Law:
Average partner at Paul Weiss earns $3.85M; tops list of 17 financially outperforming firms
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Who says you need a law degree to practice law?
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‘Quite a surprise’ in increased number of LSAT test takers --- Small LSAT Spike Doesn't Mean Law School Slump Is Over
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Legal Ed Section’s council approves change in reporting of school-funded jobs
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Business of Law
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Former Sidley partner who faked $69K in cab receipts is suspended
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Deloitte sued for $384m in document reviewer class action
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How To Pitch Your Legal Services To Startups
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Quinn Emanuel’s New Marketing Initiative --- John Quinn: Marketing Is A Lawyer’s Job
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Lewis Brisbois raids Kutak Rock to open in Wichita; 8 of 9 lawyers join the Los Angeles firm
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Partner Profits Soar at Winston & Strawn
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Harvard Prof: Law Firms Must Integrate Partners, Institutionalize Clients
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Latham Leader: Be Honest If It’s A Body Blow
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Law Firm Infected by Cryptolocker Variant
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Morgan Lewis Makes Bold Push Back Into Asia
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Why Are Women Not Leading in Law Firms?
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From Lateral to Chairwoman in Eight Years at Crowell & Moring
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Cultivating Big Law Diversity
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London firms in 'do or die' warning over women
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Law students combat anti-Semitic incidents at Emory
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Science says these 9 tactics will help you win any argument
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David Marcus and Michael Aiello discuss growing client relationships --- Jones Day's Bob Profusek discusses changing client relationships
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Why Two “Old Lawyers” Didn’t Want to Leave the Law
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Brown: Law School Without Borders
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What Happened to the Law School Class of 2010?
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6 Easy Ways For Firms To Cut Costs
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Blackberry Launches More Secure Tablet
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5 somewhat secret things you didn’t know your iPhone could do
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20 stupid grammar mistakes that even smart people make
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29 things that high-achieving people never do
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Can Robert Durst’s Comments Become Evidence Against Him? --- The damning evidence HBO uncovered about a real-estate heir accused of murder --- What Robert Durst’s Lawyer Thought About The Jinx’s Shocking Finale
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BigLaw partner harassed by negligence lawyer
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State AG is investigating prison searches of lawyers wearing underwire bras
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Family sues BigLaw firm, says ex-partner funneled $60M from its trusts
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Judges:
The Story of Creation (of the Law)
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Study: Supreme Court's Not as Liberal as People Think
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Wall Street:
US stocks to open lower in pull back ahead of housing data
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Stocks Rally into the Close Ahead of FOMC Meeting
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Bull market is ‘closer to the end’
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Robo-advisors are making Wall Street's trillion dollar money managers nervous
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:
Versa wins auction bid for troubled retailer Wet Seal --- Philly turnaround firm plans to buy bankrupt, shrunken Wet Seal store chain
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Religion:
Aptly-named megachurch pastor seeks donations for $65M jet
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Where'd cemetery money go? asks priest who wants $7.8 million accounted for
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Education:
M&A world could teach niche US colleges
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Free the Corinthian 15 -- And 41 Million Other Student Debtors
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6 Situations That Could Wipe Out Your Student Loan Debt
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A Simple Chart That Explains Why College Tuition Is Going Up
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Virginia state senator questioning legality of closing Sweet Briar College
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NYMA closing for three days due to bankruptcy
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The income gap on college graduation is shocking — but not as bad as I thought
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Pensions:
PBGC Finds Holes in Safety Net for Multiemployer Plans
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Buying a Troubled Co. With Pension Overhang: Must You Pay More for Certainty?
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Pension cuts for some retirees allowed in new spending bill
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Autos:
Lawyers Say Documents Show GM 'Fraud' and Cover-Up
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Family of GM Ignition-Switch Victim Settles for More Than $5 Million
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Many Buyers for Subprime Auto Loan Bundle
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PNC Provides $150MM ABL in Chassix Holdings DIP Financing
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Environmental:
Ex-Freedom owner pleads guilty in chemical spill case
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Celebs:
Ex-NFL player left out in the cold after $2 million award
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Sports:
Is Obama proposal the end of taxpayer-subsidized sports stadiums?
