Law:
A million dollars a year is no longer enough
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Inequality: Partnership pay gap increases
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Arent Fox Counts Another Record Year, But Stays Comfortable in Size
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Lawyers see big pay growth after first 10 years of career, a new report shows
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UBS predicts difficult litigation environment for banking sector
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How one man dropped out of law school and built a business that earns him as much as $40,000 a month
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Clifford Chance: A lockstep out of time
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Mayer Brown boosts revenue by 7 per cent to $1.2bn in 2014
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Cooley’s revenue rocketed by 19 per cent to $802m in 2014
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Sidley Austin financial results show 9.5 per cent growth in year-end revenue
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Bank stamps out hourly billing
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Donations to inmate prison accounts yield reprimand for West Virginia lawyer
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Biglaw Associate Stabbed To Death In D.C. Hotel Room
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Kennedy, Ginsburg Clerks Join Boies Schiller | Legal Times
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Law Student Loses His Mind In Nasty Note, Wishes Decades Of Debt Upon Classmates
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Suit claims departing lawyers weren’t paid promised bonuses
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Partners - The New Retirement Age Could Be 100+
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Marketing: Wash, Rinse, And Repeat
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The 10 best iPhone apps on sale right now
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14 things you didn't know your iPhone headphones could do
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12 ways women unknowingly sabotage their success
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Science says people decide these 9 things within seconds of meeting you
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Why Following Generic Job Search Advice Is Not Enough
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Jeb Bush Needs A Contract Attorney
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Bakers Who Declined Service to Same-Sex Couple Found to Violate Anti-Discrimination Law
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Chicago team stripped of Little League World Series for faking a map and using players from other neighborhoods
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Lawyer blamed for reversed verdict feels vindicated by appellate ruling that judge abused discretion
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Costa Concordia captain sentenced
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Boss builds wall of money after bankruptcy rumors
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Police: 3 Muslim students killed over parking
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Ex-U.S. bankruptcy judge returns to bench after more than 15 years --- Morgan Lewis Partner James L. Garrity Reappointed to Federal Bankruptcy Court --- Attorney Is Returning to Bankruptcy Bench
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Federal Judge: The Alabama Attorney General fails in his most important duty --- Minister arrested after trying to perform same-sex marriage at probate judge’s office
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg thinks the country is ready for gay marriage
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Wall Street:
U.S. Stock Futures Gain on Ukraine Accord as S&P 500 Nears Peak
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U.S. Stocks End Flat
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Layoffs:
Kennametal offers buyouts to 1,000 U.S. white-collar workers
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Barclays cuts hundreds of jobs in London and Asia
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Environmental:
Feds seek plea hearings for 2 in W.Va. chemical spill case
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Politics:
Elizabeth Warren on vaccine science
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Cruz the Lawyer Loved Huge Jury Awards
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Gambling:
Revel sale hangs by a thread after court hearing, yelling match --- Judge denies request to extend Revel sale deadline
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Glenn Straub’s Revel Casino deal on verge of collapse --- Straub's bid to extend deadline to buy Revel denied by judge
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3rd round of bids, lower price possible for ex-Revel casino
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Fincen Hits Trump Taj Mahal With Record AML Penalty --- U.S. fines bankrupt Taj $10M, but can't collect
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Agriculture:
Pot grower facing bankruptcy
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Retailing:
BRiley providing DIP financing for Wet Seal
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How bad blood may have hurt Salus Capital in the RadioShack bankruptcy
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RadioShack Still Has a Shot - a Long Shot
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RadioShack's $3 million in executive retention bonuses
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Laid-off RadioShack employees lose severance pay
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Target lays off 550 in Twin Cities as fallout from Canadian closings
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The Average American Mall Explained In 6 Charts
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Autos:
Now GM Has Too Much Money? It Depends On Who You Ask.
