February 10, 2015

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Law:

Arent Fox Picks Bankruptcy Chief to Lead NY Office
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The Imminent Capitulation Of Many Big Firms
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Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: A Juror Speaks
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After Small Drop in 2013, Greenberg Traurig's 2014 Financials Are Much Better
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Firm Finance: Gross Revenue, Net Income Up at Jackson Walker
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'No Relief' for Law School Enrollment Slump
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"Litigation-Centric, West-Of-The-Hudson" - Dark Forecast
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For Sidley, It's Another Year of Growth
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Paul Weiss Rides Robust Workload to Record Highs
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This Lawyer’s Unpaid Internship And The Worst Generation
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How to get more space on your iPhone
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16 apps for your iPhone that are better than the ones Apple made
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Supreme Court Declines to Block Gay Marriage in Alabama --- Alabama Chief Justice asks officials to defy gay marriage ruling --- Alabama judge stakes out defiant stance against same-sex marriages --- Same-Sex Marriages Proceed in Alabama as State Judge's Order Is Defied --- Governor refuses to intervene --- Forget Alabama–Federalism Has Been Great for Gay Marriage
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The ‘Creepy’ ‘Stalker’ Lawyer Who Wasn’t
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Arrest of Man for Drinking Iced Tea, Ruled Unconstitutional
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CIA Lawyer Led Effort to Spy on Senate
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Brian Williams’ Nemesis
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Victims’ families outraged after baseball great Chipper Jones turns Sandy Hook ‘truther’
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Before he died, a former head of Goldman Sachs warned the governor about corruption in New York
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Teen faces murder charge after posting a selfie with the victim to Snapchat
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Memo To Office Workers: Windows Aren’t The Same Thing As Walls
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Cops: Facebook posts about inheriting jewelry lead to robbery
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Convicted killer Drew Peterson charged with trying to put contract hit on state’s attorney
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Furloughed for lawyer meeting, alleged art scammer escapes from custody
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Defense lawyers ask judge to OK seat upgrade for Africa trip; federal prosecutors are flying coach
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Woman, 82, Arrested For Theft Of ...
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Casket pops open during murdered woman's burial as family watches in horror
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Another Magna Carta is found
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Driver caught using laptop, phone, headphones at wheel
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‘Better Call Saul,’ But How Can You Reach Him? --- Here's where to watch the first episode of 'Better Call Saul' for free
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Charged as a man, convicted as a woman... Unusual criminal case in Miami
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Pastor Arrested for Lying to Cops About "Good Samaritan" Shooting
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Vote to oppose ‘stand-your-ground’ laws passed unanimously by ABA House of Delegates
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Say What?!
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Judges:

Bankruptcy Judgeship Vacancy Announcement - Southern District of New York
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Alabama probate judges might wish to brush up on federal contempt of court powers --- Judicial defiance in Alabama: Same-sex marriages begin, but most counties refuse
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Please Keep Asking Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "How Many Women on the Supreme Court Are Enough?"
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Wall Street:

U.S. Index Futures Signal Stocks to Halt Two-Day Drop on Greece
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Stocks fall
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Layoffs:

Layoffs Watch ’15: Barclays
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Robots replacing human factory workers at faster pace
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:

Madoff victims get another $355 million --- Payout to swindled Bernie Madoff investors tops $7.2 billion
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Hong Kong Bitcoin Exchange Suspected Of $387 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Arizona's Stealth Solar owners admit fraud
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Gambling:

Revel sale in doubt as deadline looms --- Revel casino sale likely dead as sides fail to come together --- Owners Canceled the Revel Casino Hotel's Purchase, Pockets Straub's $10 Million Deposit
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The Legacy of Gary Loveman and Caesars Entertainment
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Sale of bankrupt Revel Casino Hotel keeping courts busy --- Judge to hear Revel buyer's case for extending sale deadline --- Straub's attorney: postpone sale to Feb. 28 at latest
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ISDA Announces Decision on Caesars Entertainment Operating Company: Failure to Pay Credit Event Did Not Occur --- Caesars Swaps Payout Tied to Expired Contracts Denied by Panel
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Mass Torts:

Bankruptcy and Mass Tort
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Celebs:

Report says Casey Anthony’s money should be paid to trustee's attorney
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Telecoms:

