December 15, 2015

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Law:

Associate Bonus Watch: Word From A Top D.C. Firm
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Will Dickstein Shapiro Meet Its Supposed Merger ‘Deadline’?
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A Big Law Chair’s ‘Most Difficult Decision’
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4 Legal Tech Trends To Watch For In 2016
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The Pink Ghetto: ‘Female Attorneys Don’t Work Hard’
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What's The Matter With Inside Counsel?
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The Perfect Holiday Out Of Office Message
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Why Female Lawyers Are Still Shamed for Caring About Clothes
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Chicago Law Firm Partner Ordered to Pay $5K for Rule-Breaking Tweets
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Predictions for the Legal Marketplace in 2016
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Here’s How to Pick The Perfect Client Gift
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Looking Like A Lawyer: Buying A Bespoke Suit
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Panel Deplores Depo From Hell Lawyer threatened opposing counsel with stun gun during deposition, court says in upholding sanction
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Attorney-client privilege doesn’t protect businessman’s communications with Mintz Levin, court rules
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Firms “negligent” if they shun debt
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How To Be A Better Partner
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Kenyon & Kenyon: The Incredible Shrinking Law Firm
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What not getting enough sleep does to your brain and body
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The Alleged Virginia Roberts Giuffre Affair - Alan Dershowitz Pitted Against David Boies
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Seton Hall 1L With 161 LSAT On Full Ride $150k Scholarship Also Plays Division I Basketball For Pirates
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Lawsuit By 12 Graduates Against Thomas Jefferson Law School Over Placement Data Heads To Trial In March
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Rutgers Faculty Rebels Against Use Of Metrics To Assess Their Scholarly Performance
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Another Law School Cuts Tuition, This Time in Texas
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: What Do You Desire? Looking Forward To 2016
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NYU Law Kids Aren’t Smart Enough To Use A Microwave
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CNN Compiles ‘Best Of’ Video Of One Of Our Favorite Lawyers
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More About The Acquittal Of An Ex-Sidley Partner On Sexual Assault Charges
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Oppenheimer law firm plans merger with Philadelphia's Fox Rothschild
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White lawyers may have biases that hurt their black clients, says op-ed calling for more diversity
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Did juror’s crush on prosecutor affect verdict? Defense lawyer mulls appeal options
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Once-powerful New York lawmaker, an attorney, is convicted on corruption charges
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O’Melveny Announces 2016 Partner Class
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Confederate flag-waving gun nut targets black neighbor with months-long campaign of racist harassment
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Florida professor taunts Sandy Hook parents and accuses them of faking kids’ massacre for money
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Mass Shootings Now Seen as Permanent Part of American Life — WSJ/NBC Poll
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SCOTUS stays Alabama decision refusing to recognize adoption by lesbian
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Chicago Cop Who Allegedly Put Gun in Suspect’s Mouth Acquitted
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Court was right to nix $12M will payout to drafting lawyer
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Felony Trial Likely for Texas AG Ken Paxton
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A man raising funds for ISIL is busted when his mom finds evidence in his dirty laundry
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Wealthy lawyer who repaid with interest $800K stolen from clients gets probation in fraud case
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Four Big Firm Habits You Need to Break
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Cops Find "Wad" Of Cash, Drugs Inside Woman
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No, It Is Not A Crime For A 57-Year-Old Guy To Carry A Rifle While Only Wearing Light Blue Thong Underwear
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“We Made A Mistake”: Georgia Police Reportedly Enter Wrong Home In Response To 911 Call, Kill Family Dog, Shoot An Unarmed Father, and Then Shoot One of Their Own Officers
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National Guard member pleads guilty to supporting ISIS and planning an attack on US soil
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Preacher Arrested For Calling Islam Satanic In Sermon
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A secret US policy reportedly prevents officials from looking at the social media of visa applicants
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Judges:

New Facebook post by judge, on lack of jury diversity, sparks new recusal motion
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Man is indicted in shooting of federal judge outside his Detroit home
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Federal judge is reprimanded for unwanted sexual advances 17 years ago
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Censure is recommended for apologetic judge who remarked on ‘temptresses’ who are ‘asking for it’
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Outraged physicists formally rebut Supreme Court justice's comments about racial diversity in science education Scientists Agree: Justice Scalia Is A Racist Idiot
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Justice Resigns After Call to DA in Name of Daughter
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Federal Judge: There Are Conflicts And There Are Conflicts
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Wall Street:

Dow futures are up by triple digits as oil rallies Dow futures up triple digits as Fed kicks off
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Global stocks rise but oil, Fed keep investors nervous
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Stocks sink as oil finds a floor U.S. Stocks Rise as Oil Rout Eases
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It is going to be even worse than we thought on Wall Street
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Wall Street stands to make billions when Janet Yellen starts hiking rates
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It's not oil hitting this market, it’s the Fed
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Layoffs:

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Healthcare:

Judge OKs Children's bankruptcy plan El Paso hospitals' debt dispute ends with bankruptcy plan approval
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Millennium Bankruptcy Judge Brushes Aside Plan Objections
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California health chain comes to terms with new owners Huge hospital deal goes through: Daughters of Charity system closes controversial deal Hedge fund rescues troubled Catholic charity hospital chain
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Class action over unsolicited faxes sends medical equipment company into bankruptcy
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Georgia hospital to reopen after securing last-minute buyer
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Pensions:

Bankruptcy Judge Deals Blow to Union Benefit Funds
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Aviation:

Debt-ridden Air India wants more money to expand fleet
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Retailing:

Neiman Marcus same-store sales fall for first time in six years Neiman Marcus Credit Protection Cost Widens After 1Q Sales Drop
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Loss Widens for 99 Cents Only Stores
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Food/Beverage:

Chipotle is stuck in a 'fiasco vortex'
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Compensation:

Marissa Mayer will make $365 million for five years of work at Yahoo
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Non-Profits:

The Corporate Takeover of the Red Cross
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Economy:

One amazing Goldman Sachs chart sums up the $35 trillion Western debt market
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Americans Are Sinking Further Into Credit Card Debt
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How the Fed’s Strategy Is Inconsistent With Its Inflation Target
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Fed Rate Hike Likely to Tap Economy's Brakes
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The Bizarre Theory That Says Fed Increases Will Spur Inflation
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The Mystery of Missing Inflation Weighs on Fed Rate Move
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Inflation Outlook Is Turning Weaker as Fed Hike Nears Are they wrong? Fed set to hike at a rough time
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This won't be 'one and done' Fed hike: CFO survey
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Examining the Unknowns of a Federal Reserve Rate Hike
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A Brief History of U.S. Inflation Since 1775
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End of bubble finance era
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Natural gas and heating oil prices about half of last winter's cost
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More than half of millennials have less than $1,000
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There has been a 'sea-change' in commodities, and hedge funds have lost $40 billion
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Wal-Mart May Be a Big Winner as Oil Drops Below $35 a Barrel
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US Heartland to Fed: All Is Not Well Here
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Foreclosure Starts at Lowest Level in More Than 10 Years
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Houston apartment vacancies climb as energy, construction layoffs mount
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A Mansion, a Shell Company and Resentment in Bel Air
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Millennials are about to kick-start a home-buying boom How to invest in the coming home-buying boom
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Seaboard Realty files for bankruptcy protection, Stamford president out
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Municipalities:

Bailing out Puerto Rico's bondholders
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Puerto Rico governor will not seek re-election, says will focus on financial crisis
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Assured Guaranty says disappointed in Treasury remarks on Puerto Rico
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Bob Buckhorn calls on Congress to give Puerto Rico bankruptcy protection
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Puerto Rican leaders call on Marco Rubio to support bankruptcy
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Knocking down Detroit to revive it comes at a price
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Final challenge to Stockton's bankruptcy put to rest
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San Bernardino seeks help to pay $1 million in costs from shooting
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Oil/Gas:

OPEC says low oil price won't continue, may rise within a year
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Moody's in sharp cut to 2016 oil price forecasts
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Oil tumbles toward 11-year lows on worsening glut How far will oil sink before Christmas? Oil Prices Pressured; WTI Dips Below $35 Before Paring Losses US oil rises, reversing course after nearing 11-year lows $30 Oil Will Accelerate Much Needed Rebound
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The Oil-Price Plunge
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Can Oil Companies Weather the Global Glut?
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OPEC History Shows It Can Deal Even Bigger Blows to Oil Price
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The Unintended Consequences Of Lower Oil
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Wells Fargo says slump in oil prices could last longer Wells Fargo warns of ‘stresses’ in its energy portfolio
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Cubic Energy Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Paragon Offshore: Say Goodnight Gracie
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David (Chesapeake Energy Common Stock) Vs. Goliath (Chesapeake Energy Bonds) Chesapeake Energy Works on a Recovery Plan With Evercore's Advisers Chesapeake Energy looks to cut debt, fix balance sheet
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Mexico opens up huge oil reserves to foreign production
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Why low oil prices are bad news
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U.S. Gas Slumps to 14-Year Low as Forecasts Keep Getting Warmer
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Natural gas prices tumble to 14-year low
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As oil plunges, traders generate record earnings
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Beware Energy's Junk Debt Army
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Companies in ailing oilpatch look for ways to avoid or delay layoffs
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A Disastrous Time Prolonged For E&P And Energy-Related Companies
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Natural Gas Under Further Pressure From Mild Weather
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Don't count on falling oil prices to help the economy
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Oil prices keep falling, and they’re taking down a lot of other stuff with them
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Have we hit "the end of the fossil fuel era"? Not even close.
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Oil shock? Firm tanks 36% amid latest rout
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Politics:

Trump says Republican leaders ‘kidding themselves’ about stopping him Donald Trump Reveals ‘Astonishingly Excellent’ Health Twitter Loves Donald Trump’s Doctor Trump’s absurdist bragging–now about his health–is the campaign strategy no one can seem to beat Why Trump's ridiculous doctor's note actually matters How Trump has neutralized super-PAC cash In assessing Donald Trump's appeal, some go to phrase 'paranoid style' Despite backlash, Trump's Muslim travel ban resonates with supporters How Donald Trump may attack Ted Cruz in Iowa The Donald Trump/Ted Cruz feud, explained Donald Trump's support just soared to a new high Trump is the most liberal Republican on economics since Nixon Trump Critics Unleash Vulgar and Violent Rhetoric Over Immigration Debate Trump: 'Don't worry; it's just Iowa'
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Why swing voters are vanishing from US politics
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Ted Cruz is in luck: likability doesn’t play a big role in who wins the White House GOP leaders hate Ted Cruz, but he may be their last best hope Cruz Fact Check: "The reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming."
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NBC Poll: Clinton Would Trounce Trump But Lose to Rubio, Carson Poll: Trump and Cruz are the Republican frontrunners, and Clinton would beat them both
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Rubio: No to High Speed, Low Cost Internet
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The number of Americans who see terror as the country's top problem is skyrocketing
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Distressed Investing:

Mutual Fund Mess: Are There More Where Third Avenue Came From?
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Calm needed after Third Avenue’s debacle
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Illiquid assets at failed Third Avenue junk fund underscore SEC concerns
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The problem with junk bonds is way bigger than oil
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Junk Bonds Resume Sharp Selloff
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Third Avenue Gives High Yield a Bad Name
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Goldman: High-yield bond mess to hit these stocks Goldman’s attempt to calm stock investors creates confusion
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Why the junk-bond market’s meltdown should be kept in perspective
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Wall Street is throwing around scary words about a once booming business
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The junk bond rout won't be over until a dead whale washes up on the beach
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Big banks trade in high-yield meltdown
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This is what to do if you own high-yield bonds
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Junk-bond selloff fuels the search for safe harbor
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Billionaire Lasry backs junk bond fund hit with heavy redemptions
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Creditors Bawl: How Investors Ignored Risk of Junk-Bond Rout
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High Yield Bond Issuance Shuts Down As Withdrawals, Oil Worries Roil Markets
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Why High-Yield Debt Selloff Isn't 2007 All Over Again. Or Is It?
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High-Yield Funds Seek to Distance Themselves From Third Avenue
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (44 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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TIA:

Bankruptcy Academics Oppose Possible Bond Law Changes
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Avoidance Actions:

Northern District of Illinois Examines Law on Fraudulent Transfer, Recharacterization and Equitable Subordination
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Discharge:

Beware of Third-Party Releases in Bankruptcy
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Corporate Governance:

New Dimensions in Director Liability Exposure
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Celebs:

Report: Defenseman Johnson won't sue parents over bankruptcy
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Former billionaire refuses to leave jail cell for deposition Judge rejects sanctions for former billionaire who refuses to leave jail cell for depo
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Cosby Suing 7 of His Accusers for Defamation
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Student Debt:

Why some defrauded college students can’t get debt relief
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Want To Graduate With No Student Debt? Princeton May Be Your Best Bet
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The government can take your Social Security to pay student loans, but maybe not for long
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Coal:

US Coal Industry Looks for a New Path Forward
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Mining:

S&P Warns It Could Cut Anglo American Rating to Junk
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Debt-laden miners Glencore and Anglo attacked by short sellers
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Rio CEO Says Iron Ore Rivals `Hanging on by Their Fingernails'
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Personal Finance:

This guy used a frequent-flier trick to take a $10,000 first-class flight for just $130
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10 great wines under $10 to bring to holiday parties
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Accounting:

U.S. Corporations Increasingly Adjust to Mind the GAAP - The use of figures that exclude certain items is becoming more prominent in corporate filings
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Newspapers:

Freedom loan approved by bankruptcy judge
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Shipping:

Court opens bankruptcy proceedings against Lithuanian shipper LJL
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Cruise Ships:

Haimark pays escrow, but no word on when it will sail again
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Debt Collection:

High Court Takes Up Debt Collection Case
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Fraud:

Cay Clubs Founder Convicted After Retrial
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Ex-MIT Professor Given 3 3/4 Years for Madoff-Linked Scam
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Hollywood:

Relativity Details Expected Film Profits & Losses To Bankruptcy Court
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Golf:

Trump: Another Hit to His Golf Empire
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UK:

After MF Global: is s 236 Insolvency Act 1986 extra-territorial?
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U.K. Inflation Rate Above Zero for First Time in Four Months
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U.K. Offshore Sector Foresees More Decline
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EU:

Legal recruitment markets go into boom in European hotspots
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Draghi: We're ready and able to intensify QE
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PIIGS:

Greece finalizes privatization of 14 regional airports
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Abengoa admits to lines construction halt in Brazil, eyes sales Banks pile up pressure on Abengoa to seek alternative financing How a 17-Year-Old Uncovered Abengoa's Financial Problems
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Canada:

Canadian mattress maker Sommex files for bankruptcy
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Mortgage growth expected to slow as Canadian banks assume more risk
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Restructuring of Hamilton’s CHCH sign of larger crisis in local broadcasting 'It's just a great loss': What CHCH will look like after job cuts Former employees of Channel 11 LP owed $1.62M
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The Entire OilPatch is Watching This Court Case on Wednesday
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Canadian household debt higher than ever
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Canada Oil Sands: Suicide Rates Soaring
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South Africa:

Anglo American Job Cuts Strike at Core of South Africa's Mining Industry
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Drive safely - bankrupt a broke municipality
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MENA:

Saudi men protested a female poet at a book fair, and were kicked out themselves
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Norway:

Oil Rout to Claim More Victims After First Norwegian Bankruptcy
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Russia:

Russia central bank prepares for $35 oil as economic recovery stays elusive
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Russia Sees No Oil Price Recovery In The Coming 7 Years
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Watch What Putin Does to His Top Prosecutor
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Australia:

Australia's Budget Blows Out as Growth Slows, Iron Ore Slumps
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New Zealand:

New Zealand Forecasts Return to Budget Deficit as Growth Slows
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