Law:
Jury Hears Conflicting Views of Dewey & LeBoeuf Accounting • Dewey & LeBoeuf Inflated Key Financial Metrics, Witness Says
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Lateral hires surge 10% as partner promotions fall in BigLaw firms
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Law Schools Need To Lie More About The Market
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Bloomberg BNA Exec on the Future of Big Law
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How Are Lawyers Managing Their Law School Debt? Most Will Never Be Able To Pay It Off
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Why Sending Blind Introductions Can Strain Professional Relationships
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Do Lawyers Need Social Media Training?
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This Menopause Joke Explains Why Women May Be Staying Out of the Courtroom
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Study: Elite Law Grads Get Jobs Easier And Other Obvious Observations
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When Network Was Not A Verb
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In Ahab-like Quest, Consultant Seeks Transparency in AmLaw Rankings
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Law Firm Consultants Explain Rationale for Challenging AmLaw Rankings
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Working long hours? Your health may suffer, studies suggest
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Man Pleads to Fraud on Big Law Firms
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Ex-Ropes & Gray Associate Loses Discrimination Appeal
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Settlement Resolves Malpractice Suit Against Duane Morris
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Unsealed records give new details about Kane investigation
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Reuters Employees Bombarded With Reply-All Email Catastrophe
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Recent Law School Graduate Found Shot To Death In Car
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Eric Holder's corporate law firm is turning into a 'shadow Justice Department'
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Hypnosis Allegations Cause Lawyer To Surrender License
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A new book answers why it’s so hard for educated women to find dates
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20 cognitive biases that screw up your decisions
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Ask yourself these 3 questions before you post anything on LinkedIn
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Husband of lawyer pleads guilty in fake invoice fraud case involving two BigLaw firms where wife was a partner
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Was Ashley Madison Hacking Others?
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Structured Settlements: How companies make millions off lead-poisoned, poor blacks
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Chicken sandwich can’t be copyrighted, federal appeals court rules
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Lawyer is suspended for his response to Internet criticism
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Lawyer who ditched law practice at 37 ignored mom’s warning that he was ruining his life
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Estate of heiress who left hundreds of millions loses $4M legal battle with NYC hospital
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2 Virginia journalists fatally shot in on-air attack • Suspected killer of Virginia TV journalists posted disturbing social media updates before shooting himself • Suspected WDBJ7 shooter Vester Flanagan/Bryce Williams has history of filing discrimination complaints • Virginia gunman was told by TV station to seek medical attention, memos say • The Virginia TV gunman was a 'human powder keg' of anger
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Judge Grants Bail To Pastor Charged With Trading On Inside Info Obtained From Ukrainian Hackers On Account Of Close Personal Relationship With God
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We are now averaging more than one mass shooting per day in 2015
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Pa. Court Unseals Explicit Emails That AG Kane Says Led to Conspiracy
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A 14-year old held his teacher and classmates at gunpoint for 45 minutes
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A Lawyer's Search for Love on Reality TV
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Judges:
Do Supreme Court Decisions Move Markets?
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Armed Assailant Is Shot, Killed After Courthouse Knife Attack
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Wall Street:
US stocks get set to rally again as China revives
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Dow Up Huge • Market Recovery Gains Steam
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US stocks have almost certainly priced in the 'collateral damage' from China
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Why another market plunge may be coming
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This chart puts the stunning scale of the stock market plunge into perspective
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Goldman Sachs Is Not Alarmed
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Layoffs:
Angry Birds maker Rovio is about to cut 260 jobs
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500 layoffs possible at Piketon plant
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Alternative Energy:
Report: Solyndra Misrepresented Facts to Get Loan Guarantee
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Student Debt:
Total Student Debt Has Tripled Over the Past Decade
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Student Lending Giant Could Face CFPB Lawsuit
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New York Fed: Student Loan Delinquency Rates Double with Loans in Deferment and Forbearance
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Retailing:
Tentative settlement in dispute over RadioShack gift cards • RadioShack Agrees To Pay Outstanding Gift Card Balances Before Paying Other Debts • Around a third of RadioShack's $46 million in outstanding gift cards to be refunded to customers under a tentative agreement
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Businessman pleads guilty to perjury for hiding assets in bankruptcy
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Economy:
Durable goods orders jump in July
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Fed's Dudley : Sept rate hike looks less compelling
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US economy likely grew more in spring than first estimated
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Signs, Long Unheeded, Now Point to Risks in U.S. Economy
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The Politics of Income Inequality
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Here's how much it costs for a family to live in 20 major US cities
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Traffic Congestion is Back with the Economy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Title Insurance: When Does a Construction Lender “Create” or “Suffer” a Mechanics Lien?
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Zillow Forecast: Expect Case-Shiller to show "Uptick in Appreciation" year-over-year change in July
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AIA: Architecture Billings Index indicated expansion in July
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NY: Sale of Orchard Street Hotel Project Nixed; Creditor Asks City For Another Extension
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Housing subsidies reduce inequality. But mortgage tax breaks make it worse.
