Law:
Attention on Dewey Trial Spans Globe
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Witness Links Dewey Defendants to False Accounting
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Study: Male Attorneys Far More Likely Than Women to Take Lead Role in Trials
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Bob Hosch responds to allegations about abrupt closure of Butler & Hosch
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The 2015 GC Compensation Survey
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Business of Law
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Pricing matters. Here's why.
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Law Firm Imposes Ban on Hiring Ivy League Graduates • NYC Firm Refuses To Hire Ivy League Law Grads: Top Students From Lesser Ranked Schools Are Hungrier, More Ambitious
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Medicine, Law, Business: Which Grad Students Borrow The Most?
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Adobe's Top Seven Writing Tips for Lawyers
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Bigger Than BigLaw
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LawProse: Are “certworthy” and “enbancworthy” bona fide words?
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Sullivan & Cromwell’s H. Rodgin Cohen: On The Lawyer’s Role with Banks
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Biglaw Mommy: Necessity Is The Mother Of Efficiency
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3 Biggest Reasons Men Should Fear Women In Charge
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Biglaw Wife Says Drunk Husband Spends So Much Time At Firm He Thinks His Office Is His Home
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Hunton & Williams Decides To Keep Its Dallas Digs
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Kaplan Rejects Jacoby & Meyers Challenge to Firm Ownership Rules
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The View From Up North: Canadian Law Firm To Pay $45 Million Judgment For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty
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4 Types Of People Who Shouldn’t Go To Law School
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8 horrible things excessive coffee drinking can do to you
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8 things people decide within seconds of meeting you
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iPhones do something really weird when you ask Siri to charge them to 100%
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Ex-SS guard guilty as accessory to 300K murders in Auschwitz death camp during WWII, gets 4 years
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Mice, urine stains and file-filled halls photographed at ‘surprisingly gross’ DA’s office
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Pet policy feud aired in officewide emails between US Attorney employees
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This 1970s high school history book taught the most insane things about slavery
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Protesters Greet Obama with Confederate Flags
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Cost of Police-Misconduct Cases Soars in Big U.S. Cities
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Recaptured David Sweat is now in solitary confinement
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Obama is about to become the first sitting US president to visit a federal prison
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Ex-attorney says NY senator asked law firm to hire his son
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Cemetery Worker Arrested For Allegedly Using Veteran Markers For Flooring In Garage
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How Obama answered a Bill Cosby question • Cosby Show Actor: Of Course He's Guilty
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Judges:
Law School Dean Worries that Scalia’s Sarcasm is Spreading
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With All Due Respect, Dean, Justice Scalia Probably Doesn’t Give A Damn About What You Think
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Judicial Conference declares ‘judicial emergency’ in Idaho, which has only 1 federal judge on bench
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Thomas writes most opinions this term; law prof sees ‘strange tone’ and abandonment of judicial role
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WD PA BK: Proposed Amendments to Local Rules
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Jury convicts ‘sovereign citizen’ of filing false liens against federal judge and prosecutor
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Ex-judge gets 2 years in bribery case, lawyer gets 1 year
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Benchslap Of The Day: Your Client Is Winning Despite Your Best Efforts To The Contrary
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Wall Street:
Wall Street set for higher open
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Fund managers are holding cash at 2008 levels
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Goldman Sachs had a great quarter … if you ignore legal costs
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Coal:
AL-based Walter Energy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection • Walter Energy Reaches Bankruptcy Deal as Coal Prices Drop • Walter Energy Files for Bankruptcy Protection • What Walter Energy's bankruptcy filing means for company, employees • Fitch: Poor Unsecured Recoveries Expected for Walter Energy • Who are Walter's largest unsecured creditors?
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Alpha Natural Resources in Talks to Obtain Bankruptcy Financing
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Food/Beverage:
A&P could soon be gone for good • A&P reportedly headed for bankruptcy , could impact NYC grocery chains • Grocery Operator A&P Denies Bankruptcy Is Imminent
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Aviation:
More Than a Million People Are Getting Free Flights—and They Hate It
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TSA: Really? Airport Lines to Get Longer?
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Mass Torts:
Proposed California Legislation Would Mandate Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Disclosures Statewide
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Second airbag maker probed by U.S.
