Law:
Associate Bonus Watch: A July Bonus Memo?
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Q2 2015 Bankruptcy League Tables
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In Defense of Law Firm Rankings
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Ex-Manager Details Dewey & LeBoeuf’s False Accounting Entries • Ex-Partner Says Dewey Failed to Pay Promised Compensation
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Judge Focuses Issues in OSG Suit Against Proskauer
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How To Stanch The Flow Of Blood When Lateral Moves Are Afoot
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Should Law Schools Pay If Students Don't Get Jobs?
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Honigman Adds Bankruptcy Partner In Detroit
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Insurance law team jumps ship for lure of less pressure and lower billing rates
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Ashurst begins rebuild of structured finance team after exit of nine US lawyers
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Have we reached the end of the partnership model?
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When Will The Legal Vertical Be Disrupted?
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Tomorrow's law firm: You might not like what you find
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New York ban on non-lawyer equity investment in law firms is upheld
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Men, You Don't Have to Boil in Your Suit This Summer
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Traveling to dangerous areas can leave lawyers vulnerable
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Client survey shows nearly two-thirds are using alternative fee arrangements
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At Best Firms for Women, Incremental Strides
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ABA Panel: Better Student Debt Counseling Needed
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8 hours of sleep can make you happier — plus 21 other discoveries from sleep-tracking devices
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Can Technology Improve Partner Retention and Succession Strategies?
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The one big problem with Windows 10
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2 groups seek to solve law firms' security issues
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3 common words that make you sound rude in emails
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Will Law Firm Publishing Become Solely A Wire Service?
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Mom Throws Dream Party for Personal Injury Lawyer-Obsessed Toddler
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The Minnesota dentist accused of killing one of Africa's most famous lions reportedly closed his practice • Goes into hiding • Receiving threats online • Yelp pulls reviews of dentist who killed Cecil • Says He Didn't Know Hunt Was Illegal •So you've shot a famous lion and the Internet hates you. Now what? • Why dentists are so darn rich • Why US prosecutors probably won't go after the lion-killing dentist from Minnesota • Danger, excitement and maid service: How safari outfitters sell lion hunts to rich Americans • Should lion hunting ever be legal? • Rich American tourists kill hundreds of lions each year, and it’s all legal
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Patriots owner trashes the NFL over Tom Brady's 'unfathomable' suspension • Says he thought accepting Deflategate penalties would get Brady a better deal • Tom Brady explains why he destroyed his cellphone before his meeting with the NFL• A footnote buried in the NFL's 20-page Tom Brady decision suggests they could have tried to get his text messages anyway •The most damaging part of the Deflategate punishment for the Patriots looks even worse • Is Tom Brady's 'Coverup' Worse Than the Crime?
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Man arrested for shooting down drone over property
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Florida cop caught throwing peanuts at handcuffed homeless man
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White police officer faces murder case in shooting of black motorist in license-plate traffic stop • A Cincinnati prosecutor has released the body cam video of a shooting he calls 'the most asinine act' made by a police officer
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Disbarred attorney charged with using another lawyer’s name in traffic-court case
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Why Is There No YouTube For Legal?
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Lawyer is flattered by toddler’s obsession with his TV ads • Child Obsessed With Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Has Weirdest Theme Party Ever
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Why Hollywood loves lawyers • 100 years of law at the movies • How the 'Golden Decade' of legal films still influences us today
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An ex-NFL player caught his college teammate burglarizing his house on camera
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Judges:
Reversing the Decline of the Civil Jury Trial
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Meet the judge who has become a national sensation as 'Bongo Lady'
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Judge's movie night brings the court and the public closer together
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Judge faces investigation over "lost luggage" case
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Wall Street:
U.S. stocks end higher after Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
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Layoffs:
United Taconite to idle, 420 jobs impacted
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Relativity Lays Off 75 Staffers Prior to Potential Bankruptcy
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Personal Finance:
How rich people raise rich kids
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9 signs your spouse could be lying about money
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Social Media:
Yelp shares crater after horrible reviews
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Finance:
Boeing could move work overseas due to Ex-Im saga
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Businesses fume as Congress lets Export-Import Bank stay dead
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Gambling:
Caesars Loses Bid for Quick Appeal to Halt Bondholder Suits
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Trump Entertainment Gets More Time to Control Bankruptcy Case
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Wynn Resorts profit drops 72 percent in 2nd quarter
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Shipping:
World’s Top 3 Shipbuilders Post Record Loss on Deep-Sea Failures
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Distressed Investing:
Credit Giants Weigh In On Distressed-Debt Market
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IP:
Sometimes Your Collateral is Source Code, which is Actually Nothing
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Economy:
FOMC Statement: No Change in Policy, No Clues for September • The Fed is still waiting • Stifel: FOMC will not raise interest rates in September • These Economic Reports Will Determine When the Fed Will Raise Rates
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How large will the first Fed Funds Rate increase be?
