Law:
Malpractice lawsuit against Mayer Brown involves $1.5 billion mistake • Creditors Blame Mayer Brown for $1.5B Gaffe
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Law Firms Use More ‘Flexi’ Lawyers
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Firm Partnership Ranks at K&L Gates Being Trimmed
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Which Biglaw Firms Promote The Most (And Least) To Partnership?
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The Right And Wrong Reasons To Form A Partnership
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Beyond Biglaw: 3 Distasteful Lawyerly Traits
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An Interview with Mark Cuban on Cyber Dust (for Lawyers)
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Law schools should refine debt counseling and cut education costs, says report adopted by ABA House
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Former Law Student's Loan Debt Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy, Court Says
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Judge Blocks Layoff of Tenured Law Professor
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Florida Coastal Law School Knows How To Play Hard Ball
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JD DISadvantage Job
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The Road Not Taken: There Be Dragons Here
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6 tips for convincing your boss to let you work from home
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4 signs you need to stop working so hard
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Psychologists discovered a weird trick to gaining people's trust
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The Evolution Of Online Legal Research Tools
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I haven't opened my Macbook since Windows 10 came out
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Here's why you should never handle confrontations at work using email
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US judge rejects settlement involving American Express over 'burn after reading' emails • Rejected $79M AmEx settlement was ‘fatally tainted’ by lawyer’s conduct, judge rules
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Felony Charges Could Cost TX AG's Law License
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Georgia Seeks to Block Publication Of Its Laws - Copyrighted?
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Unlike other suspects, Texas AG appears in his booking photo in a business suit
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Suit claims painful shackling of school kids with ADHD violates Constitution and disability law
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Sandra Bland's Family Sues Everybody
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Former worker sues Safeway, says it did not stop customer’s harassment
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No Moral Turpitude, No Suspension, For Felony Hit-And-Run
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Yes, Someone Would Stoop This Low To Try To Avoid Getting A Speeding Ticket
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Lawyer with a ‘hoarder tendency’ opens antique store with law office in back
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Judges:
Invitation for Public Comment on the Reappointment of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Peter H. Carroll
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Judge tells defendant he would do society a favor by killing himself • Calls Defendant ‘Almost Worthless’
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Wall Street:
Stock futures tick higher
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Stocks Fall, Apple Slammed
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Apple stock implosion shreds $113.4B • Bank of America downgrades Apple
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Today's stock-market bubble is bigger than the dot-com boom
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coal:
Bankruptcies and Regulation — A One-Two Punch for Coal Producers
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Big Coal Disses Obama's Clean-Power Plan • Coal States Pledge Massive Resistance to Obama Climate Rules • The Winners and Losers of Clean Energy
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Patriot Coal Seeks Approval of Backstop Commitment Agreements & Rights Offering Procedures
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ISDA: Alpha Appalachia Holdings, Inc. Bankruptcy Credit Event
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Celebs:
50 Cent Bankruptcy : By The Numbers • Inside the mansion 50 Cent spends $72K/month to run • In 50 Cent's Bankruptcy Filing He Says He Has $10 Million In The Bank • 50 Cent’s Bankruptcy Statement Includes 7 Cars Valued at Half Mil • Bankrupt 50 Cent court documents reveal how his $25m vanished • 50 Cent admits he spends $108,000 per month on things like grooming, gardening and clothing
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9th Circuit sanctions Blixseth, attorney for frivolous appeal
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Debt Collection:
Collection Envelope Rulings Send Mixed Messages
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Courts Rule No FDCPA Violations in Separate Cases
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Education:
Judge Limits Discovery in Trump RICO Case
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How the US government may be partly to blame for skyrocketing tuition
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Compensation:
Companies may face new disclosures about CEO pay
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Movies:
Defiant Ryan Kavanaugh on Relativity Mess: 'I Will Win'
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Credit Counseling:
FTC bans 4 former credit repair executives from the industry
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Pensions:
GE Saved Billions Slashing Retirees' Benefits
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Building Materials:
Lumber Liquidators is crashing
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Personal Finance:
8 items you should never buy used
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Economy:
Fed's Lockhart: September hike if no weakness
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A warmup act for Friday's job number
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Global Economic Growth to Slow
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Black Unemployment Falls Below 10%, Still Twice the Rate for Whites
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The economies of all 50 US states and DC from worst to best
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New ‘gig’ economy spells end to lifetime careers
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Only one commodity has escaped the total collapse in prices
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Home prices rose an amazing 6.5% annually in June
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Mortgage applications rose 4.7%, led by refinancing
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Expect things to get worse for Ocwen
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MERS wins big once more in Federal Court of Appeals
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Freddie Mac net income soars 700% to $4.2 billion
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Developers accuse local bank of civil RICO charges in lawsuit
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Why the Texas housing market is on fire despite oil price declines
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Georgia island retreat files bankruptcy, property owners claim 'mismanagement and malfeasance'
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Municipalities:
Picking a Judge to Preside over a Municipal Bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico has triggered the biggest municipal default in US history
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Puerto Rico Looks to Washington for Help • White House: Puerto Rico needs orderly process to restructure • Can Washington Fix Puerto Rico's Mounting Debt Crisis?
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Puerto Rico investors could try to force payment on bonds -filing
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Hedge Funds to Puerto Rico: Close Your Schools and Pay Us
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Here's why Puerto Rico's broke
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Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: A Bond Guide as Potential Defaults Loom
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What Will A Puerto Rican Default Mean For Its Bondholders?
