August 7, 2015

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Law:

Quinn Emanuel Partner Warns: ‘Don’t Go To Law School’
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Motion seeks sanctions against two BigLaw firms after ‘smoking gun’ email is discovered
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When Partner Departures Matter
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Bankruptcy Judge Sanctions Litigator Over 'Vindictive' Motion
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Blistering Opinion from CA Judge re Chapter 11 Attorney’s Duties and Performance
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The Official Lawyer’s Guide To Getting Drunk Watching Donald Trump Debate
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Alix: Return of the Turnaround?
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Bernstein Shur Welcomes Back Returning Attorney Jessica A. Lewis
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A Litigation Attorney Uses Technology To Level The Playing Field
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Instead Of Paying For Your Own Law School Tuition, Help This 0L Pay For Hers
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Two Big Firms Register for .law Domain Name
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Law firm subjected to identity fraud as lawyer details appear on fake site
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Managing Partners - No, You Don't Need A Blog
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Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane is charged in grand jury leak, accused of lying about it Two State Attorneys General Charged Criminally In Same Week
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Sidley Austin and Squire Patton face accusations over alleged client perjury
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Law Student Charged In Drunken ‘Naut Guilty’ Boating Accident
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96% of the profession complains of stress Fewer sick days for lawyers, but high stress levels continue
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Lawyers - Maybe Hating Your Job Is Irrelevant
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A former lawyer shares the one choice that let him change careers
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Jared Leto’s Lawyer Strenuously Objects To Claims That Her Client Has A Large . . .
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5 networking secrets to help you get ahead
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I wore shorts to the office and nothing will ever be the same
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Disgruntled manager secretly removes partners from their own firm
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You Don’t Need A Weatherman To Know The Bomb Maker’s Son Is A Solid Legal Thriller
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White Supremacist Blows Off Leg Making Bomb
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Drone Drops Drugs On Prison Yard: Hilarity, Violence Ensues
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Bounty Hunters Mistakenly Raid Police Chief's Home, Oops
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Judges:

Court Takes Direct Hit From Typhoon Soudelor
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Judge imposes $1,300 fine on unpaid court-appointed lawyer for refusing to try case
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Judge Trolls Lawyers Without Saying Anything At All
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7th Circuit says sorry about forgetting case for 5 years
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DA gets 10 days for contempt; judge cites gag order, failure to appear, disrespect to court
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Maine court: 65 bills are law after LePage misses veto deadline
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Wall Street:

Stock futures flat as investors wait for NFP
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Wall St. slumps as media stocks bleed
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Layoffs:

US layoffs hit nearly 4-year high in July: Challenger
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coal:

Arch Coal Squabble With Senior Lenders Places Debt Plan at Risk
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Alpha Natural Resources webinar tackles industry conditions and legal principals likely to shape bankruptcy case
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Coal Industry Wobbles as Market Forces Slug Away
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Patriot Mine Workers Challenge Company Over Contract
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Coal producer files bankruptcy, owes state $411 million
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Coal company asks court to strike John Prine lyrics from environmental protesters’ lawsuit
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Healthcare:

Florence Hospital: Administrative staff out due to bankruptcy
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Celebs:

50 Cent Struggles In Court At Bankruptcy Proceeding: ‘I Don’t Remember Having Lots Of Money’ 50 Cent 'struggles' with simple questions
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Denver: Craig Walker files for Chapter 11 bankrupcy protection amid Wells Fargo fight
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Unbowed by 9th Circuit contempt order, ex-billionaire’s lawyer says he ‘feels like Gandhi’
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Student Debt:

Stressed Over Student Loans? 3 People Share How They're Paying Off Big Debt on Starter Salaries
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Elizabeth Warren wants the Education Dept.'s 'flawed' review of Student Loan Contractors Investigated The Empiricist Strikes Back
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Arizona Leads Nation in Defaulting on Student Loans
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Defusing The Student Loan Forgiveness Tax Bomb
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Mining:

Mohave County settles mine bankruptcy case for $4.45 million
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Finnish govt rescues bankrupt nickel mine
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Movies:

Relativity CEO Says He Won’t Go Quietly
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Relativity Media sale could attract rival Hollywood moguls and far-flung billionaires
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Economy:

Jobless claims rise again but still very low Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 270,000
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ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 60.3% in July
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World stocks, dollar flat before US jobs data Friday's jobs report is critical — Here's what 11 top Wall Street economists are looking for
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The Obama Economy Has Problems
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Are Commodities Prices Signaling a Demand Slowdown?
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U.S. Companies Are Dying Faster Than Ever
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Thain Says Unregulated Lenders to Probably Cause Next Crisis
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Why credit card debt is getting riskier
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What's So Great About Manufacturing?
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Why U.S. needs to create just 33,000 jobs a month
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Grantham: Next Crash Could be Very Different
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

30-year mortgage rate drops to 3.91%
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Distressed sales accounted for 10% of homes sold nationally in May 2015
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Lawler: Updated Table of Distressed Sales and Cash buyers for Selected Cities in June
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Q2 2015 GDP Details on Residential and Commercial Real Estate
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Phoenix Real Estate in July: Sales Up 17%, Inventory DOWN 15% Year-over-year
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Municipalities:

Aiding Puerto Rico: Not as simple as bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico's debt woes: Blame this 100-year-old law, and Congress
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Puerto Ricans react to default
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Puerto Rico Shows Perils of Muni Bonds Backed by Empty Promises
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Bankruptcy can give Puerto Rico the help it needs
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Wayne County to enter consent agreement to fix finances Detroit's county opts for consent agreement for fiscal fix
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Official: Federal reform plan could bankrupt Ferguson
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San Bernardino: Judge says bankrupt city can move forward with fire plan
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Will Detroit's Success Encourage More Cities to File for Bankruptcy ?
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Labor:

Standard Register seeks to end union contracts
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Oil/Gas:

Oil gains, but still on pace for hefty weekly drop
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Crude slides below $45 on oversupply fears
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Oil-Sands Producers Mimic Coal Cost Cuts as Prices Spiral Lower
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Shale Producers Face Reality
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The Latest Contender For The Next Shale Boom
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Apache posts $5.6 billion loss, but still beats analyst estimates
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EOG Resources reports small profit, but down 99 percent from last year
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KKR’s Win-Win Energy Deal Sours, Offers Lesson in Risky Lending
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Explorers in need of cash are selling oil fields as last resort
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Ex-Miller Energy CFO Accused of Accounting Fraud
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The Saudi Oil Price War Is Backfiring
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BP CEO: Job cuts are coming at 'a faster pace'
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Politics:

Brash Trump, combative Christie in GOP debate Donald Trump Speaks the Truth About Bankruptcy Trump: I Haven't Gone Bankrupt, I've 'Taken Advantage Of The Laws Of This Country' Trump gets heated with Chris Wallace: 'I have never gone bankrupt ' Trump: 'I Have Taken Advantage' of U.S. Bankruptcy Laws Four- Bankruptcy Donald Trump Says He's the Guy to Straighten Out Nation's Debt You’re Living in the World of the Make Believe’: Trump Scolds Fox Host When Pressed on Bankruptcy Trump Snarls at Chris Wallace When Asked About His Company’s Bankruptcies Trump on the debate: 'The questions to me were not nice' Donald Trump praises his own 'great' debate performance: 'I am a winner' Donald Trump kicked off the GOP debate with a dramatic threat to the Republican Party The Donald is still on top — for the moment, at least Megyn Kelly drops an anvil on Donald Trump: You've called women you don't like, 'fat pigs,' 'dogs,' and 'slobs' Donald: "Only Rosie O'Donnell" Is a Fat Pig Bush turns in workmanlike debate performance Republicans duked it out in their first big debate — here are the best moments Fox News moderator confronts Trump: How can we trust you after 4 bankruptcies? Hillary Clinton found a brilliant way to troll the Republican candidates during their big debate GOP Debate: Best and worst money moments Here are the best quotes from the GOP debate No apologies from Donald Trump for bankruptcy filings; small business gets shoutout from Marco Rubio Kasich, Bush And Christie Won The First GOP Debate GOP debate: Winners, losers, and then there's Trump Trump ends with 'We can't do anything right'
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Bush on Trump: "Buffoon", "Clown" "*******" Donald Trump has nothing to lose in the GOP debate Here's what GOP history says about Donald Trump Donald Trump: Falstaff for President? Donald Trump's Biggest Debate Challenge Is Donald Trump From Steaks to Fragrances, the Donald’s Trademarks Trump Them All The problem for guys like Trump in Oval Office Trump: The Real Jobless Rate is 18% Why Donald Trump is winning
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17 candidates, 2 debates, 1 Donald Trump and plenty to fact-check Fact Check: Candidates Don't Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate FactCheck: GOP Debate Which Debate Foes Got Donald Trump's Money?
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Donald Trump: I Paid Hillary Clinton to Attend My Wedding
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Candidates don't realize US 'is bankrupt'
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Why we want Republicans to debate for-profit colleges
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Corporate Governance:

This CEO has the highest pay compared to his workers
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Can Punishment For The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine Be More Than A Walk In The Park?
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Gambling:

Caesars Entertainment racing to put plan in place before bondholder suits trigger bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:

Keurig’s single-serve coffee empire in jeopardy
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A&P and unions in tough negotiations
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A&P Faces Objections to Store Sales and Closings
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(6 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 (46 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (27 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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

U.S. Bankruptcy Filings Jump 77% in July, Paced by Energy Sector
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Bankruptcy Reform:

The ABI Commission on Business Bankruptcy Reform: The Sale of All or Substantially All of the Debtor's Assets and Proposed Creation of "Section 363(x)"
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Cross-Border:

OAS S.A. Part III – SDNY Takes a Narrow View of Chapter 15’s Public Policy Exception
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Chapter 22:

Post-Bankruptcy Investing & Chapter 22s: Iconic Branding Alone Is Not Enough
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Safe Harbors:

The Bankruptcy Safe Harbor in Light of Government Bailouts: Reifying the Significance of Bankruptcy as a Backstop to Financial Risk
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Avoidance Actions:

Giving Meaning to section 106 (a): Will the EAR Decision Hold Up?
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Golf Channel to Get a Mulligan?
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Discharge:

Why Won’t the Courts Apply the Plain Language of Section 1141(c)? Second Circuit Misses the Chance to Get It Right in Northern New England Telephone Operations
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Radio:

Chapel Hill radio station WCHL to be auctioned Friday
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Retailing:

Fort Worth judge irked by RadioShack’s faraway bankruptcy filing
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Despite big losses, creditors supporting Family Christian Stores bankruptcy sale
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A bankrupt retail brand that suddenly closed its doors is making an epic comeback
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Newspapers:

New York Times revenue misses as print ad sales fall again
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Theatre:

Bankruptcy trustee nixes winning bid for Beach Haven theater
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Sovereigns:

Ukraine agrees to postpone meeting with creditors Growing Default Risk Shown in Worst Ukraine Bond Rout Since June
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UK:

Insolvency Statistics Review shows continual drop in Q2 2015
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F1 Boss Ecclestone’s ‘Alter-Ego’ Ex-Lawyer Key to HMRC Tax Probe
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Boss of bankrupt charity Kids Company allegedly spent tons of cash decorating her office 'like an Aladdin’s den'
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EU:

Institutions Failing or Likely to Fail – New EBA Guidelines
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Europe Moves to Cut Risk in $505 Trillion Derivatives Market
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PIIGS:

In Greece’s Wartime Economy, Tsipras Claims Mantle of Stability Greece's tax revenues collapse as debt crisis continues Greece's Tsipras, France's Hollande want bailout agreed in late August Greece’s banks are dying, and fast
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Canada:

Harper Takes Fire on Pipelines and Economy in Canada Debate
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Germany:

German industrial output slumps unexpectedly
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Russia:

Can Putin Save Russia’s Struggling Companies?
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MENA:

The Looming Bankruptcy Of Saudi Arabia
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Even The Saudis Need To Borrow To Survive Oil Price Slump
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UN Envoy: Women and Girls Sold By Age By ISIS “Like Barrels of Petrol”
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Australia:

Australian stocks fall steeply on banks hit
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Brazil:

Brazil's president has an approval rating of 8%
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India:

Thirty-Day Fixes Sought by Indian Borrowers as Loan Growth Slows 150
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