Law:
The 2016 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Here!
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The Law Schools That Most Goosed Their U.S. News Ranking With School-Funded Jobs
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Another amicus brief in the Heller bankruptcy appeal
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Lawyers in failed firms overestimated the importance of being smart, law dean says
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I Don’t Think I’m Making This Up
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Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
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Where are the women law firm leaders?
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Wake Up Call: O’Melveny Takes A Dive In 2014
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UK Top 100 see seven per cent growth in Q3 results
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Dentons said to be on the merger trail again - with McKenna Long
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Norton Rose Fulbright creates U.S. chief of operations role
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Best Practices in Law Firm Communications
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‘Legal Scholarship is in a Terrible State,’ Says Law Professor
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Law schools are in a death spiral. Maybe now they’ll finally change
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After indicted lawmaker seeks dismissal, due to US attorney’s remarks, Bharara dials it down
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Suit says U of Chicago law student died due to faulty equipment for diabetics
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Man accused of law student’s murder says his girlfriend was the perpetrator
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You Never Know Where Your Last Email will be Published
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Apple Watch unveiled --- 'The most advanced timepiece ever' --- It doesn't matter if the Apple Watch is useful --- Apple's new smartwatch will make it even easier for you to pay for things --- Why the Apple Watch won't make you healthier --- Why Apple's Watch will be its toughest sell yet --- The most expensive Apple Watch will start at $10,000 --- Here's Tim Cook answering all your questions about the Apple Watch --- Here's when the Apple Watch will launch and how much it will cost --- Apple finally tells us how long the Apple Watch's battery will last --- The Apple Watch: It's complicated --- Here's the problem with the Apple Watch
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5 Apple Watch apps that will help you do your job --- The 15 Apple Watch apps we're most excited to try
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How to Block Calls on Your iPhone
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Case to open against woman accused of killing granddaughter by ‘running her to death’
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Two Americans got arrested for carving their initials on the Roman Colosseum and taking a selfie
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The New Trick To Suing Your Phone Company
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Federal judge’s wife wants prayers for men who shot her husband, says don’t hate Detroit --- Shooting at Detroit home random, judge says --- Wounded judge: 'I could see him pulling the trigger'
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Posner blasts ‘excessive judicial passivity’ and ‘lackluster’ lawyering
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State judge to take over Ferguson municipal court cases
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Wall Street:
Futures tumble on Greece concerns, China data
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US stock indexes climb, steadying after a big sell-off
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Why Wall Street is Still a Problem
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Layoffs:
Aerojet to cut 10 percent of workforce
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Debt collector laying off 264
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
GM announces $5 billion buyback as Wilson exits without seat --- Does a GM Stock Buyback Plan Make Sense? --- GM's Barra Betting Her Career on Buyback
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Fitch: GM's Liquidity Sufficient for Capital Deployment Plan
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GM's Barra bets she can deliver where predecessors fell short
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American taxpayers should pay close attention to General Motors’ stock buyback
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Telecoms:
LightSquared to set aside some cash for Ergen, lenders
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Healthcare:
Fairmont General submits bankruptcy plan to judge, estimates $10 million available for debts
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Sale of Saint Catherine Medical Center is final
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CBO Cuts Estimates for Cost of Obamacare
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Palm Drive board to vote on hospital plan
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Celebs:
Teresa Giudice Prison Update: 'RHONJ' Star Melissa Gorga Says Joe Giudice Is 'Doing What He Has To Do' For His Daughters
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Education:
Mark Cuban: Here's how to fix America's crippling student debt crisis --- Mark Cuban: Sweet Briar College closing 'just the beginning' of student loan bubble
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Personal Finance:
7 clichés you should never use in a job interview
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10 career mistakes 20-somethings often make
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Soccer:
Americans interested in Parma
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Retailing:
Following Chapter 11 Filing , CACHE Launches Going-Out-of Sale --- Cache Gift Cards Expire Early Next Month
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RadioShack IP Assets For Sale
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RadioShack DIP loan nets OK; formal store-sale process OK on tap
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RadioShack Bankruptcy May Have Limited Impact on Landlords
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Why this CEO wants to save SkyMall
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American Apparel Director Said to Have Resigned From Board
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Economy:
New York Times tells Fed: wait on rate hike! --- Fed's Fisher calls for 'prompt' rate hike in final speech
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America's skyrocketing credit card debt
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Why the Prime Labor Force Participation Rate has Declined
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CBO Projection: Budget Deficit to be lower than previous forecast
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The pace of US job creation hasn't been this good in 15 years
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U.S. Consumer Credit Rises at Slowest Pace Since November 2013
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The 15 best places to work in the United States
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Housing's new worry: Repeat foreclosures return
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Cash sales drop to 35.5% of home sales
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Cities with the Fastest Increasing Home Values
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11 crazy facts about junk bond billionaire Ira Rennert's $248 million Hamptons mansion
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Cleveland Athletic Club Building fetches $3.3 million bid from lender
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Municipalities:
Congress Should Give Puerto Rico's Millennial Generation a Fair Shot
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The U.S. homeownership rate is much worse than you think
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OppenheimerFunds Sticks With Struggling Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico crisis needs more than bankruptcy tweak
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Evans orders freeze on Wayne County spending, hiring
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There are two different kinds of extreme wealth in New York City
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Restructuring Illinois’ Pension Problem
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Aviation:
The most popular private jet routes in the world
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Food/Beverage:
