July 7, 2015

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Law:

Law Firms Merging At Record Pace, Report Finds • Law firm mergers continue at a blazing pace, survey says
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U.S. Legal Sector Loses 800 Jobs in June
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The Disruption Of Biglaw Might Come, Not From Startups, But Lawyers Themselves
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For Summer Law Interns, the Livin' Is Easy
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Secretaries At This Biglaw Firm Are About To Get Really Annoying (Or: A New Gimmick For Timely Time Entry)
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Lawyer Seriously Injured After Bomb Explodes At Firm
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Suit claiming Widener law school used misleading job stats can’t proceed as class action, judge says
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Suits by law profs claim they were fired for opposing law school’s sale
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Law School Dean Blindsided, Steps Down
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LSU Law School Dean/Chancellor Steps Down Due To 'Major Policy Differences With Vocal Segment Of Faculty'; Tax Prof Claims Retaliation After She Filed Sexual Misconduct Complaint Against Faculty Colleague
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Incoming Law Dean Says He Demanded Pay Cut Before Taking Job
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One Response to the Crisis in the Law Business
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2 Career-Limiting Mistakes Lawyers Make During Meetings
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: Don’t Worry, You Can Practice Mindfulness And Still Be A Jerk
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Morris Schneider Wittstadt officially files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Atlanta Law Firm Missing $20 Million Seeks Chapter 11
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Trio of Women Partners Leave Baker Botts for Hogan Lovells
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Holder to 'Cool Off' for 19 Months at Covington: What That Means
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Serve The Client. Do Justice. But Have Fun.
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Columbia attorneys face malpractice suit over bankruptcy case
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If the latest iPhone leak is true, there's bad news for new buyers
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BYOD Privacy and Policies: How to Protect Your Business
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2 texting tricks you didn't know you could do on your iPhone
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Do these simple exercises at your desk to help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome
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Everyone should invest in a decent pair of shoe trees — here's why
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How to dress for summer weddings
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5 simple ways to sleep better tonight
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How can lawyers maximize relaxation while on vacation?
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Starbucks coffee is about to get more expensive
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5 insider tips for getting noticed on LinkedIn
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Confederate flag debate unfurls in S.C. • ‘The devil is taking control' • State senate votes to remove Confederate flag from South Carolina Capitol
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New York Giants take $60 million offer off the table after player injures hand lighting off fireworks
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2 Women facing trial for wearing skirts
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Freed from jail Thursday, accused airline stowaway attempter is arrested again Friday and Saturday
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Man posing as security guard steals $75,000 from Oklahoma Wal-Mart
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Floyd Mayweather has been stripped of the WBO welterweight belt he won by beating Pacquiao
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11th Circuit OKs wire-fraud conviction of lawyer who impersonated state bar official
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The Colorado theater gunman's family is at the heart of his insanity defense
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Non-Comprehensive Ranking Of Idiots Who Blew Themselves Up.
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Cincinnati Man Beaten Almost To Death As Crowd Laughs and Jeers
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Judges:

The SCOTUS Financial Disclosure Forms They Really Hope You Don’t Read
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Supreme Court Justice Eric Holder? • Eric Holder returns to ‘last stop’ job at Covington, offers thoughts on Snowden and US Supreme Court
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Ex-Judge Posts Fake Escort Ads of Ex-Girlfriends
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Courts Want Congress to Back Off
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Supreme Court Not Done Remaking America
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Judge not: GOP blocks dozens of Obama court picks
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Pennsylvania Judge Steals Cocaine From Evidence Room and Possibly Compromises Murder Case . . . Given Misdemeanor Deal With No Jail Time
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Awkward Reunion: Judge Recognizes High School Friend . . . During His Bond Hearing
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Wall Street:

Wall Street set for upbeat day
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Stocks sink as investors take Greek ‘no’ badly • Global markets take Greece's 'no' vote in their stride
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Wall Street sounds off as the Chicago trading pits go quiet for the first time in 167 years
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Layoffs:

Technip to cut 6,000 jobs as low oil price hits sector
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

American Apparel Cutting Workers and Costs to Improve Its Financial Pulse • American Apparel's new motto: “If it ain't broke, don't fix it” • American Apparel warns may need more capital
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Family Christian Stores wants creditors to vote on its Chapter 11 plan
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Coal:

Walter Lenders Said to Seek Pay Cuts, Closures in Bankruptcy
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Peabody Energy Corporation Wants “Paradise” Lyrics Struck Off
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Fraud:

Government: Accounting exec earned leniency in Madoff case
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Ex-HomeGold exec Sheppard to make new bid for parole
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Ninth Circuit Quashes Ex-NHL Owner Pocklington’s Jail Sentence
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Economy:

Service sector growth ticks higher in June: ISM survey
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Consumer spending flat in June
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Good Luck Finding a Place to Hide as Global Markets Crumble
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The economic spasm that could overshadow Greece
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America's fiscal history since 1948 illustrated in one beautiful chart
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54% of American adults living with friends or relatives plan to move out within a year
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A 'paid friend' of the 1% reveals what it's really like
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10 Worst States for Making a Living
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Housing the second half of 2015 not so hot
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AIG v. FRBNY in the Crosshairs It's time to rethink Fannie and Freddie in light of AIG
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Here’s the team that caused the Detroit foreclosure crisis
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Corpse found in $1M San Francisco house for sale
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RBS to Pay $13 Billion as Settlement in MBS Case?
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Here are the top 10 rental markets for real estate investors
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Municipalities:

U.S. court upholds ruling against Puerto Rico bankruptcy law, slams exclusion
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Puerto Rico's Precarious Position Isn't So Unusual
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Obama Urged to Convene Crisis Group Over Puerto Rico’s Debt
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Puerto Rico Debt Crisis: Hillary Hedges, Other Presidential Candidates Support Bankruptcy Option
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Puerto Rico’s Chances of Bankruptcy Look Weak to Credit Suisse
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Athens on the Caribbean
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How Puerto Rico’s 'death spiral' is affecting everyday life • Crisis in Puerto Rico Causes Exodus to the U.S. ‘Promised Land’
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Vulture Funds Have Puerto Rico Cornered
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Investors Pull Most Cash From Muni Funds in 18 Months on Puerto Rico Headlines
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Some Puerto Ricans, discouraged by financial crisis, plan to move off island
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Puerto Rico Bonds No More in Favor with Investors
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Atlantic City is going back to non-gambling attractions
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The economic divide is wide in these communities
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Oil/Gas:

Oil crushed as correction gains momentum • The 5 big reasons for oil’s dramatic price plunge • Greece And Iran Provide One-Two Punch To Oil Prices • Oil rises after huge selloff, outlook weak
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Technip to lay off 6,000 workers
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Primera Energy owner remains defiant in bankruptcy court hearing
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SandRidge - Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here 2.0
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Denver oil company to study ' strategic alternatives '
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Corporate Reform:

SEC’s clawback proposal leaves a big loophole
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Politics:

Donald Trump deletes tweet attacking rival Jeb Bush’s Mexican wife • Trump doubles down • Fact Check: The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time." • Supporters Keep Trump in Business
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Christie Doubles Down on Gutting Social Security and Medicare
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The Thug Running Maine
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Federal Judge: Senator Ted Cruz is not fit to be President
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Healthcare:

Children's makes $1M payment to UMC
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County plans on making filing in Children's Hospital bankruptcy case on Wednesday
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National company acquires Kendallwood Hospice
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Here are the most and least obese states in America
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Convenience Stores:

Convenience store operator Gas-Mart USA files bankruptcy petition
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Personal Finance:

The 11 worst money mistakes to make in your 30s
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Education:

NYMA submits reorganization plan
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Financial Advisors:

CA: Investment firm Blue Companies seeks bankruptcy protection as some investors demand cash
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Banking:

HSBC fires staff over sick 'team building' video
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Aviation:

US airports claim Gulf carriers causing 'devastating consequences'
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Food/Beverage:

We Tried to Spend $50 at 100 Montaditos. We Failed.
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Celebs:

Judge to ex-billionaire: 'Where's the money?'
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Paterson welding artisan, renovator of Stature of Liberty, filed for bankruptcy
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Teresa Giudice Update: 'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Star Posed With Family To Mark Sixth Month in Jail
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Electricity:

Texas AG calls out attorney in Energy Future bankruptcy • AG’s office tells EFH bankruptcy lawyer to curb ‘insinuations’
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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 (31 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:

(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 Reform:

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It: ABI Commission Recommends No Change To Judicial Valuation
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SCOTUS:

SCOTUS asked to hear case involving bankruptcy sanctions against tribe
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Jurisdiction:

Narrow Means Narrow
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Personal Bankruptcy:

CD CA: Are Voluntary Retirement Contributions Deductible When Computing Net Disposable Income in Chapter 13?
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TBTF:

Biggest U.S. Banks Would Sell Off Brokerage Units in Bankruptcy
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Fed and FDIC Release Public Portions of Banks' Living Wills • Bank living wills reveal Wall St victims • U.S. banks post detailed crisis plans to avoid breakup threat • Big U.S. Banks Refile 'Living Wills' After Regulatory Rebuke
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Auto Racing:

Motor racing-Lotus F1 team have winding-up petition adjourned
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Telecoms:

Nortel U.S., Bondholders Lose Bid to Overturn Cash Ruling
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Resorts:

Baha Mar bankruptcy hits snag in Bahamian Supreme Court • Mitchell Says Bankruptcy Filing Was 'Act Of Unfairness' • Baha Mar Workers Rally In Support Of Developers
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Mining:

Molycorp gets interim bankruptcy financing as negotiations with creditors continue
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Sovereigns:

Greece has additional anti-vulture legal shield
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UK:

The UK's manufacturing sector just did the exact opposite of what George Osborne wants
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Rolls-Royce shares are still cratering
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EU:

The euro will be stuck with austerity unless it learns to embrace democracy
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Greek Crisis is Undermining the Philosophy of a United Europe
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PIIGS:

Athens stock market to remain closed until Wednesday • New Greek Finance Minister Thrown Into the Hot Seat - • Last chance • Yanis Varoufakis says Greece is being 'fiscally waterboarded' • Euro falls as markets await Greek news • Greece’s ‘no’ vote portends chaos and pain • ECB turns up the pressure on Greek banks • Greek Speak: A guide to the country's debt crisis lexicon • The Catharsis of a Greek Exit • Europe could discuss cutting Greek debt - Germany's Gabriel • Not Time for New Bailout Talks, Germany Says • 'Few changes' in new Greek proposals: German media • Juncker: 'We will not reach a deal with Greece today' • 'Grimbo' may lead to Grexit but after a potentially long period, Citi analysts say
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European Central Bank opts not to expand funds for flailing Greek banks • Germany Stays Tough on Debt Relief for Greece • The ECB just tightened the screws on Greece • Greek banks are running out of money • ECB maintains Greek banks' aid, but adjusts haircuts • European Central Bank’s Nowotny: If Greece Misses Payment, Funds Will Be Cut Off • After ‘no’ vote, punishment begins in Greece • Greece Just Taught Capitalists A Lesson About What Capitalism Really Means • Here’s Greece’s big fear after ‘No’ vote: Official • Germany sees no reason to restart talks • Merkel says door for talks remains open • Piketty: Germany has no standing to lecture • Greece ‘48 Hours Away From Unrest’ • Predictions on what lies ahead for Greece: Experts • Greece does not mark the end of the euro debacle, merely the beginning • The European Union is dying before our eyes • New Greek finance minister is a change of style, not substance • A huge shift in who owns Greek stocks • Robert Shiller's shocking call: Buy Greek stocks! • Fear and trepidation in Athens' Beverly Hills • How one Greek village voted for the unknown • Jubilation in Syntagma tinged with fear • Greece, the non-obvious lesson of a crisis • Greek citizens: 'It's like being in a war without weapons' • Barclays' Chief U.S. Economist Thinks The Spillover Risk Of Grexit 'Is Contained At This Point In Time' • A Corpse Can't Carry Out Reform in Greece. Here's What Can. • Bill Gross: 'We are in the eye of the hurricane' with Greece • Greece's Problems Explained in Six Charts • Debt Relief Should Be Greece's Parting Gift • Wilbur Ross: Greece is a Kabuki show, not a tragedy
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Like Greece, Italy needs to leave euro: Grillo • IMF: Italy's Renzi Needs to Push Forward With Deeper Reforms • Italy Amends Bankruptcy Act and Other Laws to Facilitate Restructurings and Reinforce Creditors’ Rights
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Spain tries to avoid being Europe’s next Greece
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Fewer bankruptcies as Spain emerges from economic slump
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Portugal not associated with Greece's financial troubles: official
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Canada:

Halifax Rainmen files for bankruptcy, months after championship forfeit • Halifax basketball team files for bankruptcy • ‘We did everything we could have done’
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Man is arrested in law firm bombing; Winnipeg police warn lawyers to watch for suspicious packages
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MENA:

UAE moves towards enacting new insolvency law • UAE approves bankruptcy law decriminalizing bounced checks
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China:

China's stockmarket crash
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Over 20% of China stocks now in trading halt
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China Brokers Dust Off Wall Street Playbook From 1929 Crash
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Wild ride in markets hits Beijing's credibility
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China's desperate attempts to control the stock market will end badly
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El-Erian: Keep a close eye on Chinese stocks
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Here's the 21-day, 42% plunge on 'China's Nasdaq,' the ChiNext Index
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'The Great Fall of China' is hitting other markets
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