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Can you guess Janet Yellen's single favorite word?
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Raising wages to $15 would do this to fast food prices
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Today marks the end of an era
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Americans are losing confidence in the economy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
US Pending Home Sales Slip in June • Weak home purchase contracts hint at pause in sales activity
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Share of seriously underwater foreclosures hits new low
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Here are the 10 healthiest housing markets
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This is why you can't blame Millennials for low homeownership rates
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Bill to kill $3M raises for Fannie, Freddie CEOs gains momentum
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Demand growing for rent-to-own homes
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Why Is This Man Smiling? He Knows Something About Debt
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Municipalities:
Chapter 9 and Federal Courts: The Detroit Blueprint
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Treasury’s Lew Says Puerto Rico Crisis Must Be Resolved Locally
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"We own it. It is ours. We are responsible for it. It is our colony, and we rule over it. It is $73 billion in debt."
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Puerto Rico Missing Bond Payment Might Bring Woe, if Not Default
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U.S. Investigates Ex-UBS Puerto Rico Adviser Over Loans for Debt Funds
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Hedge Funds Want Puerto Rico To Fire Teachers To Pay Them Back
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Duggan hails ‘major upgrade’ in city’s bond rating
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San Bernardino, police negotiators agree on contract
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Governance Reform and the Judicial Role in Municipal Bankruptcy
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Retailing:
Marc Leder: Good Business Sense Should Protect Shoppers • Sharon Levine: Existing Safeguards Protect Shoppers • Shaunna D. Jones: Don’t Disrupt Bankruptcy’s Level Playing Field
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Politics:
Donald Trump rages after lawyer describes his 'absolute meltdown' at deposition • Donald Trump’s lawyer apologizes for ‘inarticulate comment’ about marital r--- • The bizarre story of Donald Trump’s fake university • Donald Trump touted a poll that said he'd be an 'unmitigated disaster' against Hillary Clinton • The GOP's real pickle: If/when Trump bows out • Kochs freeze out Trump • Donald Trump’s surge is all about less-educated Americans • Trump schools Republican establishment • Donald Trump: 'I'll ride into the sunset' if my campaign tanks • The Donald v. The World
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A high-profile Democratic congressman was just indicted on almost 30 corruption-related charges
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The media are punishing Sanders and Trump
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Rick Perry Channels Warren in 'Too Big to Fail' Speech
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Akin Gump and Sullivan & Cromwell donate to Hillary Clinton camp
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Celebs:
50 Cent on bankruptcy filing: 'It’s strategic'
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An ex-NBA player who blew nearly $100 million is turning his life around while working at Starbucks
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70s Star David Cassidy Talks Bankruptcy Auction
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Oil/Gas:
Crude oil is spiking • Oil Rises After U.S. Crude Stockpiles Decline Amid Output Drop
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Anadarko and Hess Cross Swords With Saudi Arabia
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Long-Predicted U.S. Shale Production Collapse May Not Materialize Yet
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Anadarko CEO: Outlook still uncertain for shale comeback
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Miller Energy hopes to avoid bankruptcy
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Samson Resources to file for bankruptcy protection
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Buccaneer bankruptcy demand hits businesses, agencies
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Ceramic Proppant Is Going To Zero
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Oil Majors Resigned To Lower Oil Price Environment
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How oilfield services providers are getting through the night
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Agriculture:
California Drought Could Wipe Cities Off Map If Their Water Runs Out
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Movies:
Embattled Relativity Starts Layoffs Amid Chapter 11 Expectations • Chapter 11 Planned for Thursday, Mass Layoffs Underway
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Relativity Media’s Likely Bankruptcy Likely To Be A Fierce, Wild Ride
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Relativity Media's highflying chief heads for crash landing
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Electricity:
Judge Approves Optim Energy Plan to Exit Bankruptcy
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Banking:
Only 3 new banks opened in America in last 5 years
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Healthcare:
Med-tech company Imris is headed for bankruptcy exit
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Ridgeland man sentenced to prison for bankruptcy fraud
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Taxis:
Embattled taxi kingpin's financial headaches just got $16M worse
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Food/Beverage:
Allens' trustee: Put deal to 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 (16 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (84 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:
US corporate bankruptcies down
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Cross-Border:
OAS Chapter 15 decision sheds new light on cross-border insolvency practice, but may add complexity to financial institutions' global credit risk management
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Sales:
Credit Bidding: Not An Absolute Right (And What Does That Mean?)