One of the hottest new restaurant chains has mysteriously declared bankruptcy
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McDonald's desperation mounts as burger behemoth reports lousy February --- February restaurant sales down 1.7 percent --- How the McWrap is killing McDonald's
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PACA change affects Canadian companies
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Oil/Gas:
Mon. P.M.: Goldman - This oil price rally won't last
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Everyone Is Guessing When It Comes To Oil Prices
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Hedge funds are losing faith in oil rally while inventory swells
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Downgrades, offerings add $30 billion to energy junk bonds
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Mon. A.M.: Oil rebounds from early drop on modest Cushing stock build
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Dune Energy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after Eos Petro deal terminated --- Dune Energy Falls to Oil Price Drop in New Texas Bankruptcy --- Houston’s Dune Energy seeks bankruptcy protection --- Section 363 asset sale planned
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BPZ Resources files for bankruptcy
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How Debt Has Caught Up With U.S. Shale
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This simple flow chart illustrates how low oil prices seep through the global economy
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Oil tool suppliers cut another 360 jobs in Texas
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Sasol cutting 1,500 jobs to cope with low oil
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Oil Price to Hit Corporate Accounting
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Get Ready for a Bigger Oil Shock
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Low natural gas prices aren’t reaching consumers
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$1.1 billion in fast-track funding disbursed to North Dakota communities
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Religion:
Archdiocese's Potential Fraudulent Transfer Not Protected by RFRA, First Amendment
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Court: Judge erred on Milwaukee archdiocese fund --- Court rejects Milwaukee archdiocese's bankruptcy exemption claim --- Court rules archdiocese's cemetery funds should be available to abuse victims
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Gambling:
Icahn strikes deal to keep Donald Trump's name on Taj Mahal
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Caesars narrows loss, offers little details on bankruptcy
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Some ex-Caesars employees lose retirement income because of bankruptcy
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Banking:
Why Banks Need to Go Beyond Basic Stress-Test Compliance
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Toll Roads:
Lake County commissioners vote to pursue toll road lease
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Mass Torts:
GM fund approves 7 new death claims to 64
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Corporate Governance:
Directors of Nonprofit Held Financially Liable for Relying on Incompetent Officers and Lack of Oversight
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Fraud:
Jury awards $491M in damages in prearranged funerals case
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Sports:
Ex-majority owner of Tampa Bay Storm sues law firm
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Student Debt:
Obama To Announce Student Loan Reforms As Education Department Stalls
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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 (13 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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 Statistics:
Tennessee tops in bankruptcy
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PA: Business bankruptcy filings fall in midstate in '14
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Miscellaneous:
Fifth Circuit Report: February 2015
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Spendthrift Trusts:
CA High Court Queried on Bankruptcy Issue
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Executory Contracts:
Executory Contracts – The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
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Professional Compensation:
Supreme Court considers fee applications in complex bankruptcy cases
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Making an Exit, Part II: ABI Commission Recommendations on Chapter 11 Plan Content, Voting and Exit Orders
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TBTF:
Complexity, Not Size, Determines Banks Risk to Financial System
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Litigation:
General Counsel, Law Firms Need to Get On Top of E-Discovery Trends
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Flooring:
Lumber Liquidators ' stock keeps on tumbling --- Lumber Liquidators Scandal A Short-Selling Wake-Up Call For Retailers --- Lumber Liquidators stock is getting demolished again --- Can Lumber Liquidators Save Itself?
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
New indictment in bankruptcy fraud case names father and son
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UK:
Huge turnout for funeral of insolvency specialist, businessman and sportsman Harvey Madden
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BoE says size of investment banks leaves them vulnerable to risks
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The Bank of England just explained how investment banks make their money
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Court fees rise up to 600%
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Just how far should a conveyancing solicitor go to check the seller's solvency?
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Freezing injunctions impacted by Pugachev case
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RBS warns of substantial conduct and litigation costs in 2015
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England Finally Pays Off WWI Debt
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EU:
The euro is so weak it's almost at parity with the dollar
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French industrial production jumped in January while Italy's tanked
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PIIGS:
Varoufakis Says Greece Was Never Going To Repay Its Debts; He's Right Too
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Another slap to Tsipras as the 'Troika' heads back to Athens
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The Greek Government's Bind --- Greece Told Not to Waste Time as Euro Finance Ministers Meet --- Eurogroup ends Greece discussion, ministers said progress must be made now --- Greece told to 'stop wasting time' on reforms --- Eurozone calls on Greece to come up with credible economic reforms
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EU, Greece to start technical loan talks on Wednesday
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Greek shipping tycoons take shelter behind legendary Shearman tax clause
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All of Greece's problems can be traced back to ... oil
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Chances Of Greek Euro Exit Have Not Diminished
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Former Greek FinMin deposited money overseas fearing Greece's financial instability
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ie: Banks using repossession threat to get home owners to engage --- ie: Govt accused of being in denial over mortgages --- Banks now seeking to repossess 1000 properties a month
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Portugal's loss-making Novo Banco seeks swift recovery
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Austria:
Austrian prosecutors investigate Hypo Alpe Adria's 2009 books
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Venezuela:
US declares Venezuela a threat, sanctions top officials --- Washington Gets Tired Of Venezuela's Love Affair With Conspiracy
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Venezuelan default: not likely
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China:
There's a new ticking time bomb inside China's economy
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Another domino falls in China
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MENA:
Once one of Africa’s richest countries, oil-dependent Libya spirals towards bankruptcy | Financial Post
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Ukraine:
IMF assumes Kiev will get $15.4bn from creditor talks
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