Law:

The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Weil Sees 'Strong Rebound
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Fox Rothschild Adds Bankruptcy Partner In Los Angeles
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Chicago: Recovery means bigger bonuses at law firms
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Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C. Expands Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights Practice
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After Two Years at Cadwalader, Woolery Leaves for Hedge Fund Role
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How To Put A Story Together From Big Data
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Fried Frank will ‘substantially downsize’ its offices in Asia, internal memo says
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Beyond Biglaw: What Can Lawyers Learn About Client Service… From Exterminators?
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Bad Blood or Bad Lawyering? - Prominent Death Row defense attorney, law professor suspended, allegedly over late filing --- Capital defense lawyer suspended 1 year for late filing in death row appeal
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Everybody's talking 'bout the new kid in town
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You’re probably using one of these 25 terrible passwords
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The 9 Worst Mistakes People Make In Email Subject Lines
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Gym Time Won’t Cancel Out Too Much Sitting
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4 Winter Accessories Every Man Should Own
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10 Of The Best iPhone 6 Accessories You Can Buy
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Huddleston Bolen to merge with national law firm
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‘N—— Go Home’: Vandals target black woman’s new home in wealthy Maryland town
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Paris Wants To Sue Fox News
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Indian tribe, lawyer ordered to pay more than $1 million in sanctions for frivolous claim
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'Put 'em in a coffin' prank damages BMW
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Child Invoiced For Missing Birthday Party, Threatened With Lawsuit
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Man is ticketed for eating double quarter-pounder with cheese while driving
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World's most expensive s--? Tourist hit with $249k bill after outdoor tryst
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Arkansas Prisons Now Forced To Allow Hipster Beards
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The NYPD Could Be Wasting $410 Million A Year
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Judges:

Bankruptcy Judgeship Vacancy, District Of New Jersey
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Vacancy: Bankruptcy Judge, District of Utah
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NV BK: 1/2015 Bankruptcy Bugle Newsletter
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"Supreme Court 15 times over the last 120 years has said marriage is a fundamental right" and never said "it had to be between a man and a woman."
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Who Is The Most Sarcastic Justice On The Supreme Court?
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Fundraising Rule for Judicial Candidates Divides Justices
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Three Supreme Court Justices Skip State of the Union Address
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Obama administration to file amicus brief supporting same-sex marriage
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Does takings clause apply to personal property? SCOTUS to consider the issue in raisin case
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Wall Street:

U.S. Index Futures Little Changed
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Stocks cut losses, close higher; oil tumbles
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Morgan Stanley Misses Wall Street 4Q Forecast
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Morgan Stanley is bringing back the Wall Street bonus
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Morgan Stanley rains on its own parade
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Layoffs:

How To Respond To 8 Illegal Interview Questions
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Why Labor Force Participation is Still So Low
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

Was RadioShack Corp.'s Bankruptcy This Hedge Fund's End Game All Along?
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J.C. Penney Stock Falling Today as it Plans to Reintroduce Print Catalogs
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Wet Seal's Still Alive, But Facing New Challenges and a Lawsuit
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Wet Seal Whipped: Expect More Casualties As Fast Fashion Retailers Take Over Teen Market
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Wet Seal Bankruptcy Filing Leaves Experts Wondering Who's Next
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Express Shares Plunge After Sycamore Ends Talks to Buy Chain
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Mass Torts:

Unsealed U.S. lawsuits tell of alleged fraud by asbestos law firms
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Billions in federal penalties at issue in BP spill trial
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Consultants:

Restructuring Veteran Marc S. Kirschner Joins Goldin Associates
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Shares of EPIQ Systems Under Pressure, Down 2.5%
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Paper:

Judge urges parties in Bucksport mill suit, potential buyers ‘to sit down in a room together’
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Awards:

Greenberg Glusker Receives M&A Advisor Turnaround Award for Sale of the Los Angeles Clippers
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Complete List of M&A Advisor Turnaround Award Winners
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Viaticals:

Life Partners Holdings Files for Bankruptcy, Seeks CRO - Move by Company an Effort to Avoid Potential Liquidation
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Autos:

