Law:
New York prosecutors offer deals to ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf execs • Two Ex-Dewey Officials Told to Take Plea or Face Retrial • Two Ex-Dewey Officials Told to Take Plea or Face Retrial • Prosecutors offer plea deals to some Dewey defendants; only one carries potential prison time
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Cravath Announces Annual Associate Bonuses • Cravath Kicks Off Associate Bonus Season with Familiar Scale • Cravath to pay $15K to $100K in annual associate bonuses • Associate Bonus Watch: Cravath Announces Its 2015 Associate Bonuses! • Associate Bonus Watch: The First Cravath Match — Wow, That Was Fast!
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Associate Bonus Watch: A Second Firm Falls In Line
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Bonuses at Law Firms Likely to Remain Flat
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Top 10 Predictions for Big Law in 2016
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Survey: Quality, Not Price, Counts When In-House Lawyers Pick Firms
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Did Jones Day Lawyers Fumble Electrolux's $3.3B Bid for GE
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Making a Lateral Move? Here's How to Get a Signing Bonus
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Baker & McKenzie is looking to hire more attorneys in the US
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Fall 2016 Law School Applicants Up 0.6%
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Why Might Thousands Of Law Students Drop Out Of School?
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Top-Notch, Collegial Firm? 3 Questions To Ask
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Lawsuits Part of Call for More Transparency at Law Schools
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Law Firms Face Challenges Getting Partners to Share Know-How
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What A Terrible Niche Practice
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Law Student Turned Pageant Queen With A Purpose
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Proposal to eliminate ban on academic credit for paid externships moves forward
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Class Action Lawsuit Against Thomas Jefferson Law School Gets Trial Date 3/16
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Governor calls for Pennsylvania justice’s resignation
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Shearman & Sterling Elects 12 New Partners
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Is This The Biggest Bluebook Error Of Them All?
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Supreme Court lets stand Chicago-area assault-weapon ban • Chicago suburb’s assault-weapon ban stands
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Tribune Says Cops Have More Tapes of Laquan McDonald Killing
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4 simple questions the most likable people ask at work
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How to tell if your boss is a demanding leader or an actual bully
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Deadly secrets: Companies using courts at your peril
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San Bernardino shooters had been radicalized 'for some time,' went to shooting ranges before attack • Mystery deposit to bank account
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FYI: If You Worked For The Government, Your Identity May Have Been Stolen
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Woman Charged After Dashcam Contradicts Her Charge That Officer Pulled Gun On Her At Traffic Stop
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Jewish Man Shoots Neighbor And Dog Over Serving Non-Kosher Drink
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Florida Man Robs the Poor for His Country Club
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A Santeria priest raided a cemetery and took the remains of 5 skeletons
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Missouri Lawmaker Crafts Gun Bill Upon State's Abortion Restrictions
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: Book Review: Just Mercy
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Fictional Lawyers Use Their Family Connections Too
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Supreme Court won't review laws banning assault weapons
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A Georgia woman is in jail after trying to buy a baby off Craigslist
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Judges:
Federal judge robbed at gunpoint at home; 3 men arrested • Ex-Plaintiffs Lawyer Chesley, Ohio Federal Judge Robbed at Gunpoint
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Suspicious materials outside courthouse were likely a Santeria hex, authorities say
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Prosecutors Benchslapped Silly For Forcing Mistrial To Avoid Acquittal
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NJ Judge, Facing Suspension, Apologizes at Hearing
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What was he Thinking? Man Tries to Bring Gun-Shaped Cigarette Lighter To Court
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Lawsuit says aggravated judge shouted at defendant who sought sign-language interpreter
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‘Sovereign citizen’ gets 10 years for bogus liens on federal judge and prosecutor
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Rare Loss For Gun Lobby Reminds Us Just How ‘Fringe’ Scalia Has Become
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks set to extend slump after weak China data
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Stocks fall as oil settles near 7-year low
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Junk bonds flash warning signs for stocks
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How Futures Markets View Rate Hikes
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Layoffs:
Billionaire Jeff Greene Says Technology Will Kill White-Collar Jobs
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Job Cuts: A bunch of senior Morgan Stanley staff are leaving
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Amusement Parks:
Land of Oz: Photographer Documents Now-Defunct Amusement Park in North Carolina
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Telecoms:
LightSquared close to bankruptcy exit after spectrum transfer OK
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U.S. appeals court rejects Harbinger claims in LightSquared case
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FCC OKs LightSquared change of control; clears way for Ch. 11 exit
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Awards:
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum Honors Lei Lei Wang Ekvall With 2015 Hon. Peter M. Elliott Award
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Gambling:
Caesars bankrupt division reports net profit of $23.1M in October
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Caesars Among Firms Said to Push to Curb Lender Protection
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Caesars' debt restructuring row heads to Washington
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Trump Entertainment pays up on 2015 property taxes
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Concerts:
SFX Entertainment hopes to draft James Barton of Live Nation
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Autos:
