Law:

Restructuring Professionals Have Some Hope Despite Expected Slow 2015
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Restructuring Activity Likely to Pick Up in 2015
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New York Law Schools Suffer Large (21%)Enrollment Declines
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Billing Rates Rise, Discounts Abound
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The On-Demand Economy - More And More In Legal Sector Will Participate
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And the Award Goes to ...
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Business of Law
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McGuireWoods scores three new former U.S. Supreme Court clerks
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Law firm builds high-tech office to guard client secrets
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Security
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Bankruptcy Attorney Advertising in the Digital Age
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Use Your Bonus Wisely To Catch A Tax Break
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‘Affirmative Action’ In Law: The Four-Letter Phrase
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Ohio State Law Trolls Alabama Law
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A Bitter BigLaw Partner’s New Year’s Resolutions
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5 predictions for the legal profession in 2015
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Robot lawyers? Firm and uni team up to apply artificial intelligence to law
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6 Factors To Consider When Planning The Path To Partnership
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At Year-End, Unfinished Business is Still Unfinished Business
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Dershowitz: 'I'm an Innocent Victim of an Extortion Conspiracy'
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Lawyers, Law Students - Sitting Ducks For Codependency
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I Can't Think Of One Reason To Buy The Apple Watch — But That's What I Thought About The iPhone
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Mobile Technology
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Cloud Computing
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'Price Is Right' Contestants Think An iPhone Costs $7,500
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How To Pack A Suit So You're Not A Wrinkled Mess When Traveling
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Managing Email on Vacation
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Oil baron's US$1 billion divorce seemed like a bargain at the time --- In Retrospect, Billionaire Oilman Doesn’t Think His Ex-Wife Deserves $7 Million A Month
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Liability concerns prompt some cities to limit sledding
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The Benefits of Fewer NYPD Arrests
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Commissioner to Cops: Don't Turn Your Backs to de Blasio at Funeral --- Cops Turn Their Backs on de Blasio at Second NYPD Officer's Funeral --- Are New York cops special? --- New York City Used To Be A Terrifying Place
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Pittsburgh police chief angers officers with pledge to challenge racism
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Federal judge allows gay marriages to begin across Florida --- Florida clerks cancel all courthouse weddings to avoid gay ceremonies --- Federal Judge: "The Constitution requires the Clerk to issue such licenses"
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Map: How many prisoners are in each US state
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3 workplace trends to watch for in 2015 (and beyond)
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Shoplifting Mom Ordered to Explain to Her Kids Why Stealing is Wrong
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Fire Crew Frees N---- Woman Trapped Sneaking Down Ex-BF's Chimney
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Natural Self-Selection: New Year Brings Arrests Of The Criminally Challenged
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Drunk Guy in Street Sweeper Leads Police on Low-Speed Chase
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Man May Have Tried to Kill Wife Before Fatal Hike Marked With "X," Docs Say
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Judges:

Scalia’s Constitution revisited, with a nod to Jack Bauer
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Wall Street:

Stock futures lower as euro hits 9-year low
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On Friday, The S&P 500 Did Something It Hadn't Done Since 2008
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Ten warning signs of a market crash in 2015
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Layoffs:

Health care call center to lay off 1,500
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Oil/Gas:

