December 22, 2015

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Law:

Associate Bonus Watch: Mixed Reactions At A Silicon Valley Powerhouse
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Associate Bonus Watch: A Cravath Match Makes Every Day Sunny For This Firm’s Associates
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Associate Bonus Watch: Who Says Patent Litigation Is Dead?
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This Is Not The Email You Want To Receive From Your Law Firm
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Do Law Firm Rankings Drive Bad Behavior?
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The So-Called Life of a Big Law Associate
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Olshan Names New Bankruptcy Counsel
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A guy with $170,000 in law-school debt who can't find a job in the legal profession works full time for Uber
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What are the most important things on earth? It depends on whether you're at a law firm or in-house
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: What Is Mindfulness Anyway? And Why Should Lawyers Practice It?
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Lawyers optimistic about next year as M&A world breaks 2007 record
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Lawyer Accused With Shkreli Allowed to Travel to Mexico Kaye Scholer faces trying times after indictment of Shkreli lawyer Katten, Kaye Scholer Both Probing Partner Over Shkreli Charges
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Income at KPMG Legal up 53 per cent
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Judge Deems Reed Smith Engagement Agreement Arbitration Clause Unenforceable
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Florida lawyer charged with contempt of court for allegedly violating judge’s nondisclosure order
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9 research-backed ways to be exceptionally persuasive
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10 must-have apps for your new device
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Legal Jobs Survey Finds Litigators in Demand
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The number of Americans buying guns is skyrocketing
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Group says U.S. police killed at least 1152 people this year
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Mom of 'affluenza teen' has been declared a missing person as authorities search for her son
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Porzio Can't Bury Defamation Claims Over Partner's Emails
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Lawyer convicted of threatening homeless man with handgun
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Judge Schedules William Porter's Retrial in Freddie Gray Case for June
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OK, Take Your Time, Can You Identify That Man Who Robbed You?
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The Year in Bad Teens
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Lawyers Behaving Badly: The Worst of 2015
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The Year's 7 Most Intriguing Quotes
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Deposition Derailed By D--- Joke Dispute
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Judges:

FBI wiretap showed judge promoted ex parte communications, legal ethics complaint says
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Justice Eakin's female employees testify in suspension hearing on p--- emails
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Rapper’s Delight? Hip-Hop Stars Line Up To File Amicus Brief In First Amendment SCOTUS Case
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ND IL: Judge Pamela S. Hollis Reappointment Application Notice
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures waver; GDP reading due
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U.S. stocks stage rally to end higher
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Layoffs:

 

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Corporate Reform:

JPMorgan Chase to Pay $150 Million to Settle 'Whale' Suit
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Wall Street Mulls Naughty List for Ethically Challenged Bankers
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Personal Finance:

One-third of Americans haven't been to the bank in the past year
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Complete guide to last-minute holiday gifting
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Questions you should never ask at the end of a job interview
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25 affordable last-minute gifts that don't look cheap
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4 easy ways to attract recruiters to your LinkedIn profile
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Furniture:

The RoomStores of Phoenix files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

Millennium Health Back on Track to Leave Bankruptcy
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Hospital CFO charged with vandalizing CEO's house in Oregon
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Judge authorizes Children's Hospital bankruptcy experts fees, but not all
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Bankruptcies for Victory Hospital and the Forest Park Medical Center did little to dent the city's medical office market
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50 US Cities with the Longest Life Expectancy
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Auto Racing:

Lotus pays off debts to bring High Court insolvency proceedings against them to an end ahead of Renault take over
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Retailing:

Retailers cut too deep to save the holiday season
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Non-Profits:

Judge orders Detroit foundation to turn over invaluable black historical assets
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Economy:

The sobering millionaire view of economy in 2016
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Nearly Half of Moms Go Into Debt Trying to Be the ‘Perfect Parent’
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This is why millennials will never grow up
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Washington Post: Recapitalizing Fannie, Freddie is a ‘recipe for housing disaster’
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This Startup Wants a Stake in Your Home, Poor Credit No Problem
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The worst housing markets in the world
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Mortgage Default Rates Improved in November: S&P/Experian
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End of chaotic era in Troy as Horowitz bankruptcy case is dismissed
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New Yorker threatens to become war journalist to stop mother selling his home
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Municipalities:

Atlantic City Could Face Bankruptcy After Missing Deadline
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Borgata wants judge to order Atlantic City to pay $62.5M
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Detroit: First year out of bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico Governor Avoids Scrooge Epithet by Paying Bonuses
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Oil/Gas:

Battered oil wins respite, lifts sentiment in stocks Oil prices come off multi-year lows on winter demand hopes
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Oil futures end lower as global glut weighs Oil prices hit eleven-year low as global supply balloons Oil and gas glut means even lower prices
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Goldman Sachs, CLSA see $20 levels Oil price: IMF sees fall to between $30 and $20
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Oil Profits From Hoarding at Sea to Stay Elusive, Barclays Says
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Oil Producers Turn to Banks Amid a Pricing Rout
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Buy Out, Sell Out Or Just Go Away: M&A Expected To Surge
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Lenders fighting for repayment for struggling oil companies
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Oil supply from non OPEC members to decline sharply in 2016
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Pair of oil giants see crude price back to $40-$50 in 2016
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Oil to stay below $50 for two years, while other commodities rebound, Scotiabank says
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Nearly One-Third of Oil, Gas Companies Expect Pay Freeze in 2016
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There's total carnage in the natural gas industry
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Experts: Low Oil Prices Won't Bankrupt ISIS
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St. Croix residents get say on HOVENSA
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New Gulf Resources, LLC Files For Bankruptcy in Dallas, Texas
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DW: Forty E&P companies file for bankruptcy , with more to come
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Paragon dropped from NYSE
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Drilling in Debt - Interest Rates and US Shale
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7 Reasons Why Oil Could Fall Even Lower Before Christmas
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Gasoline falls under $2 for first time in 6 years
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Three Keys to Preventing Fraud in Oil & Gas
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Saudi Arabia Continues to Ramp Up Oil Output in Face of Market Glut
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Iran Delusional About Oil Potential
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As OPEC Tries to Squeeze Rivals, One of Its Own Feels the Pinch
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Lot of oil among Wall Street’s favorites for 2016
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Fraud:

KaloBios fires Shkreli as CEO
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In Shkreli Case, a Company Lawyer May Have Crossed the Line
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Between The Lines: The Case Against Martin Shkreli
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Appeal court cuts jail term for Libor trader Hayes to 11 years
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The New York Mets Operate Like A Ponzi Scheme
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Distressed Investing:

Junk bonds show this might be 1937 all over again
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2016 High Yield Bond Market Outlook: Predictions Mixed, With a Wary Eye on Commodities
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Turnarounds:

The one question you need to ask to help turn around a failing company before it's too late
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Food/Beverage:

Chipotle linked to another E. coli outbreak
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Celebs:

Why Winston Churchill Was So Bad With Money
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'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Now Facing $3M Judgment, Plus Fees
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Carlos Slim Is Biggest Loser in World's Top 400 Richest People
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Education:

U.S. Helps Shaky Colleges Cope With Bad Student Loans
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Student Debt:

Student debt bankruptcy relief urged
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Are Your Tuition Receivables Nondischargable in Bankruptcy
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Paper:

Why Blackstone Would Prop Up Troubled Paper Giant
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Swim Clubs:

Following A Trend, Tenafly Swim Club files for bankruptcy
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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 (10 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (3 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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Bankruptcy Reform:

Proposed Amendments to Bankruptcy Code to Facilitate Restructuring of Bond and Credit Agreement Debt
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Automatic Stay:

Does The Automatic Stay Apply To Stay Acts Against An Individual Debtor’s Wholly-Owned Company?
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Attorney Fees Are Actual Damages for Stay Violation
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Bankruptcy Poetry:

Allowed Make-Whole Claims
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Steel:

Global steel production just took another hit
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Subordination:

Second Circuit Affirms Mandatory Subordination of Underwriters’ Contribution and Reimbursement Claims
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Politics:

'Hell no': Hillary Clinton campaign says she won't be apologizing to Donald Trump Hillary Clinton is getting shredded for saying the US is 'where we need to be' in the fight against ISIS The one person between Clinton and White House
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Trump supporter charged in plot to bomb Muslims: ‘I’ll follow this man to the end of the world’ Poll: Donald Trump independent bid is GOP nightmare One of the strangest moments of the campaign came when Donald Trump revealed a rival's phone number on live TV Trump's Bubble Predictions Are for Losers Obama delivered his strongest rebuke yet of Donald Trump Trump's support is even stronger than you think Trump has dominated, but mostly hasn't yet changed American politics Donald Trump Has Gone Soft, Refuses To Murder Journalists 2015 Lie of the Year
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Lindsey Graham's exit from the race could have significant ramifications in a key early state
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Our Political System's Breakdown
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Tax:

Swiss Banking Lawsuit Could Rein In IRS's Prosecution Of Offshore Tax Evasion
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Congressional Leaders Gear Up for Broad Tax Reform
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Coal:

Half of world's coal may go unmined to meet Paris climate target
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Sovereigns:

Argentina to Begin 'Substantive' Holdout Talks in Early January Argentina and bondholders to hold January debt talks
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Is A Venezuela Default Coming Soon?
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Medvedev Says Russia to Sue Ukraine Over $3 Billion Bond
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UK:

Leading football agent John Viola is declared bankrupt after failing to pay a £225,000 tax bill
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The insolvent oligarch: the English High Court provides much needed guidance on quantifying liabilities in a deceased insolvent’s estate
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Britain is becoming a more unequal society as the richest 10% gained almost half the nation's entire wealth
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The law firm investigating the Tories says it can't promise to protect whistleblowers
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Forget buying a home in Britain — soon people won't be able to afford rent
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The Government Announces further increase of fees for Insolvency Proceedings
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England Closes Its Last Coal Pit
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EU:

Europe's Largest Debt Collector to Increase Pace of Acquisitions
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2016 European Distressed Debt Outlook: No Spike in Leveraged Loan, High Yield Defaults
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PIIGS:

Italian bank rescue leaves bitter families marooned
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Are Italy's Bank Failures Just the Tip of the Iceberg?
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No, Mr. Tsipras, Spain Didn't Reject Austerity
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Canada:

Loonie's demise 'couldn't have happened at a worse time'
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Fired CHCH workers get union gift
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Year of `Serial Disappointments' Leaves Canada Investors Reeling
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China:

China announces bankruptcy measures
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China set to unveil 2016 economic growth plan
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India:

Bankruptcy code will change how business is done Centre tables Bankruptcy Bill in Lok Sabha
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India Deficit to Rise as States Take On Power Companies' Debt
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Russia:

Russia's Mechel moves step closer to debt restructuring with Sberbank
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Brazil:

Top former A&O partner charged in Petrobras probe
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