Closed auto dealers could reopen under appeals court ruling
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Religion:

Judge orders Twin Cities archdiocese bankruptcy into mediation
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Agriculture:

Investors have lost millions backing this humble legume
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Aviation:

Delta Air Lines is saving $2 billion on fuel --- Fuel Hedging Cost Delta Over $700 Million In The Fourth Quarter
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Airlines could slash ticket prices as fuel costs plummet. Here’s why they won’t
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Currency:

How The Silk Road Trial Could Affect The Future Of Bitcoin
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Silk Road Judge 'Eviscerates' Defense's Evidence That Mt. Gox CEO Was a Suspect
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Gambling:

How Caesars’ Bankruptcy Plan was Shot Down
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Revel Sale Remains in Limbo as Judge Weighs Creditor Challenge
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Icahn Acquisition of Trump Casinos Delayed Two Weeks
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Currency Brokers:

Jefferies CEO Richard Handler Rescues FXCM From the Jaws of Bankruptcy --- Market gives thumbs down to FXCM after rescue deal
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Alternative Energy:

Founder of Greenspring Energy solar firm files for bankruptcy
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Biofuels industry in gridlock as it awaits EPA ruling
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Economy:

Obama: U.S. economy has 'turned the page'
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Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address: annotated --- The 2015 State of the Union Address --- FactCheck: Obama's State of the Union Address
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Obama has failed to get the middle class going again. He’s giving it one more try. --- In State of the Union, Obama Makes Middle-Class Pitch --- Obama's Pro-Business Agenda is What Will Really Be Passed --- Chart: Chances That a SOTU Proposal Becomes Law --- Obama Had The Perfect Response When Republicans Dissed Him During The State Of The Union
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Middle Class: Why One Should be Concerned
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The state of inequality in America
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Getting Drunk For The 2015 State Of The Union
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Here’s what you need to know about Obama’s new plan to help families afford college
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National Credit Default Rates Continued Their Upward Trend in December 2014
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U.S. is bright spot for Davos CEOs in troubled global economy --- Davos is still mostly a men’s club
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Fed's Powell: More Oversight of Trading Needed
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Map: Who would pay higher taxes under Obama’s capital gains proposal
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Why aren't Americans having more babies?
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Bleak Future for Retirees as Savings Slashed
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This Chart Shows The Big Problem With That Inequality Study Everybody's Talking About
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Lessons on inequality, from Piketty to Pharaoh
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Little room for optimism as global anxiety grows
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Facebook Added 4.5 Million Jobs to Global Economy, Report Shows
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Why Financial Companies Collapse When Unexpected Things Happen
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DOT: Vehicle Miles Driven increased 1.1% year-over-year in November, Nearing All Time High
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ATA Trucking Index unchanged in December, Up Solidly Year-over-year
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4 maps that show how demographic change will touch every corner of the country
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Sales Taxes Target the Poor, Widen Income Gap
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Home builder confidence slips to start the year, report says --- NAHB: Builder Confidence decreased to 57 in January
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President Obama: No more housing initiatives
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Fifth Third posts net income of $1.5B in FY 2014, down 19%
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Experian: More Americans miss monthly mortgage payment
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Vineyard Commons developer Barnett pleads not guilty
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A New York Townhouse With A Two-Car Garage And Indoor Pool Has Listed For $29 Million --- Inside One57, Where New York's Most Expensive Penthouse Just Sold $100 Million
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I Declare Rescission!!
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Municipalities:

Detroit's Lawyers and Advisers Defend Billing - At Judge's Request, Those That Worked on Debt Restructuring Made Case for Why the Tab Was Reasonable
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Detroit Motors Ahead on the Road to Recovery
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Judge approves Stockton to move forward with bankruptcy plans --- Judge rejects creditor's bid for stay on Stockton's bankruptcy exit plan --- Judge rejects bid to keep Stockton in bankruptcy --- Stockton, Calif., Can Leave Bankruptcy During Appeal, Judge Rules
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Is Scranton, Pennsylvania the Next Detroit? Public Union Pensions Driving Scranton to Bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico Will Be The Big Headache For 2015
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Nebraska Bills Favor Bondholders Over Pensions
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Oil/Gas:

Crude Collapse Has Investors Braced for ’80s-Like Oil Casualties --- Falling oil prices to spur business bankruptcies in Houston
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TX: Abbott Faces Oil Price Shadow on Economy
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Tues. P.M.: Oil falls again as IMF cuts forecast; Iran hints at $25 oil --- Even if it hits $25-a-barrel, Iran's not sweating falling oil --- Oil Falls as Record Iraqi Output Seen Compounding Surplus --- Crude Oil Is Getting Smoked --- US oil prices decline further 4.7%
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Study: US Should End Export Ban on Oil
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The Hedge Fund Manager Who Nailed The Oil Crash Made $1 Billion From His Bet
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Top Consulting Firm Reveals How Companies Are Seeing The Oil Crash
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Halliburton, Baker Hughes Profit as They Plan for Downturn --- Baker Hughes To Lay Off 7000 Employees As Oil Prices Free Fall --- Halliburton, Baker Hughes to lay off thousands as oil slumps
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Halliburton, primed for a difficult year, hints at more layoffs
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Can BP Survive Amid Heavy Oil Spill Fine And Tumbling Crude Price?
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Behind Oil Price Drop, Washington's Hand
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IMF cuts global growth forecast amid 'sizable uncertainty' about oil
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Energy sector will have all eyes on State of the Union
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Coming to Terms With the New Oil Reality - The Effect of the Sharp Drop in Oil Prices Will Last Years Past the Moment Prices Have Recovered
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As rigs idle, a town in oil country reels
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Traders Are Hoarding Oil In Colossal Ships While They Wait For Prices To Bounce Back
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Calmena Energy says key lender seeking to put drilling company into bankruptcy - Winnipeg Free Press
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Former oil exec: $5-a-gallon gas on the way
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Whither Oil Prices?
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Financiers urge airlines not to squander oil price windfall
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Alaska Governor: State's Savings Mean Oil Revenue Decline Doesn't Make Budget Situation a 'Crisis'
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What Falling Oil Prices Are Doing To America's 10 Richest Oil Tycoons
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Rush Limbaugh's Gasoline Conspiracy Depends On The Price
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Credit/Debit Cards:

Supreme Court Won't Hear Dispute Over Debit Card Fees --- Win for Bank of America, Wells Fargo --- Merchants lose bid to force lower debit card swipe fees
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These Are The Top 7 Credit Cards For People With Excellent Credit
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Fraud:

Former McAllen trucking CEO admits to $26M in fraud
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Judge says former Utah A.G.s won't have to testify at fraud trial -- for now
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Tone Grant, Refco Ex-President Serving 10 Years, Dies
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Banking:

Banks Must Bear the Risk of Derivatives Losses, CME Paper Says
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Telecoms:

Judge Sends LightSquared Bankruptcy Plan for Creditor Vote
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Healthcare:

Health Insurance CO-OPs Fight Insolvency
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Teen Caught Posing As Hospital's OB-GYN For Nearly A Month
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Parents earning more than $3,760 (annually) are ‘too rich’ to qualify for Medicaid in Texas --- Kaiser: Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey
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Celebs:

Kate Gosselin 'Celebrity Apprentice' And 'Kate Plus 8' Star Millionaire Boyfriend Bankruptcy Past: TLC Star Knew BF Was Broke?
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Gordon Ramsey Loses Suit Over Pub Rent
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14 Rich And Famous People Who Lost All Their Money
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Ohio State's Quarterback Won't Leave School Early To Turn Pro Because He Wants To Be A Financial Planner
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Student Debt:

This City Is Offering $7,000 Towards Your Student Loans If You Move There For 2 Years
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Obama To Propose To Make COD Income From Income-Based Repayment Tax-Free
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Might Be Capped — You Can Help Stop It
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Who’s Looking Out for the Students?
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Pensions:

Significant Multiemployer and Single Employer Benefit Rule Changes Take Effect
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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 (27 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 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 Statistics:

Distressed Company Watch List
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Grassley Wants Bankruptcy Protections for Farmers
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ABI Chapter 11 Reform Commission Series: Claims Trading
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Sales:

Bankruptcy Sales: “It Ain’t Over ’Til It’s Over”
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Trade Secrets:

Appellate Court Holds That Non-Compete Agreement Assigned Pursuant to Bankruptcy Court Order is Enforceable by Assignee
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Property of the Estate:

Tenth Circuit BAP Adopts Majority Rule That Bankruptcy Estate does not Include Property Placed in Escrow by the Debtor Absent Debtor’s Compliance With Escrow Terms
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Bankruptcy Policy:

What’s Fairness Got To Do with It? When the “It” Is Chapter 11, a Lot….
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Cross-Border:

Show Me the Money – Courts in the Second Circuit Continue to Apply Section 109 to Chapter 15 Cases and Cash in the Bank Does the Job
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M&A:

Cashing out: The Rise of M&A in Bankruptcy
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Jurisdiction:

A Wellness Check for Bankruptcy: Confusion Reigns
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Insurance:

Life Partners Files for Bankruptcy After $46 Million Judgment
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Opera:

Potential Buyers of New York City Opera Hold a Bidding War in Court
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Politics:

Fact Check: Rand Paul - "Over half the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts."
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Fact Check: Elizabeth Warren - "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago."
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Congress Continues to Sell Out for Big Business
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Hedge Funds:

Paulson Funds Said to Shrink by $1.3 Billion After Losses
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Sovereigns:

Should Ethiopia Worry About Sovereign Default?
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UK:

Alpari UK Should Have Shut down a Year Ago Says Majority Owner --- Wiped out by Swiss currency decision, Alpari considered offers from suitors --- Alpari co-owner says applied to wind up business a year ago
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Court of Appeal to rule on landmark pension access case
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How Working Class People Became the Problem
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EU:

Europe ends higher as bets on ECB action rise
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PIIGS:

Greek elections reflect conflict between generations
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David Drumm’s €1m liability to US bank repaid in full
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Canada:

Bad Faith and Claims Surviving Bankruptcy
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US Steel making money amid restructuring
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New court documents in Del Mastro case point toward appeal
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Only Hong Kong has less affordable housing than Vancouver
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Oil - price collapse to cut $4.3 billion from federal revenues: report --- Oil price drop will 'shock' Canada economy: forecast --- Calgary oil analyst offers dim outlook for 2015 --- Canadian oil sands producers stay defiant in face of price slump
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Romania:

Romania searching for way to help thousands of Swiss franc borrowers
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Croatia:

Croat Swiss-Franc Plan May Sink Economy Further, Analysts Warn
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China:

Questions That Kaisa Dollar Bondholders Should Ask
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Concern Rising as China's Growth Rate Hits 7.4% --- China Stimulus Kicks In to Help Keep 2014 Growth Near Target
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Chinese economy posts lowest growth rate since 1990
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China 2014 growth the template for years to come: Russell
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China says it never claimed to be the world’s largest economy
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New Zealand:

Ponzis square pegs in insolvency law's round holes
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Switzerland:

Swiss tourism staring into the abyss
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Swiss move is small preview of what would happen in euro breakup
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Swiss Franc 'Nuclear Explosion' Spreading, Credit Suisse, Saxo Hurt
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How Swiss Shock Humbled the King of Leveraged Currency Trading
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Tax Treatment Of Forex Losses In Wake Of Swiss Surprise
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Nigeria:

Nigeria has record-high interest rates and a currency at record lows
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MENA:

Dubai's Limitless gets 85 pct creditor assent for debt extension
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IMF lowers Middle East growth forecasts as oil prices remain weak --- HSBC cuts GDP outlook for UAE and 12 other oil exporters
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Why Saudi Arabia still has public beheadings
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Australia:

Insolvency Update
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Australian economic outlook 'downbeat'
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Kosovo:

Kosovo Miners Stay Deep Underground in Row Over Struggling Mine's Fate
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Singapore:

Public Consultation on the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill
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Venezuela:

Things Are So Bad In Venezuela That Standing In Line Is A Profession
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