Where Volkswagen fights its US diesel-cheating lawsuits matters. A lot
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Education:
For-Profit Education Institutions Face a Volatile and Uncertain Future
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For-profit Westwood College won't accept new students
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College And University President Salaries, 2013
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Corporate Reform:
Banks Said to Face SEC Probe Into Possible Credit Swap Collusion
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Hollywood:
Relativity survives bankruptcy, sets 2016 slate
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Economy:
Consumers Boost Spending Leading into December • Consumer Borrowing in U.S. Increased at Slower Pace in October • Student loans, cars send US consumer debt to $3.5T
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Inequality is now killing middle America
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America's Party Is Over--Thanks To High Taxes
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Accelerating rail cargo decline points to weak spots in economy
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Trucking demand is a lot worse than imagined
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Paying Everyone $70,000? It Won't Start a Revolution
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Big banks may have Fannie, Freddie in their sights
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Toll Brothers profit falls short of expectations
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5 predictions for housing in 2016
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Luxury home prices drop for the first time in three years
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Lone Star Sells Second RMBS Backed by Non-Prime Mortgages
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Municipalities:
The Supreme Court Will Rule on Puerto Rican Government's Authority to Restructure Debt • High Court to Dive Into Puerto Rico's Debt Woes
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Puerto Rico Government: Population Will Suffer Without Debt Relief
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Oil/Gas:
Tues.: Oil Prices • Oil prices edge up from near seven-year lows as China oil imports surprise • Crude-oil prices rise but analysts see limited gains
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Mon.: Oil at lowest in almost seven years on OPEC inaction, strong dollar • Oil price could hit $20 as OPEC ditches quotas • Oil Prices Continue Sliding • This Is Why $20 Oil Is A Possibility • US crude falls 5% near 2015 low on OPEC inaction • Oil and gas companies lead an early decline in US stocks • Oil approaches 7-year low as the slump continues • Saudi Arabia's $640bn question
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E&P Bankruptcy Filings in North America Total About $13 Billion in Debt
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Energy & Exploration Partners Joins Drilling Peers in Bankruptcy
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Offshore Supply Boats Facing Distress With Drop in Drilling Rigs
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Energy companies lead a decline in United States stocks • Energy Sector Rout Intensifies on Mild Weather, OPEC
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Debt and oil don't mix
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OPEC Takes Down Oil Majors as Lower-for-Even-Longer Kicks In
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US shale oil industry will recover: US Energy Sec
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Year of Distress for Debt-Burdened Oil Firms Just Got Even Worse
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U.S. oil dips below $38 as six-year low looms • Oil price tumbles to recession-level lows
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Shale industry may be in peril after oil falls to lowest level since 2009
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Vantage Drilling to restructure business, files Chapter 11
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ConocoPhillips, Aramco see oil recovering in 2016
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Lift Crude Oil Ban To Add $38B & 300K Jobs To US Economy: Study
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The 'Golden Age Of Gas' Flames Out
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OPEC's Divisions Keep Oil Low and Volatile
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NOV To Cut Another 900 Norwegian Jobs
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Oil is putting a cap on equity growth • Oil and gas companies lead decline in US stocks
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Energy Sector Rout Intensifies on Mild Weather, OPEC
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California Resources Leads Producer Plunge as OPEC Pumps On
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OPEC bid to kill off US shale sends oil price down to 2009 low
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One benefit to crude oil’s plunge below $38 a barrel
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Energy plunge intensifies; ‘sell, underweight or avoid’
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Computers:
Children's Tablet-Maker Fuhu Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy • First Day Dec
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Politics:
Trump turns to general election mode; Focus on Hillary • Show Me the Muslim Sports Heroes, Demands 2007 Recipient of Muhammad Ali Award • For Donald Trump, bigotry is a means and not an end • Donald Trump's call for banning Muslims from entering US draws condemnation • American Muslims accuse Donald Trump of leading 'lynch mob'
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The shocking truth about Muslims in America
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Lynch walks back comments on prosecuting anti-Muslim speech
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Paying for Hillary's Tax-Credit-Palooza
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Cruz Pulls Ahead of Trump in Iowa Poll
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What It Takes To Get Suspended From Fox News
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Auto Racing:
Lotus Formula One team granted reprieve in High Court insolvency case
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Religion:
Duluth diocese files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after $8 million abuse award •The Diocese of Duluth has filed for bankruptcy •Diocese of Duluth Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects St. Paul priest's abuse conviction appeal
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Food/Beverage:
San Francisco's popular Magnolia Brewing Co. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Winery owner files bankruptcy on vineyards, holds off foreclosure
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United Natural Foods profit falls 8.8%
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Chipotle shares slide in wake of E.coli fears
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Retailing:
What to do with old RadioShack gift cards
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SkyMall is back, Yetis and all
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Why Walmart is suing Puerto Rico
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Barnes & Noble has been destroyed by Amazon
