcy Worries for One-Third of Cancer Patients
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Retailing:
RadioShack's next chapter: bodega for batteries?
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The low opening bid for bankrupt Karmaloop
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Sears Real Estate Dealings to Net $2.6 Billion
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Distressed Investing:
Cerberus Seeking $3B for New Distressed Fund
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Economy:
To raise interest rates, the Fed needs Europe's permission
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Kocherlakota: Fed Should Be ‘Extraordinarily Patient’ About Raising Rates
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Dire Cost of Easy Fed Money Will Come
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In grim report, IMF says productivity won't recover to prerecession levels • Long period of lower growth
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Aging Labor Forces Weighing Down Global Growth Outlook
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US job openings at 14-year high in February • Job openings surge to highest level since 2001 • But Hiring Declines •US jobs opening data points to skills mismatch
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Bank Of America: We're heading for an earnings recession
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Women now control more than half of US personal wealth, which 'will only increase in years to come'
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The era of strong economic growth is over — and we should be worried
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More U.S. Women Are Going Childless • Even though Americans still want big families
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Domino's CEO: "We've got to pay more"
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U.S. a Road-Trip Paradise With Lowest Summer Gasoline Since 2009
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Middle Class Still Getting Hit with AMT
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
CoreLogic: February home price growth slowed to 1.1% from January
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More homebuyers apply for mortgage applications
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Mortgage credit availability creeps up in March
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LIHTC exit strategies: Foreclosure
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Fast Foreclosures, Slow Foreclosures
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Municipalities:
Municipal Bankruptcy, Essential Municipal Services, and Taxpayers' Voice
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Emanuel Leads Garcia in Polls as Chicago Veers Toward Insolvency
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MI: Distressed schools' debts continue to rise without legislative action
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Detroit churches, schools sued over unpaid light bills
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Some NY schools could face takeover
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Holyoke Supt. Asks for April Decision on Possible Receivership
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City attorneys working on revamping Scranton pension ordinances
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Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities: Long-Term Liabilities beyond Pensions • The Achilles Heel to the Fiscal Condition of Cities - Public Pensions • Focus on Bond Ratings
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The 20 happiest metro areas in America
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Oil/Gas:
Ralph Tuliano: Curtailed Spending Could Prolong Industry Pain • Richard Chesley: Many Can Survive, But Oil and Gas Bankruptcies Will Be Complex • Shaunna D. Jones: Oil Field Servicers and Shale Producers May Be Hardest Hit • Perry Mandarino: Higher Interest Rates Could Heighten Industry’s Troubles
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Tues.: Oil turns higher on US jobs data, Fed comments • There goes oil ...
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Saudi Arabia crude output at record high in March • How Much Longer Can OPEC Hold Out?
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The U.S. is still the world’s biggest hydrocarbon producer
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Shell’s BG deal: The biggest oil price bet yet? • Shell CEO: BG deal not a bet on oil price • Shell to buy BG Group in $69.6 billion mega oil deal
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The Real Cost Of Cheap Oil
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Energy lawyers laid off as work contracts in wake of oil price fall
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Can’t stop, won’t stop; will producers be forced to cut production?
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Oil prices could be $5-$15 a barrel lower in 2016 if Iran sanctions lifted: EIA
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Goldman: U.S. Crude Inventories May Peak This Month
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What Iran nuclear deal means for oil prices
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Cheaper gas will save you $700 in 2015: EIA
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Junk energy bonds find much needed support
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Cheap oil is squeezing property owners in energy hubs
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North Dakota will send more oil tax revenue to boom towns grappling with growth
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Noble to slash Colorado jobs
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Schahin bonds continue to tumble on more speculation
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Personal Finance:
When it comes to finances, Americans are clueless
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10 questions you should always ask before accepting a job offer
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4 insider tips to get the best financial aid package
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Politics:
Rand Paul's presidential website had a typo in just about the worst place you could imagine • 11 things you didn’t know about Rand Paul • Rand Paul has the most amazing campaign store with giant birthday cards, beer mugs, and so much more • Design experts are not impressed with Rand Paul's campaign logos • To Fund Campaigns, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz Aim for Same Small Donors • Rand Paul’s uneasy walk down Wall Street
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Elizabeth Warren visits Bill Maher
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Housewares:
EveryWare Global files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Fraud:
Former NFL player accused in Ponzi scheme
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Ex-Giant Will Allen helped run Ponzi scheme, SEC alleges • Will Allen Allegedly Began His Involvement in a Ponzi Scheme While With the Patriots
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$90M biodiesel scam
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Education:
Sweet Briar counsel counters county attorney on injunction
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Will Theresa & Joe Giudice’s ‘RHONJ’ Spinoff Be from Behind Bars?