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Retailing:
FAO Schwarz is Closing Down Today
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Personal Finance:
An Identity Thief Explains the Art of Emptying Your Bank Account
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Mining:
Gold mining company that sued Costa Rica files for bankruptcy
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Shipping:
Court Refuses Anti-Suit Injunction Brought by Bankrupt O.W. Supply & Trading Proceedings
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Lehman:
The Second Circuit Holds That Claims Against Lehman Brothers Related to Bilateral Repurchase Transactions Do Not Qualify for Customer Status
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Economy:
Yellen says economy on track, defends Fed 'transparency' • Fed Chair: Interest rate hike still on table for 2015 • U.S. Consumers are a Wildcard in Yellen's Midyear Outlook • Watch Congressman screams at Yellen: 'You did nothing!'
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Fed's Beige Book: Economic Activity Expanded, Respondents "optimistic about future growth"
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CFOs: This Year is Going to be Bad
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Manufacturing Shows Signs of Steadying as U.S. Oil Slump Wanes • Fed: Industrial Production increased 0.3% in June
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Will LA’s minimum wage lift 600,000 out of poverty?
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Labor Department says dependency, not control, key in classifying workers
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Price Change of Everything Since 1993
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When Capitalism Becomes Cannibalism
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The top 20 countries as ranked by reputation
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
US foreclosure activity fell to a 10-year low in the first half of 2015
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey, Purchase Index up 17% YoY
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Good Faith Deposit: Who Gets To Keep the Cash?
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Beige Book: Housing continues positive trend
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Insurance industry practice threatening to bankrupt thousands
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Michigan veteran calls for armed revolution after losing home to scam: ‘It’ll go down like Bundy Ranch’
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The New York City Housing Authority is 'making problems disappear on paper' and leaving residents to deal with the mess
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This 1 graphic shows how newly constructed homes have changed in just 20 years
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The cities where Americans are most likely to spend more than half of their paycheck on rent
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Commercial Real Estate prices increased in May
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico Says It Failed to Send Money for Bond Payments • Puerto Rico agency fails to transfer funds • 'Puts other payments in jeopardy'
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Puerto Rico's PREPA extends contract with restructuring consultant
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U.S. Senate Democrats seek bill to aid Puerto Rico fiscal crisis • Puerto Rico bankruptcy bill introduced in Senate • Schumer Seeks Republican Support for Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bill • Governor Padilla Supports Senate Bill, Journalists Sue For Hedge Fund Names
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These are the three things crippling Puerto Rico's economy
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Greece, Puerto Rico, Illinois and bankruptcy
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Investors at confab split on Puerto Rico's fate
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Bankruptcy judge: San Bernardino may outsource Fire Department
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Distressed Investing:
Vulture Fund with History of Strong-arm Tactics Steps Up Campaign against Samsung
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Corporate Reform:
Warren: Reinstate Glass-Steagall
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White House Finds Ways to Let Criminal Banks Go Free
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Oil/Gas:
Goldman Sachs: So far, cheap oil has been mostly bad for the economy
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Energy 2015: Trends • Who's Who Legal: Energy 2015
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Oil falls on prospect of higher Iranian exports • Will Iran deal nuke oil prices?
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Sabine sixth U.S. producer to seek bankruptcy protection this year • Oil and Gas Company Sabine Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy • Billionaire William Macaulay Suffers Another Oil Setback with Sabine Bankruptcy
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Oil and gas company with East Texas ties files for bankruptcy
BHP Billiton makes $2.8 billion writedown in Texas shale
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Oil majors shun Mexico offshore auction as blocks go unsold
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Shale Industry May Need A Complete Rethink To Survive
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Texas energy company Sabine, which merged with Denver's Forest Oil, files Chapter 11 • Moody's downgrades Sabine's PDR to D-PD on bankruptcy filing
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Banks Put Cash Aside To Cover Energy Loans
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How the plunging price of oil has set off a new global contest
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Banking:
BofA profit soars as expenses fall to lowest since 2008
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BofA Closes Hundreds of Locations Nationally
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Celebs:
50 Cent filed for bankruptcy because he didn't want to "become a target" • 50 Cent on bankruptcy: 'I'm just a good businessman' • Forbes analyst on 50 Cent's bankruptcy • 50 Cent Makes It Rain, Bankruptcy Be Damned • 50 Cent Opens Up To 'Conan' About Filing For Bankruptcy
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The Broke and Famous: Celebrities Who Have Gone Bankrupt
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Riches to rags: a brief history of bankruptcy in pop | Music | The Guardian
David Cassidy's Fort Lauderdale home headed for bankruptcy auction
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Politics:
Donald Trump says he is the $10 billion man
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Cruz salutes Trump, rips 'Obamanomics,' Clinton • Cruz's Book Put on NYT's Best Seller List