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Bankruptcy Reform:
ABI Commission Report – Orders Resolving Chapter 11 Cases
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10 Years Later: What Have We Learned from BAPCPA?
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:
Litigants Beware: Filing an Involuntary Bankruptcy Could Make You a Debtor Rather than a Creditor
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Bankruptcy Alternatives:
Alternatives to a Bankruptcy Filing
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TBTF:
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee: The Role of Bankruptcy Reform in Addressing Too-Big-To Fail • Witnesses: Randall D. Guynn • Professor John B. Taylor • Professor Thomas H. Jackson • Professor Simon Johnson
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Senate Subcommittee Examines Strategies for Ending ‘Too Big to Fail’
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Litigation:
Is Litigation Finance Right for Your Client?
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Cornerstone Research Releases Midyear Securities Litigation Report
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Religion:
Advocates seek Vatican inquiry of Newark, NJ, archbishop
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Coal:
Arch Coal Says Lender Objections to Debt Swap Have No Merit
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Battered Coal Industry Still Boasts A Few Good Opportunities
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Peabody records $1.2b loss for first half 2015
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Peabody Energy - Thoughts About Bankruptcy And The Hedging Program
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Alpha to sell six mines, chapter 11 expected
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'Period of weakness' for coal business
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Student Debt:
Millennial and Gen X Minorities Regret Student Debt the Most
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We Just Got Some New Data on America's Student Loan Burden
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Student Loan Pains Grip Navient Investors Seeing Funding Squeeze
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Privacy:
In Bankruptcy, Private Data Stays Private
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Electricity:
11 maps that explain energy in America
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Fraud:
Judge Approves Settlement With Madoff Investor Plaza Investments
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Rothstein Financial Adviser Faces up to 5 Years on Guilty Plea
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Education:
Now You Can Pay for College With Frequent Flyer Miles
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UK:
Bankruptcy rates at lowest level for 15 years
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PIIGS:
Lagarde urges for 'inevitable' Greek debt relief • Greece is having trouble agreeing to the bailout it agreed to • Alexis Tsipras vows not to be 'blackmailed' by Syriza rebels • Pressed by left, Greece's Tsipras vows 'thus far and no further' • Greece can only get what it wants from the lender it hates • With Grexit narrowly avoided, some banks say buy Greek bonds •Greek stock market unlikely to reopen this week • Varoufakis reveals cloak and dagger 'Plan B' for Greece, awaits treason charges • El-Erian: In Defense of Greece's Yanis Varoufakis
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Canada:
Modernizing Ontario’s Business Law: Expert Panel Releases its “Wish List”
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China:
Lagarde Says China Economy Strong Enough to Weather Stock Plunge
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Chinese stocks were having an OK day ... until the end of the day
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Brazil:
Brazil Gives Borrowers With Record Debt a Lifeline: More Credit, But No Bankruptcy Option
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Ukraine:
Lagarde Signals IMF Board Will Back Latest Ukraine Bailout Tranche
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Bulgaria:
Amendments to Bulgaria's Bank Insolvency Act Pass 2nd Reading in Parliament
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Turkey:
Bankruptcies to see 10 pct increase in 2015, insurer says
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