December 1, 2015

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Law:

Where Are The Biglaw Bonuses? And How Big Will They Be This Year?
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: How To Improve Law Firm Life (Or Make It Less Soul-Sucking)
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Is Amal Clooney Starting A New Fashion Trend For Lawyers?
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2 Examples Of Ethics Arbitrage
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Merger Mania? Not For Many of D.C.'s Biggest Law Firms
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Bankruptcy Judge Denies Request for $30M in Fees
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Managing Partners Cautiously Optimistic, But Not About Billing Rates
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The Robots Are/Are Not Coming
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Big Law and the ‘No Life’ Problem
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Turning Conflicts Checks from a 'No' to a 'Yes'
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GC: I Don’t Need a Firm With 5,000 Lawyers
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BigLaw firm doesn’t have to turn over notes in GM ignition switch cases, judge rules
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If you think a seeming pro se litigant has a lawyer, ask to confirm, ABA ethics opinion says
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Will first law firm to go public face a shareholder suit? Stock prices seesaw with whiplash plan
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July 2015 Bar Exam Results: Ohio and Delaware
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Top Law School Closed Due To Threat Of Violence
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Everything we know about the iPhone 7 so far
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs. Apple iPad Pro buyer's guide
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Balancing Risk and Reward in BYOD Policies
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Fashionable, Professional Bags and Tech Accessories for Women Lawyers
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Silver convicted on corruption charges Guilty on All Counts for Longtime N.Y. Assemblyman Sheldon Silver Ex-Speaker's Conviction Puts NY in Turmoil
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Alabama will pay Planned Parenthood's legal fees after trying to defund it
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4 men charged with felonies in the shooting of 5 protesters in Minneapolis
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Burger King Manager Says Chicago Cops Deleted Surveillance Video of Officer Killing a Teenager
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Lawyer Hires Internet Tough Guy to Silence Internet-Tough-Guy Lawyers
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This law firm is the world’s oldest
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No, NSA Phone Spying Has Not Ended
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Cops Now Taking More Than the Robbers
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Shockingly, Court Rejects ‘Motorcycle B----’ Appeal
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A US pilot claims the 22 pounds of cocaine found in his bag aren't his
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Judges:

Notice of Vacancy - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of Maryland at Greenbelt
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Judge who sparred with Pennsylvania AG is removed, ‘clouded’ objectivity cited
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Judge Richard Posner On Homosexuality: ‘Incredibly Weird’
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An Update On The Federal Judge And ‘His’ Twitter Account
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When the Court Has a Duty to Raise Issues Independently
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Wall Street:

Stock futures upbeat
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Morgan Stanley: Get Ready for a Period of Low Returns in the Market
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Troublingly narrow stock-market advance
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Layoffs:

Morgan Stanley to slash fixed-income jobs
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Chemours will lay off 400
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Deere laying off 220 at Moline seeding plant
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Two companies announce 245 layoffs in the Houston area
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Appliance recycler abruptly lays off 154, closes shop
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Pensions:

World’s largest pension fund posts $64 bln loss
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Retailing:

Big holiday sales push fell short: Analyst
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More American shoppers return to Main Street
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Alternative Energy:

The Mercifully Short List of Fallen Solar Companies: 2015 Edition
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Klamath Basin Geopower cites energy crash as bankruptcy cause
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Defaults:

Global defaults climb to 6-year peak of $78bn
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Concerts:

Music festival company SFX explores debt restructuring
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Debt restructuring for SFX Entertainment could mean better terms for potential buyers
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SFX hopes financial firm can save it from bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

State approves Johnson Memorial Hospital sale
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Coal:

Q&A: Restructuring to continue reshaping US coal industry
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In a place where "all we've got is coal," residents search for another way to survive
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Indonesia Coal Bond Buyback at 35 Cents Shows Depths of Distress
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Big Oil is going to war on King Coal
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Obama's Appalachian Tragedy
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Junk Bonds:

U.S. Junk Bonds See Highest Distressed Ratio Since '09, S&P Says
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Climate:

Two-thirds of Americans want the US to back a global climate deal
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GOP leader: US won't pay for climate deal
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The Most Important Number in Climate Change
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Economy:

Huge Economic Warning Sign From The Midwest Chicago PMI tumbles back into contractionary territory Suggests US manufacturing is still gloomy Soft manufacturing data won't sway the Fed
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Fed needs 4% jobless rate to hit inflation goal
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You're the Fed Chairman. What Would You Do?
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Goldman's Hatzius: Fed will hike once per quarter
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Americans over 30 are more miserable than ever
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What Really Scares Helicopter Parents
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Iron-ore plunge adds to fears over global growth
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Who earns the minimum wage? Here are the facts
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Five ways work will change in the future
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IMF gives China's currency prized reserve asset status
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Big Banks Cut Back On Small Business
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Companies Shy Away From Spending
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'12 Days of Christmas' items top $34K, up 0.6 percent
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Millennials are cheering as the baby boom retires
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This Recovery Behind That of Great Depression
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Inventory shortages restrict growth in pending home sales
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Here are the home price breakdowns in the 10 largest states
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Here's how Chinese homebuyers are reshaping U.S. housing
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U.S. Developers Could Build a Lot More Apartments
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Q&A: Bottom Line on Law Firm Real Estate
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico undecided on Dec. 1 bond payments, governor says Puerto Rico teeters on another default, governor to decide Puerto Rico's Governor Weighs Paying Investors Ahead of Tuesday Deadline Puerto Rico poised to miss another debt deadline as financial crisis rages on
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Debt Payment Due for Puerto Rico Tuesday As Congress Holds Hearing As Puerto Rico Crisis Worsens, Congress Shows No Rush to Help
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Puerto Rico Reaches Deadline: A Guide as Possible Defaults Loom
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Behind Puerto Rico's Woes, a Broadly Powerful Development Bank
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PA For Puerto Rico Join National Coalition To Pressure Lawmakers To Take Action On Island’s Debt Crisis
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Detroit seeks tens of millions from businesses paid days before bankruptcy Detroit seeks $50M from vendors paid before bankruptcy
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Detroit to hire consultant as $196M pension hit looms
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Detroit on track after bankruptcy , report says
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Calif. Auditor Finds Six Cities in Dire Straits
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Politics:

Donald Trump releases ominous Instagram video featuring ISIS and Obama with a selfie stick If Trump loses, GOP still has Trump problem Another witness contradicts Donald Trump’s claims about disabled reporter Political Roots of Donald Trump Run Deep How Trump Survived a Major Deal Gone Bad The Expert Who Gives Trump a Chance Fiorina unloads on Trump's behavior Trump holds conference with pastors Trump Previews Coming Battle with Cruz
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Buffett to campaign with Hillary Clinton in Omaha 7,800 Pages of New Clinton Emails Released
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Ted Cruz's bizarre, flimsy description of the Planned Parenthood shooter Ted Cruz: Planned Parenthood alleged shooter may have been 'leftist activist'
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100 Days in Office? Just Give Me One
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The Whitening of the Republican Party
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Senate Democratic Women Rally for Hillary Clinton, But No Sign of Elizabeth Warren
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Education:

Yale faculty members rally behind the administrator whose email sparked racial tensions
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Oil/Gas:

US oil settles down 6 cents, or 0.1%, at $41.65 a barrel Oil Caps Worst Month Since July as OPEC Seen Standing Firm Kemp: OPEC Risks Pyrrhic Victory With Oil Policy
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Wind, Solar Power to Supply More Energy Than Shale, Goldman Says
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This is when oil will hit rock bottom: CNBC Survey
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U.S. oil companies' restructuring plans founder as prices plunge
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$1.50 Gas Prices Are Here—and $1 Per Gallon Could Be Next
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Saudi Cash Crisis Intensifies As Interbank Rates Soar
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Are OPEC Countries Creditworthy At $50 Crude?
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Oil Bulls Brace for Repeat of OPEC's Bearish Blow at Meeting
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Energy Companies Are In Debt From Extended Oil Price Drop
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Canada Finds Out This Week if Economic Engine Runs Without Oil
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Crescent Point Plans to Resume Buying Spree When Oil Prices Rise
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Petrobras Dream Team Splits on Approach to Turnaround
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The Outlook for Oil Amid Climate Change Talks
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Markets outlook 2016: Oil and mining companies hope worst is over
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Can We Blame Hedge Funds For Low Oil Prices?
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5 challenges that could bring an end to the junior energy producer as we know it
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Airlines Bet Long on Oil Price Slump
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HOVENSA seeks to seal sale
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Exxon Accuses Columbia Journalism Students of 'Ethics Violations' for Reporting on Exxon's Own Ethics Violations
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Gold:

Gold suffers worst month since 2013
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Travel:

5 Tips If You Get Stuck At The Airport
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Corporate Reform:

Guy Hired To Catch Illegal Behavior At Goldman Sachs Forgot To Catch Himself
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Shipping:

Shipping Sector Sails in Rough Seas Amid China's Slowdown
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Education:

Recent Defaults Show Private Colleges Are Struggling
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(1 new opinion today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (43 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Impairment:

S.D.N.Y. Explores Impairment of a Secured Creditor Retaining its Collateral
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Attorneys' Fees:

We Need An Answer: Are Unsecured Creditors Entitled To Recover Attorneys’ Fees Incurred During A Bankruptcy?
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UST:

EOUST To Hold Hearings On Procedures for Completing Uniform Periodic Reports in Non-Small Business Cases Filed Under Chapter 11 of Title 11
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Due Process:

Elimination of Statute of Limitations Is Not Due Process Violation
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Professional Compensation:

Kirkland's Fee Request in Ch. 11 Case Challenged by U.S. Trustee
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TBTF:

Fed adopts emergency loan limits banning AIG-style bailouts
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Next 'Too Big to Fail' Isn't the Fed's Problem
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How the Fed Protected Its Bailout Powers
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Insurance:

Bankruptcy proposal would allow Life Partners investors to unwind policies
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Tech:

Failed Apple supplier GT Advanced looks to exit bankruptcy with $80M financing
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Amusement Parks:

Judges seeks compromise in Conneaut Lake Park bankruptcy
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Mining:

BHP Slips as Brazil Troubles Mount
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Student Debt:

Writ of Certiorari Sought in Student Loan Case
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Litigation:

Litigation Funding Firm to Close Its Doors
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Ethanol:

U.S. Boost of Biofuels Pleases Neither Refiners Nor Growers
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Retailing:

Here are numbers Amazon doesn’t want you to see
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UK:

English court varies a recognition of Korean insolvency proceedings order in support of London arbitration
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Wine investment fraud unraveled in insolvency court
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Standard Chartered, RBS Escape Capital Raising in Stress Test
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EU:

Euro Bonds Fall as Investors Question Punch of More ECB Stimulus
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Mario Draghi's Policy Dilemma
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Roubini: This is Europe’s biggest problem
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PIIGS:

Spain's Renewable Energy Powerhouse Abengoa Teeters Toward Bankruptcy Crisis talks at Spain's Abengoa as firm teeters on brink of bankruptcy
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Italy Unemployment Rate Drops To Lowest Since December 2012
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Portugal’s recovery stymied by debt
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Canada:

Atcon computer servers handed over to RCMP
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Sask. sees year-over-year spike in business bankruptcy filings in September
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Purchases of Foreign Assets Reach Record for Corporate Canada
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China:

China's Manufacturing PMI Weakens to Lowest in Three Years
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Amid China slowdown, foreign creditors face bankruptcy riddle
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MENA:

Thomas Piketty's controversial ISIS theory
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Middle East Economies and the Impact of Cheap Oil
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Russia:

Banks Too Big to Sanction as War Wrecks Russia's Ukraine Ties
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Sanctioned Russian Bank That Can't Repay Loans Is Bond Favorite
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Brazil:

Brazil to Post Third Straight GDP Drop as Domestic Demand Wilts
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India:

India Should Help Businesses Go Bust
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Japan:

Japan’s Pension War Abenomics Confronts GPIF
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