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Only 3 Percent of Jeb Bush's Campaign Cash Came From Small Donors • Goldman Bankers Are Biggest Backers
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Walker plays up humble, Harley-riding roots
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Disruption:
Uber use surges among business travelers
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Uber: The Future of Our Economy and Politics
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California Fines Uber $7.3 Million
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Fraud:
Tampa: Receiver says bankruptcy maneuver involving firm named in Ponzi scheme will delay paying back investors
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How Lynn Tilton Went From Company Savior to SEC Target
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Scammers use this guide to steal huge amounts of money from men on dating sites
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Religion:
Pope Francis Calls for Global Bankruptcy Process
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Holy See Posts Deficit As Staff Cost Offset Asset-Value Increase
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Telecoms:
Semtech to layoff 8 percent of workforce
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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 (51 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 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)
Seminar: Tipping the Balance: Practical Tips for Managing High Level Practice and Family
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Here's where America's bankrupt people live
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Bankruptcy Policy:
Debtors Unfairly Excluded From Protection
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Ohio Senator Introduces Bill to Improve Accuracy of Consumer Credit Reporting
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US senators introduce bankruptcy bill for Puerto Rico
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Recharacterization:
Debt or Equity? Which Circuit? Recent Cases on Equitable Recharacterization
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Receivers:
Standing in the Shoes or Freeing Evil Zombies? The Public Policy of Applying the In Pari Delicto Defense to Actions Brought by a Receiver
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Executory Contracts:
Delaware USDC Analyzes Contract Integration; Remands to Bankruptcy Court for Debtor to Assume or Reject One Integrated Agreement
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Tax:
Acquisition of debtor's indebtedness by a person related to the debtor results in COD income
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Litigation:
Advisen Report: Declining Corporate and Securities Litigation Filings Continued in Second Quarter, But Most Recent Quarterly Trend May be Upward
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Sanctions:
No Inherent Sanction Authority When Settlement Breaks Down
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Privacy:
Lessons From Bankrupt RadioShack’s Sale of Customer Info
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Healthcare:
El Paso County asks judge to fire Children's Hospital consulting firm
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The Disastrous Loan Deal That Shows Wall Street Still Has a Wild West
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Arkansas county raises sales tax to help hospital reopen
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Parkview of Brunswick, Lewiston's CMHC in bankruptcy court dispute over $13M claim
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FactCheck: Obamacare Premium Increases
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Debt Collection:
Big Win for CFPB on Debt Collection
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JPMorgan Chase accused of selling 'zombie debts' to third-party buyers
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Sovereigns:
Elliott's Singer says Argentina damaging itself, on 'sad path'
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Paul Singer mocks Libertad frigate case
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Pope Francis: Why can't countries go bankrupt ?
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UK:
Insolvency specialist suffers due to economic recovery
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EU:
What’s next for insolvency law reform in Europe: a pan-European insolvency law?
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Greece to cast a large shadow over Draghi at ECB meeting
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European car sales surge 15 percent in June
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PIIGS:
Greece approves divisive austerity for bailout, but political shakeup awaits • Greece needs to leave the euro right now • Europe’s dirty little secret is Greece will never pay back its debt• Krugman: History Lessons for Euro Debtors • Tsipras says Greece needs debt restructuring to exit the crisis • Clashes break out in Athens • Moody's warns Greece may struggle with bailout • EU Agrees in Principle to $7.6 Billion Greece Loan • Schaeuble Still Says Euro Exit Is What's Best For Greece
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Why Germany refuses to write off Greece's debts • The IMF clears its throat very, very loudly on Greece. • Make-or-break moment as Greek MPs prepare to vote on austerity proposals • Greek civil servants, pharmacists strike against bailout reforms • Why investors should listen to Dimon on Greece
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Overregulating Life in Greece
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Increase in alternative solutions to bankruptcy • Over 500% increase in people being declared bankrupt
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Cerberus Deal Sparks Row as Lawyers Fight Over Irish Fees
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Its glory faded, decaying modern Rome 'needs a miracle'
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Canada:
Bank of Canada cuts rates again as economy contracts
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China:
The Real Risk Behind China's Stock-Market Drama
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China's surprise 7% growth: Believe it or not?
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China Crash Is 'Way Bigger Than Subprime'
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China's debt is now twice the size of its gross domestic product
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India:
The story behind sudden boom in distressed assets business
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Malaysia:
Is Malaysia really headed for bankruptcy?
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Russia:
The Moscow Times: Debt crisis looms as Putin's pledges bankrupt Russian regions
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Brazil:
Brazil court approves DIP loan for engineering firm OAS
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