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LA: Local man pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
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Theme Parks:
Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park say more time needed for bankruptcy plan
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Currency:
Bitcoin Foundation hit by big bitcoin losses
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Dissent Lingers as Bitcoin Foundation Denounces Bankruptcy Threat
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Environmental:
Freedom execs’ sentencings moved to December
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Telecoms:
LightSquared With $1.25 Billion Asks U.S. for Mobile Licenses
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Hotels:
Oak Bay Beach Hotel bondholders scramble in bid to recover $45.6M
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Golf:
Golf Club's Fate Rests in Bankruptcy Judge's Hands
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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 (39 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (29 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:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:
ABI Commission's Plan Process and Confirmation Recommendations: A Mixed Bag for Secured Creditors
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Avoidance Actions:
9th Circ. Panel Bolsters Trustees’ Reach-Back Powers
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Finance:
Overcoming Hurdles in the Enforceability of Make-Whole Provisions
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Litigation:
Judge Gets Common Interest Privilege Spot-On!
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Equity Interests:
SEC Investor Bulletin: Bankruptcy for a Public Company
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Hollywood:
Viacom restructuring includes $785-million write-down, hundreds of job cuts
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Steel:
Local steel company exits bankruptcy
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Aviation:
US Airways Brand Goes the Way of TWA, Pan Am and So Many More
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Air travelers left TSA over $600,000 in coins in 2013
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Sovereigns:
Argentina: Gov’t clears Citibank to continue operating
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Argentina's appeal of US judge's contempt finding dismissed • US Court dismisses Argentina contempt appeal
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'Appeal Court's decision confirms Griesa ruling has no practical effects'
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Argentina Asks Judge to Hold Separate Hearings on Debt Suits
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UK:
The (not just) Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
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Overseas struggles sparked shock MTL failure
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UK Bank Scandals Have Cost £39bn
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EU:
EC insolvency regulation amendment gets closer
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Afme calls on EU to reform and harmonize insolvency laws
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The European Central Bank Hits Its March Bond-Purchase Target
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German manufacturing orders fall 0.9%
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PIIGS:
Greece: Hundreds of bankruptcies seen this year
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Explaining the Greek Debt Crisis
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‘IOU’ plan could keep Greece in the euro
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Russia ready to offer Greeks cash in return for assets • No, Russia is not about to bail out Greece • Tsipras plays Russian roulette with Greek debt • German fear of Greece-Russia pact grows
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Greece's claim for war reparations from Germany explained • Gabriel: Greek reparations claim 'stupid' • A solution for Greece is in East Germany
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Fitch: Failure of Greek banks a real possibility
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As Greece Battles a Debt Crisis, Its Banks Issue More Short-Term Debt
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German economy minister says it is ?not clear? how to keep helping Greece
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BOE calls on banks to brace for Greek exit
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National Bank of Greece Downgraded By Fitch
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Italy Expects to Exit Recession This Year
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Canada:
Feds let U.S. Steel get away with hurting Canadians
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France:
Charlie Hebdo team hits out at lawyers and financiers
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Ukraine:
IMF defends huge support for war-torn Ukraine
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Pressure grows on Ukraine corporate bonds
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Ukraine State Bank Bonds Jump as Better Terms Seen in Debt Talks
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Russia Wants Ukraine to Seek Direct Debt-Restructuring Talks
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Australia:
Atlas Iron on brink of collapse as administrators circle • Moody's downgraded Atlas Iron because it's spending more than it earns
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Yemen:
Yemen situation 'catastrophic': Red Cross
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Russia:
Sberbank head says not willing to restructure loan to Rusal
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Surprise silver lining in sanctions for Russia
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China:
China Sees First Default on Bond Principal
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Cloud Live marks China's second bond default
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Cyprus:
EDEK wants insolvency vote postponed for two or three days
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Japan:
Japan's recovery weak after 2 years of monetary 'bazooka'
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Malaysia:
1MDB not bankrupt , says Malaysia PM Najib • REALLY?
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Moldova:
$1 billion disappears - and Moldova looks for answers
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Brazil:
Squatters Invade Rio Building Once Billed as Olympic Hotel
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