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A UBS branch manager in Puerto Rico tried to warn officials about bad loans
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The Governor Who Has Figured Out How to Fix Bridges and Pensions
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Orange County moves closer out of bankruptcy
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Gambling:
Caesars creditors would control proposed real estate trust • Caesars Newly Amended Restructuring Support Agreement
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Judge to Weigh Caesars Appeal at End of September
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Caesars Turns Profit in Q2, Catches Bankruptcy Break • Caesars Margin Climbs as Revenue Rises, Marketing Costs Slashed
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Student Debt:
Are Big Changes Coming to Student Loan Bankruptcy Rules?
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Citibank investigated over student loan servicing
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How to get your student loans forgiven
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Why many have student debt regrets
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Politics:
Donald Trump: Shut Down the Government to Defund Planned Parenthood • Donald Trump Dominates Republican Field in Pre-Debate Bloomberg Poll • Donald Trump had a brilliant response to Gawker giving out his cellphone number • Pushing Policy in the Age of The Donald • This one map shows how obsessed America is with Donald Trump • Economists: Trump's latest boast about jobs and China is ‘completely implausible' • Donald Trump has mesmerized the GOP
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Fox lineup: Rick Perry out, Chris Christie in
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How Jeb Bush Spent His Years on Wall Street
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FBI looking into the security of Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail setup
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Hillary's Mega-Donors are Bush's Too
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Oil/Gas:
US Oil Production Finally Starting to Decline
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Global Oil Product Demand Is 'Very Strong': Neste CFO
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Oil Prices Are Set to Recover: Lundin's Heppenstall
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Study: Crude Prices On Track To Fall Further
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Dune Energy sells off Texas, Louisiana oil fields for $19 million
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MRC Global cuts more jobs as profits dip
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Targa Resources profit falls more than half
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Plains All American profit down by more than half
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Nabors posts $37 million loss as rig demand declines
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NRG stock drops sharply after earnings loss
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Oil and gas equipment makers had a better June, but business is still down 40 percent
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7 Oil Companies Near Bankruptcy
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Moody’s expects more oil companies to default as banks restrict lending
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Why Traders Are So Bearish on Crude Oil
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Oil prices won't bounce back until 2017
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Samson Resources close to filing for bankruptcy protection
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Religion:
Claims against Twin Cities archdiocese pour in from sex abuse victims, former priests, employees
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Archdiocese settles sexual abuse claims for $21 million • 330 to Share $21 Million in Abuse Settlement • Questions and answers about the archdiocese abuse settlement • Interim archbishop: Flood of abuse claims is 'staggering'
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Resorts:
Baha Mar Given Leave To Appeal Bahamian Bankruptcy Ruling
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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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Mootness:
Equitable Mootness In The Third Circuit: Dead Or Alive?
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Government Contracts:
Preserving Value for Government Contractors in Bankruptcy
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Default Interest:
The Cure: Eleventh Circuit Entitles Lender to Default-Rate Interest
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Avoidance Actions:
In a Case of First Impression at the Circuit Level, Ninth Circuit Holds an Insider Who Waives his Right to Indemnification from the Debtor is not a “Creditor” for Purposes of Preferential Transfers Under Sec. 547 of the Bankruptcy Code
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Litigation:
FRCP amendments could be e-discovery game changer
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Aviation:
Skymark Creditors Reject Delta, Opt for Funding Plan Backed by ANA
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Here's why flights to New York City are delayed so often
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Simple etiquette rules to remember the next time you fly
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The lies people tell to get an upgrade to first class
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The best (and worst) frequent-flier programs
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Shipping:
Alix Partners On The Container Shipping Industry: "Minimal improvements in the carriers' ability to stave off bankruptcy"
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Mining:
Default Rate for U.S. Mining Companies Jumps to Highest in Five-Plus Years
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Food/Beverages:
Under financial water, Nirvana put on auction block
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Autos:
New York bankruptcy judge limits claims brought against GM over ignition switch
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Retailing:
A troubling sign that Sears is close to death
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Can Lawsuit-Laden American Apparel Skirt Bankruptcy ?
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Television:
Millennials aren't getting cable because they can't afford it
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Theme Parks:
Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park want to sell off parts of its valuable 300-acre property
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Healthcare:
EPCH physicians fear uncertainty in bankruptcy hearings
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CA: Medicare readmission penalties bleed cash from San Diego hospitals
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Software:
Trustee wants Bellue's son to manage Thinkstream during bankruptcy
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Sovereigns:
7 Countries Near Bankruptcy
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Elliot Management: The Hedge Fund That Foreclosed on a Warship
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IMF Says Ukraine Bailout Faces ‘Significant Uncertainty’
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UK:
Pension Protection Fund Issue New Pre-Pack Administration Guidance
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EU:
Eurozone retail sales fall sharply in June
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This chart of Greece and Germany's debt shows how utterly abnormal both countries are
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PIIGS:
Greece needs $103 billion • Greek bank shares are getting absolutely obliterated for the third day running • Greece Sees Bailout Deal in Time to Meet $3.5 Billion Due to ECB • Greece and lenders strike upbeat tone, deal seen on bailout • Why there may never be ‘second Greece’ • Greece May Be Open For Business, But Private Equity Firms Are Wary • The Need for a Bad Bank in Greece
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The Spanish economy just blew analyst expectations out of the water • Cracks are beginning to show in the facade of Spain's most important economic region
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Canada:
Are we in a recession? These small business owners certainly think so
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Clothing retailer Laura's files for creditor protection, plans to restructure
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