Judge Rules Against LightSquared in Claims Against GPS Firms
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Pensions:

US Pension Assets Added 9% in 2014
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Shipping:

Baltic sea freight index at all-time low as weak cargo demand takes toll
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Liquidator Acts on OW Bunker Debts
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Receiverships:

Ohio Receivership Laws Get Some Muscle
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Predatory Lending:

Many states have cracked down on payday loans. Here’s how lenders still get away with it.
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Tech:

GTAT Wrote Down The Value Of Its Furnaces
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Economy:

Obama: Here's why people aren't getting paid more
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Lew: US Needs More Wage Growth
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Why liberal Democrats might regret standing in Summers’s way
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‘Peasants With Pitchforks’ Seen If Profits Get Any Fatter
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Prime Working-Age Population Growing Again
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Employment Graphs: Duration of Unemployment, Unemployment by Education, Construction Employment and Diffusion Indexes
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Angry US Middle Class Feeling the Squeeze
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Consumers Report Decline in Household Spending Expectations
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Why politicians need to stop using the meaningless term “middle class”
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The future of the US economy is BACK
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Restaurants haven't been doing this well in 10 years
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Why America is now a nation of truck drivers
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Statute of Frauds Prevents Borrower From Modifying Modification Agreement Orally
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San Diego: Couple involved in mortgage fraud sentenced to federal prison
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Municipalities:

Gov. Rauner suggests bankruptcy for towns to fight pension woes --- Big Hurdles for Illinois Governor s Chapter 9 Proposal
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Please don't leave! Connecticut tax agency keeps close watch on state's super-rich
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Puerto Rico Power Bonds Rise After Judge Throws Out New Debt Law
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Puerto Rico to appeal ruling voiding bankruptcy law --- Ruling throws Puerto Rico's effort to remake finances into doubt
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Hedge funds still plan $2 bln financing deal with Puerto Rico -source
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Bond Markets Are Watching: Will Puerto Rico Enact Sweeping Tax Reform?
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Puerto Rico should focus efforts on Chapter 9 in Congress -Pierluisi
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What Puerto Rico should do with its debt: Rep
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Puerto Rico and the muni market
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Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act Ruled Preempted: What Now? --- U.S. District Court Holds that Puerto Rico's Recovery Act is Unconstitutional
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Cities Dig for Profit by Penalizing the Poor
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AR: Reduced pension benefits proposed
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Double pensions for Scranton employees never authorized by board
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Retailing:

RadioShack gets court approval for interim bankruptcy loan --- RadioShack Cleared to Continue Sales, Tap Bankruptcy Loan
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Overworked Americans killed RadioShack
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These states will miss RadioShack the most
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John Oliver helps Radio Shack tell America to ‘Go f--- yourselves,’ you’ll miss us when we’re gone
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A&G Handling Sale of RadioShack Leases
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Gordon Bros., Hilco and Tiger to Manage RadioShack Closing Sales
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RadioShack's demise puts 68 NYC retail leases on the market immediately
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ISDA Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: RadioShack Bankruptcy Credit Event
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Wet Seal's Fate: March 10 a Key Date
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Weather:

Boston's harshest winter ever
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Personal Finance:

25 thoughtful Valentine's Day gifts under $50
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Corporate Reform:

Government to Target Payday Lenders
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To Stop Next Crisis, Make S&P Own Up to Fraud in Settlement
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Report: The DOJ wants guilty pleas from big banks who allegedly manipulated foreign currency prices
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Debt Collection:

Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Ferguson Over 'Debtors Prisons'
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Woman Must Face Bank $62M Claims Over Fraudulent Transfer Judgment
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Oil/Gas:

Tues. A.M.: Oil at $55 per barrel is here to stay --- Oil falls as IEA warns stocks may hit all-time high --- Oil futures fall as investors can't get comfortable with recent rally --- IEA: The US oil production party is far from over
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Mon. P.M.: Oil gains as US drilling rig count continues decline --- Oil Advances After OPEC Lowers Outlook for U.S. Output --- OPEC says oil's drop hitting other producers faster than thought
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G20: Plummeting oil prices will provide some boost to global growth
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Booming jobs and falling gas prices make this the best economy in 15 years
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What Oil Companies May Need to Know About Bankruptcy
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Oil company SandRidge is going to shut 75% of its rigs
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Analyst: Gas prices $3 per gallon by April
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The Facts Behind Oil's Price Collapse
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Is OPEC winning an oil price war against the US?
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Citi: Here comes $20 oil ...
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S&P Lowers Outlook on Saudi Arabia Due to Plunge in Oil Prices --- Rating Outlook Cut to Negative
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Iraq Oil Production Setting Records
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North Sea oil bankruptcy risk surges amid calls for tax cuts
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Resorts:

Former billionaire makes last-ditch effort to appease judge
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Student Debt:

Counsel young lawyers about debt, ABA policymakers urge law schools and bar groups
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Lowering student debt payments is costing taxpayers billions of dollars
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Aviation:

Emirates Boss Strikes Back at U.S. Airlines for Hiding Behind Bankruptcies
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US Airways Flight 1825 Makes Emergency Landing In Houston Without Nose Gear
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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 (16 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
(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:

Bankruptcy Index Rises
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:

The Baffling Rejection of Venue Reform by the ABI Chapter 11 Reform Commission
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Bankruptcy Policy:

Bankruptcy and Debt: A New Model for Corporate Reorganization
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UCC:

Court Finds Mistaken Filing Terminates Security Interest Securing $1.5 Billion Loan
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Settlements:

U.S. District Court of Delaware Reverses and Remands A Bankruptcy Settlement Effected With No Notice
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Cross-Border:

Managing the Chapter 15 Cross-Border Insolvency Case – A Book Review of The Pocket Guide for Judges by the Honorable Louise De Carl Adler
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Recent Pleadings:

Skadden Faces Sanctions Bid For Alleged "Numerous Undisclosed Material And Adverse Conflicts"
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Tax:

US government faces pressure after biggest leak in banking history --- HSBC admits Swiss bank failings over client taxes --- Swiss mess: another legacy issue for HSBC to clean up --- HSBC’s dodgy dealings exposed
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HSBC Faces U.K. Parliament Probe Into Secret Swiss Accounts
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Hiding money in a tax shelter can come back to bite you
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Belgium considers arrest warrant against HSBC Switzerland directors
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Swiss tax row raises spectre of fresh legal action for HSBC
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HSBC Stock Sinks
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Paraguay’s Cartes in HSBC files
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UBS confirms it is being investigated in Swiss tax evasion scandal
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Lawyer moved Halliburton subsidiary bribes through secret Swiss HSBC accounts
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Currency:

Did Chinese Bitcoin Trading Site Go Bankrupt And Lose $386M?
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Sovereigns:

Paul Singer Feeling Philosophical About Argentina
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What Happens If a Country Goes Bankrupt ?
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Venezuela's collapse has nothing to do with falling oil prices
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UK:

Insolvency practitioners to guarantee debtors' bill payments
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R3 issues five-point plan to avoid insolvency
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EU:

Europe turns lower on Greek bailout jitters
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PIIGS:

Greece just outlined its new demands to Europe --- Greek official: If Germany remains rigid on debt deal, we can get funding from another source
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Pigasse, head of Lazard Paris, says troika 'all wrong' on Greece
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PM: Greece has 'moral obligation' to claim German WWII reparations --- Germany tells Greece there is 'zero' chance it is going to pay World War II reparations
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Greece Condemns Bailout Program as Markets Slide --- Greek Finance Minister pledges deep reform after PM rattles markets --- Greek leader Tsipras pledges to press ahead on undoing austerity measures --- Tsipras lays out a risky road map for Greece
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Greece says restructuring debt, cutting surplus are non-negotiable
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Bond Traders Unimpressed by Greek Drama They've Seen Before
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Canada:

Court Interprets Receivership Order Stay Provisions and Addresses The Impact of Inter-Creditor Disputes on The Distribution of Proceeds into Court
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Ukraine:

Donors plan Ukraine conference in April to raise $15 bln
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Obama just bummed out Ukraine
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Brazil:

Brazilian police posted pictures of 'negative billionaire' Eike Batista's impounded Lamborghini on the internet
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Russia:

Russian Car Sales Fell 24% in January
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Ukraine:

Ukraine’s currency just collapsed 50 percent in two days
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China:

China's debt is marching into uncharted territory
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Thailand:

Cabinet nods to bankruptcy draft act
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Cyprus:

Optimism for nod to fifth insolvency bill
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