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Celebs:
Jailed ‘Real Housewife’ Teresa Giudice got a job and joined a club
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Ex-Wife of Alexander's Heir Seeks Bankruptcy , Luxury Flat Sale
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'Big Brother' Champ Drowning In Debt
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Aviation:
Skymark's $612 Million Airport Slots Is Route Out of Bankruptcy
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Woman gets jail term after 'nut rage' on airline
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United Won't Take It's $70 First Class Tickets
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Religion:
More Twin Cities clergy accused of abuse
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Economy:
Initial jobless claims have plunged
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This is how much you need to be in the wealthiest 1%
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Federal Reserve's Fisher to Congress: Butt out
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The Fall And Rise Of U.S. Inequality, In 2 Graphs
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US budget deficit running 6.2 percent higher than last year
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Inside the inflation measure one Fed official prefers
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What’s behind the ‘Audit the Fed’ battle
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Stronger US growth seen in 2015; Fed to hike rates in June: Reuters poll
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In the Trenches, Recruiters See the Skills Gap Up Close
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A financial crisis-era economic warning sign has appeared
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Household Formation within the “Boomerang Generation”
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Cash home sales decline for 23rd straight month
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US foreclosure activity rises 5 percent in January, 15-month high
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Hedge fund investor demands HLSS terminate Ocwen relationship
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Mortgage applications drop a hefty 9% after strong January gains
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Flagship C. Wonder leases up for grabs following company's bankruptcy filing --- A&G Realty Partners Retained by C. Wonder to Manage Sale of Store Leases and Several Office Spaces in New York City
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Renters become majority of market as prices of rents increase, report shows
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Arlene Farkas files for bankruptcy to save apartment
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Municipalities:
Bankruptcy Court Decides That The Bankruptcy Code Preempts California State Pension Laws
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Fitch: Execution Risk the Near Term Concern for Puerto Rico; Court Ruling Less Significant
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Puerto Rico's Municipalities
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Puerto Rico Recovery Act Ruling Reaffirms Creditor Expectations
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Puerto Rico’s controversial proposal would fine the parents of obese children
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Stockton bankruptcy judge's pension warning must be heeded
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Eight things we learned from the Detroit bankruptcy
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Bankrupt San Bernardino, Calif. bondholders, clash in court over pension debt
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13 cool New York City spots that even real New Yorkers probably don't know about
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Oil/Gas:
Weds. P.M.: US crude stockpiles rise setting record for fifth week - EIA --- U.S. crude inventories continue to soar
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EIA: Record Oil Inventories, Gasoline Prices expected to average $2.33/gal in 2015
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As Oil Price Drops, Texas Lenders Watch for Fallout
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Lower oil price to hit US oil and gas lending: Kemp
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World's Best Oil Traders: Rout is Not Over
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Oil's Survival Of The Fittest
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Goldman: The Plunge in Rig Count Isn't Enough to Stop Oil From Tumbling
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OPEC basically confirmed that it's in a price war with the US
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Fed’s Fisher: Low Oil Prices Will Stay for Now
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Russia's oil industry is getting 'crushed'
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Volatile Oil Prices Not the First Rodeo for US Energy Markets
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New U.S. drilling index: Rig counts are misleading
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UK: Drilling operator to cut 230 jobs
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Trapoil, Tullow losses underscore oil plight
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National Oilwell Varco Faces Revenue Decline
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Houston oil equipment giant to cut nearly 2,000 jobs
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Halliburton the latest to feel the oil price pinch
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Houston's 2015 Success Hinges on Oil
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Baker Hughes to shut plant as part of 7,000 job cuts
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Will Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited And Enquest Plc Go Bust In 2015?