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico fiscal plan includes cash and cuts -report citing draft
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Fed’s Dudley Urges Congress to Pass Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bill
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Shifting the Focus From Detroit’s Decaying Buildings to Its Resilient Population
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Fed Judge to IL: Don't ignore my order to pay your bills
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No Foundations Riding to Rescue this Bankrupt Suburban Municipality
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The most expensive cities in the U.S. for single people and families
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These are the 10 cities where living standards have gone through the floor in the last 5 years
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LA Olympics: $4.6 billion Is Estimated Cost To Host 2024 Games
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Aviation:
Republic’s Future in Doubt After Pilots Nix Vote on Contract
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Oil/Gas:
Oil Industry Needs Half a Trillion Dollars to Endure Price Slump
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Thurs.: Oil rebounds by over 2% as stocks recover
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US oil stocks fall most since June; refinery runs ebb
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Creditors Call for Investigation Into Sabine/Forest Merger
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Traders, Growing Thirstier for Energy Details, Likely to Get More Data Soon
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Oil's cash burn driven by these two factors
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Is Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. About to Go Bankrupt ?
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Politics:
Trump vows never to eat Oreos again, citing move to Mexico • You could have avoided this whole Donald Trump disaster • Matt Lauer to Donald Trump: Megyn Kelly crush? • Trump starts new media feud with Univision anchor Ramos • Trump's problems with Hispanics go way beyond Jorge Ramos • Donald Trump Closes The Skills Gap • Donald Trump's antics pose a serious long-term threat to the GOP • The many feuds of Donald Trump, diagrammed • Who is Jorge Ramos and why is Donald Trump mad at him? • Donald Trump’s No-Apology Tour Continues • What Is It With Donald Trump? • A look inside Trump's political philosophy
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Ted Cruz dodges Megyn Kelly's questions on deportation • Cruz : Megyn Kelly 'playing the game' of the mainstream press • The RINO-ing of Megyn Kelly: Has Trump made it okay for all candidates to blow her off?
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What's behind the 'anchor babies' buzz phrase? • What everyone gets wrong about "anchor babies"
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Should Jeb Bush Go After Trump?
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Hillary Clinton’s lawyer had ‘top secret’ clearance, but that wasn’t good enough, top lawmaker says
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Scott Walker: Crony Capitalist
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Perry, Santorum presidential hopes undercut by own donors
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Despite strict voter ID laws, Alabama is in the process of closing 45 of 49 driver's license offices
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Is Joe Biden Banking on the Contents of Hillary Clinton’s Emails?
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Agriculture:
U.S. Farm Income to Fall to Lowest Level in Nine Years
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Bankrupt Florida tomato grower schedules auctions
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Education:
Court approves Corinthian Colleges' liquidation plan • Judge approves Corinthian liquidation plan, leaving $4 million for student loan discharge efforts
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Who wins, loses, in Corinthian's bankruptcy plan?
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3 Education Experts On Ways To Improve College Pricing And Payment
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How The College Pricing And Student Loan Systems Hurt Students
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Coal:
Peabody Said to Hire Lazard as Adviser for Debt Restructuring
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Distressed Investing:
TPG Joins Thain's CIT to Form Special-Situations Lending Venture
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Goldman Distressed-Debt Traders Ensnared in Market Turmoil
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Construction:
New deal would give Truland employees cash payout
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Marijuana:
10th Circuit Rules Bankruptcy Code Does Not Protect Marijuana Businesses
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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 (38 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (35 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:
Yep, 800,000 Bankruptcy Filings This Year
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Venue:
Flexible Venue Rules Play Important Role in Multimillion-Dollar Bankruptcy Filings
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Personal Bankruptcy:
Judge Zurzolo Schools Attorneys on Chapter 13 Procedures
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Harris Precludes Attorney Fee Payments Out of Undisbursed Funds
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TBTF:
Bank structural reform: too big to fail, too big to save and too complex to manage, supervise and resolve?
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Insurance:
Genworth Financial Is Irrationally Priced For Bankruptcy
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Fraud:
Top leaders of Solyndra solar panel company repeatedly misled federal officials
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Ex-CEO hid antiques sale money while owing SEC millions: U.S.
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Rail:
Apache Railway Faces Nov. 30 Payment Deadline
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Food/Beverage:
Battle Heats Up Between Bankrupt A&P, Employees
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A&P asks court to OK $5 million in retention pay for executives, managers
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Mining:
Molycorp to suspend production at Mountain Pass facility in California
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Celebs:
Bankruptcy Rates Among NFL Players with Short-Lived Income Spikes
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Josh Duggar has checked into rehab
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50 Cent is putting his 50,000-square-foot palace back on the market
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Computers:
Grim forecast for computer, tablet sales takes a turn for the worse
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Resorts:
Baha Mar ‘Twisted Facts’ On Creditors
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'Desperate Attempt' To Keep Baha Mar Afloat
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Sovereigns:
Hedge Funds Suddenly Find Real Money Is Back in Argentina's Debt
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UK:
Walk this way? – The UK’s view of a European Insolvency Framework
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Late payments put a quarter of UK SMEs at risk of insolvency
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PIIGS:
'Bad bank' path worn by Ireland and Spain looks steep for Greece • Greek Banks’ Senior Creditors May Prove Elusive Writedown Target
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Canada:
The View From Up North: How Influential Are Canada’s Most Influential Lawyers?
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China:
China's leaders look powerless against destructive market forces
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The World Struggles to Adjust to China's 'New Normal'
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China’s meltdown shows the country is out of control
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Analysts dismiss fears of a China hard landing
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Heard of China’s Fake Rolexes? Now There’s a Fake Goldman Sachs
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Romania:
Romania's second-largest insurer to be declared insolvent
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Russia:
A journey from the capital to the hinterland shows how grim life has become, and how Russians cope
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Brazil:
Brazil's Economy Shows More Signs of Weakness
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Real slump bites Brazil's CSN, others despite debt hedging efforts
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Ukraine:
Ukraine Wins Debt Relief in West as Fighting Flares in the East
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