Oil falls to 5 1/2-year low as Russia, Iraq boost output --- Crude slips again on China data --- Oil prices hit fresh five-and-a-half-year lows --- The Oil Drag Continues
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Low Oil Prices Drive US Rig Count Down
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Oil Companies Made Massive Bets That Oil Prices Are Not Going To Go Up
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Revamped US oil hedges may test OPEC's patience
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Oil Below $60 Tests the Economics of U.S. Shale Boom
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Not everyone benefiting from oil price drop
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Why Gas Feels Cheap - and Why It's Not, Historically Speaking
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Oil prices in 2015: Why crude will probably stay cheap.
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American Airlines to reap benefits from oil - price decline
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Obama sets stage for debate over US oil export ban --- This Could Be America's Next Economic Booster
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Pre-buy customers not celebrating drop in oil prices
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Iran Minister: Deliberate Attempts behind Falling Oil Price
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‘We have reached the danger point,’ Prince Alwaleed says of Saudi budget
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BP suffers as oil price and Russia crisis weigh on Rosneft stake --- For BP and chief executive Bob Dudley, a bumpy ride in Russia becomes worse
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With Oil Down, Investors Cautious as New Year Starts
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No stranger to oil cycles, Texas facing third slump since 1980s --- '80s bust tempers execs' glee over low oil prices --- Prospect for Texas tax cuts dims as oil price drops --- Economists: oil prices may bring Texas economic slump, but not dire
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Alaska's Walker bracing for budget crisis amid oil price crash
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Hard times could be ahead for North Dakota's oil boom towns
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Sliding oil prices hit Tuscaloosa Shale
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Layoffs Looming in Alberta Oil Patch
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$60bn in Canadian Oil Projects Now in Peril
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Low cost of crude could fire up shale deals - Risky debts mean small independents might be consumed
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Oil’s future hangs between the emirates and the shales of Eagle Ford
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Oil Rout Proving Worse Than Latest Norges Bank Forecast
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Buckle up: This isn't your granddad's oil patch
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Car Companies Challenged by Low Gas Prices
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The Most And Least Expensive Ways To Drill For Oil
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Tech:

Bankrupt Apple Supplier GT Advanced Technologies Wants to Give Performance Incentives
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Marijuana:

Court appeal: Bankruptcy cases caught in Catch-22 over pot assets
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Electricity:

Longview Power Settles Disputes With Contractors, Insurer
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Entertainment:

There's Now An Estimate Of The Sony Hack's Destruction
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Auto Racing:

Marussia F1 Team Lost $45,000 In Bid To Race At Final Grand Prix
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Construction:

Claims projected to exceed $35 million in wake of Truland shutdown, bankruptcy
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Aviation:

American Airlines Pilots' Pay Up 23% in Tentative Contract
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Indonesia's Mandala Airlines files for bankruptcy
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Passengers complain of 12-hour wait on tarmac
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Airline Planning To Segregate Passengers By Gender
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Economy:

US ISM Manufacturing PMI Falls in December
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Fed's Rosengren, Harvard's Summers offer cautious view of US economy --- Fed rate increases may be bumpy for markets: Rosengren --- Boston Fed’s Rosengren Says Progress Since Financial Crisis ‘Relatively Modest’ --- Cleveland Fed’s Mester Says Rates Could Rise in First Half of Year
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U.S. Treasury Hires Financial Veteran Phelan as Risk Chief
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This is Paul Krugman's chart of the year, and it's easy to see why
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US Debt Soars By $100 Billion On Last Day Of 2014, Hits Record $18.14 Trillion
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Dollar Surges to 11-Year High Against Biggest Rivals - Greenback Propelled by Expectations the Federal Reserve Will Increase Rates
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FT economists' survey 2015: Economic outlook --- Inflation
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The U.S. Economy in 2015: Oil, Global Weakness and the Fed
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Overseas problems won't derail growing US economy, analysts say
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Deal Makers Notched Nearly $3.5 Trillion Worth in '14, Best in 7 Years
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What Paul Krugman and Ezra Klein Get Wrong About TARP --- Bailout highly profitable for taxpayers, when you look at the right numbers
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10 Charts That Predict The State Of The World In 2015
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The World 35 Years From Now
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Thomas Piketty’s Capital: How the French professor changed economics conversation in 2014 --- French Economist Thomas Piketty Faces Trial by Peers
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What We Know About Inequality (in 14 Charts)
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Is Global Poverty Falling? Not in Absolute Terms
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History: The Depression That Was Fixed by Doing Nothing
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Shock that Awaits US Pensioners at Retirement
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The economy's up, but New Yorkers are down
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Minimum-Wage Fights to Move from States to Cities
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The Economist snubs Janet Yellen
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