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Oil's slump a blow to Mexico amid touted energy reforms
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Nine oil refiners beating the odds and what could sink them
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Why Oil Prices Will Rebound Quickly
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Kuwait shrugs off oil price drop; plans $116bn spend
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Fraud:
Former Charlotte hedge fund manager sentenced to 7 years in prison
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Two more ex-clients sue Stanfill
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Pharma:
Valeant to buy bankrupt vaccine maker Dendreon --- Dendreon shares drop 71 percent
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Private Equity:
Private equity firms are treating junior bankers like 'star athletes'
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Mass Torts:
Pepsi Can't Recoup Asbestos Insurance Payouts From Federal-Mogul
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W.R. Grace makes $490M final payment to asbestos trust
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Tax:
Law firms that threatened legal action over HSBC files
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You Say Debt, I Say Tax Dodging
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Bank of America Unit Aided Tax Avoidance
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IRS apologizes for seizing bank accounts of small businesses
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Environmental:
Take It From Freedom Industries: How NOT To Handle A Major Chemical Accident
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Corporate Reform:
Banks May Have Overplayed Their Hand Fighting Wall Street Regulation
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Soccer:
Angry players confront ex-Wolves star Michael McIndoe outside court
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
International Restructuring Newsletter
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Lien Stripping:
Supreme Court to Consider Eleventh Circuit Decisions Upholding “Strip Off” of Junior Mortgage Liens
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Indentures:
SDNY Broadly Interprets Trust Indenture Act to Limit Non-consensual Out-of-Court Restructurings
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Sales:
Not Necessarily Free and Clear: Imposing Debtor’s Unemployment Insurance Ratings Onto Purchaser?
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Consumer Bankruptcy:
Consumer Bankruptcy Circles the Globe
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TBTF:
5 Lessons from America's First Too-Big-To-Fail Bank
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Recycling:
South Florida paper recycler files Chapter 11
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Personal Finance:
Loads of Americans literally hide money under the mattress. Bad idea
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20 gifts women actually want for Valentine's Day
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Ivanka Trump explains why work-life balance is 'impossible'
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Healthcare:
5 key lessons to prevent your hospital from going the way of RadioShack
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The Collapse of Berkeley Health Center
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Why medical debt is the most dangerous kind
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People's Health leader expresses hope to emerge from bankruptcy
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CEOs in Prime Healthcare-Daughters of Charity deal worry AG conditions could scuttle deal
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Sovereigns:
Expired Debt Clause Still Alive And Well In Argentine Economy Minister’s Head
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UK:
Pensions will have to cut benefits in face of record deficits
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MPs knew of HSBC Swiss tax evasion claims in 2011
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Serious Fraud Office told to pay £6m in failed case against insolvency practitioner
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Is London A Sunnier Clime For Litigation Finance?
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PIIGS:
Greek PM Tsipras in Brussels as clock ticks on EU bailout --- Greece: Who wants what and why
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Greece could spur Europe’s experiment with bonds that go ‘pop’
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EU Chiefs Take Up Greece With Merkel Due to Meet Tsipras --- Greece torpedoed a deal at the last minute --- Here is what we think happened in the 'missing hour' when the Greece bailout deal collapsed
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U.S. stocks may take it in stride if Greece quits euro
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Eurozone and Greece face off as key bailout talks start
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German watchdog - Greece responsible for own banks this year
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Did Germany Fulfill their Promises? Did Austerity in Greece Deliver?
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Greece 'may go elsewhere' for new debt deal --- Germany tells Greece to accept bailout or 'it's over' --- Greece Faces Tough Battle on Debt at Key Meeting --- "Bankrupt but Free": Greeks support push against EU austerity
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Stunning Rallies Happening in Greece
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Canada:
Hickman Equipment: 10-year probe too long
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Russia:
Obama describes how he views Putin and Russia
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Ex-Yukos Shareholders Compensation Claim From Rosneft Legitimate - Court
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China:
China's increase in debt is massive and unsustainable
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Chinese developer Kaisa reviews refinancing, restructuring options
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Brazil:
Police seize boats from Brazilian ex-billionaire Eike Batista
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Ukraine:
Ukraine's finance minister hopes talks with creditors will start in March
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World leaders have reached an agreement on a Ukraine peace plan
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IMF, Ukraine agree to $17.5B bailout deal
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Ukraine is getting a $40 billion international bailout
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MENA:
Kuwait Finance House rejects Investment Dar's debt-for-assets plan
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Netherlands:
Supreme Court renders groundbreaking decision on partnership bankruptcies
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