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Shopping centers optimistic despite weak Black Friday results
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Marketing:
Pittsburgh digital marketing firm files Chapter 11
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Credit Counseling:
Credit Counseling: Performance & Satisfaction Information Report • Does Credit Counseling Work? A review of the Cambridge Transparency Report
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Politics:
Politicians Talk Nonsense Because It Works
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Donald Trump Presidency 'Not a Great Idea,' Nobel Laureate Warns • Donald Trump just called for a 'total and complete shutdown' of Muslims entering the US • Donald Trump’s call to halt Muslim immigration is getting exactly the reaction he wanted • Donald Trump's Islamophobic rhetoric resonates • Presidential candidate Martin O'Malley: Donald Trump is a 'fascist demagogue' • Jeff Bezos wants to send Donald Trump into space
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It's not just Trump: Islamophobia in America is spiraling out of control • Donald Trump has a base: 76% of Republicans think Islam is un-American
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One sentence reveals Bernie Sander’s serious limitations as a candidate
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Agriculture:
Judge: Ex-Turner official can be sued
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Student Debt:
Student Debt Can Hurt Women More Than Men
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The Hot, New Company Benefit: Student Debt Repayment
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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 (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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 Statistics:
ABI: November Chapter 11 Filings Up 31% Year/Year
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:
Creditors Be Forewarned: Involuntary Petitions Carry Substantial Risk
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TIA:
Private Equity's Private Bill to Amend the Trust Indenture Act
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Interest:
Post-petition Interest Excluded from Unsecured Indenture Creditor's Claim
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Lien Stripping:
Bankruptcy Court Takes Dewsnup to Task
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TBTF:
The Fed's New Emergency Lending Rules: Not Far Enough, Not Surprising
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Are Fannie and Freddie too-big-to-fail?
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Banking:
Fed Finds Fault With Its Own Stress Tests
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
St. Louis businessman gets probation for bankruptcy fraud
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Summary order marks limitation on use of garnishment to enforce restitution orders
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Celebs:
Mike Tyson: From hundreds of millions to bankruptcy
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Mining:
Rio Tinto dials back budget for major projects
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Iron Ore Below $40: Can Miners Dig Their Way Out?
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Healthcare:
Bankruptcy judge set to rule on EPCH-UMC joint plan
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El Paso Children's Hospital selects new interim CEO
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Detroit Medical Center announces layoffs, job redeployments
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Finance:
Here’s How Many Kickstarter Projects End Up Failing
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Ex-Im Bank reopens, but big loans stalled
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Loose Covenants to Dominate Leveraged Loan Market, Moody's Says
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Shipping:
How to mitigate legal risks when purchasing bunkers – lessons learned from the OW Bunker collapse
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Wire:
New York Wire to sell for $8.8 million
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UK:
Anglo American announces 'radical' restructuring • Anglo American to cut workforce by more than half • 85,000 job cuts
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EU:
Draghi, once a hero, faces ‘new mortality’
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Sovereign Debt Risk at EU Banks Tied to Deposit Insurance Debate
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PIIGS:
Legal action over $11m condo project linked to Dunne
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Beware Of Greeks Bearing Debt, Unless You're A Mining Magnate
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Abengoa Will Likely Need to Sell Many of Its Renewable Energy Projects to Avoid Financial Collapse • EU Adds to Abengoa Woes With Ethanol Benchmark Rigging Probe • Clock ticks as Abengoa's banks seek guarantee to extend lifeline-sources • Abengoa to Meet With Banks in Next Stage of Talks on Funding
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Greece's Five Ticking Time Bombs
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Canada:
Canada's largest newspaper publisher may face refinancing troubles
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AU needs $5 million to fight off insolvency in 2017/2018
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Construction industry a bankruptcy leader
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Australia:
Key Insolvency Reforms Announced as part of the Innovation Agenda • Caution over bankruptcy and insolvency law changes • Big changes to insolvency laws planned • Some risks in Turnbull's benign view of business failure • Insolvency changes are well overdue • The journey to real reform continues
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Safe harbours and unenforceable ipso facto clauses on the way for Australian insolvency law
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Africa:
Zim reviews insolvency law
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MENA:
When Abu Dhabi Resembles Frontier Market You Know Oil Hurts
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Islamic State has revenues of $80 million per month, IHS Says
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US Strategy Seeks to Avoid ISIS Prophecy
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China:
China exports fall for fifth straight month
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Money is flying out of China
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Kaisa Onshore Debt Restructuring Likely to Succeed, Advisers Say
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Japan:
Feel-good figures belied Japan's phantom recession
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Ukraine:
This Is What's at Stake for Putin, Ukraine as Bond Default Looms
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Offshore:
The fall of Jersey: how a tax haven goes bust
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Venezuela:
Venezuelan Government Losing Grip As Low Oil Prices Take Their Toll
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South Africa:
South Africans Move Assets Abroad at Record Pace as Rand Tumbles
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South Africa Current-Account Gap Worsens as Imports Climb
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