US Construction Slows, but Economy Still Looks Good
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Framing Lumber Prices down Year-over-year
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Home sales spur industry changes
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Young Home Buyers Return in U.S. as Economy Accelerates
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Golden First Mortgage Corp. pays $36M for mortgage fraud lawsuit
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Lawmakers to debate rent stabilization of 1 million apartments in New York City
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A notorious piece of Washington real estate struggles to find buyers
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High cost of California housing driving resident exodus
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NY: High-end condos hitting headwinds
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Blockbuster Is Out, the Doctor Is In
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Municipalities:

Two stars align for Detroit: Kevyn Orr, Steven Rhodes
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Detroit faces the same challenges after bankruptcy
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New hope and old woes as Detroit exits bankruptcy
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Now the real work begins for city, county
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Detroit's Ch. 9 exit fuels auto show spending
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Atlantic City mayor predicts city will heal in '15
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Doral Financial Tax Refund Win Challenged By Puerto Rico
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Sewer upgrades drain small towns
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The Safest States in America
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The 25 Most Hungover Cities In America
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Lehman:

Lehman brokerage trustee, Pimco settle U.S. bankruptcy claims
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Food/Beverage:

Bottom Dollar Food closing all 66 stores this month
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Two years after closing, former Golden Guernsey prepares to reopen
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McDonald's latest recipe to reverse declining sales: More 'lovin'
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Art:

Botticelli’s ‘Madonna and Child’: The Risks of Art Consignment
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Currency:

Cops think Mt Gox meltdown was an 'inside job' – report
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Bitcoin Is Getting Smoked To Start 2015
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2015 will be a make-or-break year for Bitcoin
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Celebs:

Paul Simon will not have to pay man who scammed him
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‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star set to make prison her new home --- Surrendered to Connecticut prison at 3 a.m., lawyer says --- 'Housewife' Teresa Giudice lied to kids about jail: report --- ‘RHONJ’ Star Going To Jail In Two Days, But Is She Still In Denial? --- Needs Money, Prison Details Revealed --- Teresa Giudice to head to prison Monday --- Teresa Giudice's Final Days Before Prison --- This Is How Teresa Giudice Spent Her New Year's --- Teresa & Joe Giudice Fighting Over Prison Sentence: Kicked Out Of Bedroom --- Teen Daughter Gia Shares A Troubling Tweet
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What The 22-Year-Old Oculus Founder Splurged On After Facebook Bought His Company For $2.3 Billion
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Proof that Mrs Clooney is a woman of substance
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Warren Sapp's Ex-Wife: You Still Owe Me $3 Million
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Hotels:

Hotels: Strong Finish to 2014, Best Year since 2000
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Furniture:

Carolina Mattress Guild Inc. in Thomasville files for bankruptcy
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Gambling:

As Revel's energy provider presses for payment, tenants fear darkness
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Judge to weigh sale of ex-Revel casino to runner-up bidder
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Caesars faces rough road as re-org, bankruptcy looms
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Personal Finance:

Four financial resolutions worth keeping in 2015
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Do Our Kids Have the Money Smarts to Live in the Real World?
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Living In New York City Is Much Cheaper Than I Expected
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An Economist's Rules For Dining Out
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The 9 Youngest Billionaires In The World
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Environmental:

Judge to weight conflict of interest in Freedom Industries case
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Fraud:

Seattle: Financial scandals twist on and on
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Theme Parks:

Tax exemption an issue in Conneaut Lake Park bankruptcy
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Infrastructure:

Senate: Gas Tax Increase Now on the Table
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Coal:

Disgraced coal baron Blankenship of Massey Energy symbolized lethal greed
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Consumer Finance:

Subprime auto loans are back
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Retailing:

Online shopping really is killing shopping malls
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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 (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 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:

Hawaii bankruptcy filings fall to pre-recession lows
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Toledo: Local bankruptcy filings decline
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Report
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UCC:

Review Twice, File Once, Review Again; UCC-3 Termination Intent Irrelevant
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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Bankruptcy Cases To Watch In 2015
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Leases:

Capital Leases in Bankruptcies - A Lesson from Xchange Technology Group
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Recent Pleadings:

Detroit Supplemental Confirmation Opinion
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Banking:

Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 400 Institutions
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Education:

Former Lon Morris College on track to be repurposed
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Politics:

The Republican Plan Of Attack After Taking Control Of Congress
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GOP in State Governments Plan to Change America
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Sam Brownback’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 31 hours
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Capitol Hill Showdown to Destroy the CBO
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Newspapers:

Remembering The Post's unlikely savior, Mario Cuomo
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Health Care:

Dilemma over deductibles: Costs crippling middle class
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The Ensign Group Acquires Texas Skilled Nursing Operation In Bankruptcy Sale
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GOP searches for elusive Obamacare fix
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Weather:

Chicago Cold Set To Smash Records
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Sovereigns:

Kicillof says vulture funds seek ‘to cause regional financial meltdown’
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UK:

Why the North Sea is a crisis situation for the UK
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Bank of England to Release Minutes on Financial Crisis
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Hundred football stars, including ex-greats caught in alleged 30-mln pounds investment con
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Irish still seeking insolvency in the UK
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The balance-sheet boom - Household wealth, and debt, is forecast to swell in 2015
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Firms that survived the recession are now at risk
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230 Scots face bankruptcy each week in 2015 – insolvency expert
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Krugman: Britain’s Success Story
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Think our mortgage rates are low? Try England
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EU:

The Euro Just Plunged To A 9-Year Low And Analysts Say It Could Fall Even Further
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Draghi sees deflation risk as ECB prepares fresh stimulus
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Europe's Empty Churches Go on Sale
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Oil Price Slump May Spur European Oil and Gas Deal-Making
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Economists skeptical ECB bond-buying would revive eurozone
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PIIGS:

Greek Euro Membership in Balance in Jan. 25 Voting, Samaras Says --- Samaras Faces Greeks Skeptical of His Euro-Exit Warnings --- Berlin insists it expects Greece to remain in eurozone --- Germany: Greece Must Abide by Bailout Terms --- Germany believes euro zone could cope with Greece exit --- Germany tells Greece 'we can't be blackmailed' --- Germany Should Not Scoff At Greece
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Why You Should Care About Greece Again
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Euro falls to nine-year low; Greece and ECB in focus
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Greek leftist Tsipras says ECB cannot shut Greece out of stimulus
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ie: Banks doing as little as possible on mortgage arrears crisis --- About 60 protest against Aer Lingus pension cuts
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Spain's annual employed total up for 1st time since 2007
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Canada:

Nortel Networks’ Canadian monitor files appeal over US$1.01-billion court settlement
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Nortel Retirees support appeal from US Bankruptcy Ruling
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Cheap Oil Best for Canadian Economy
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Canada’s Richest Grain Family Betting on Rebound in Oil
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Public pays millions for legal fees of federal judges under investigation
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France:

940 Cars Torched in France on New Year's Eve
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Venezuela:

Venezuela Braces For A Tough Year Ahead
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Serbia:

Serbia plans to bankrupt 188 state firms, trim 5000 jobs
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China:

China's 2014 Slowdown In 7 Charts
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China troubled companies to face higher borrowing costs
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Property default rattles China debt neighborhood
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Brazil:

Brazil’s OAS Misses Bond Payment, Prompting Fitch to Cut Rating
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GVO Said to Be In Talks to Raise Cash by Selling Equity Stake
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The Largest Oil Scandal Ever, Explained
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India:

Need to clean up bad debts in banks within a year: Rajan
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Russia:

Germany: Imposing Additional Sanctions On Russia Might Plunge The Country Into Chaos
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Chaos Rules at Russian Hedge Fund as Boss Vanishes
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Netherlands:

Rabobank sued over 'unnecessary' bankruptcy of travel firm Oad
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