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Shipping:
No Sale of OW Bunker Despite 7 Suitors
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OW Bunker Trustees to Fight Banks in Court over $71M Claim
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Economy:
Weak US factory data suggest softer economic growth --- Factory Cutbacks in February Held Back U.S. Growth --- Treasurys rally after weak industrial-production and housing-market data
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There are zero reasons for the Fed to raise interest rates --- First rate hike now expected in August: survey --- ‘Hell will break loose’ if the Fed loses its patience --- Stock futures dip as FOMC jitters seep in
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Why the Fed meeting could create fireworks
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The surging dollar is crushing North American corporations
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This could be the soaring dollar’s next victim
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The US government 'improperly' spent $125 billion last year
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Obama: Think more about the economy, war and peace and less about weed
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New York state manufacturing index falls in March - NY Fed
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Cars may drag on GDP growth for first time in nearly four years
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Job gains continued in January; unemployment rate unchanged
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EIA: Electricity prices rose at fastest rate in six years in 2014
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Hedge fund manager: It's a 'truly scary time'
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These black swans pose biggest threats
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
US NAHB Housing Market Index slips 2 points in March to 53 --- Home builder confidence falls for third straight month
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Urban Institute: Freddie Mac won't need another bailout
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Man facing foreclosure sets house on fire, fakes bomb to keep firefighters away
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Has the luxury home market peaked?
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What you can rent for $3,500 a month in San Francisco
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Municipalities:
Detroit City Council pay raise vehemently opposed
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Why Jefferson County still pays millions to lawyers for a bankruptcy that ended in 2013
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Pension Fight Comes to a Head in Memphis
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San Bernardino defends CalPERS payment plan in bankruptcy
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Desert Hot Springs, police union lawsuit drains budget
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New Jersey, Pennsylvania Drag Down U.S. Average for Pension Funding
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Chicago Update: What Inquiring Minds Want to Know? Who is Going to be Mayor?
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Healthcare:
Prime still interested in Daughters of Charity purchase
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Under Obamacare, America's uninsured rate has fallen 35 percent
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Oil/Gas:
Tues. A.M.: Brent falls below $54 to reverse earlier gains as glut worries drag --- US oil prices under pressure after hitting six-year low
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Mon. P.M.: Oil plunges to a 6-year low. Is $30 a barrel next? --- Crude falls to lowest point since 2009 in early trading --- How Low Can Oil Go? --- The US oil bust just got worse --- Misleading IEA Statement Sends Oil Prices Crashing
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Merged Houston energy company to fight default claims
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Rig count keeps falling
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Oil could tumble 10% this week
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Must Oil collapse will hit the Gulf, but don't panic
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Crude oil below $45: Who you gonna call? Probably your energy lawyer
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A Saudi oil adviser thinks the oil price is going higher
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OPEC Warns U.S. Oil Boom Could Be Over by Year-End --- OPEC expects U.S. oil production to fall in late 2015
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Late Friday, the US government proposed what looks like a stealth bailout of the oil industry
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This signals more oilfield mergers may coming
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Why another big drop in oil could pull down the whole S&P 500
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Iran nuclear deal could make oil even cheaper
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Private Equity and US Shale: Playing The Long Game
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Awards:
Patrick Hughes of Haynes and Boone Inducted to 26th Class of American College of Bankruptcy Fellows
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Fraud:
Court appearance delayed in ZeekRewards case
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Stamp Farms trio indicted on fraud charges
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Rennert's bill in Hamptons estate case rises to $200M+ --- Ira Rennert slammed with more than $200M in fines
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Photography:
Rolleiflex Camera Factory On The Block
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Derivatives:
Negative CDS? Not Impossible, Citi Poll Finds
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Lehman:
Ernst & Young Settles Lehman Suits With New Jersey, California Municipalities
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Coal:
These Coal Tycoons Aim To Be The Last Ones Standing
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Television:
Apple is going to launch a TV service this fall that could kneecap cable
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Currency:
World Bitcoin Association files for bankruptcy
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Asset Protection:
Few Business Owners Have Asset Protection Plans, But They Probably Should
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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 (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (16 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:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Senate bill would waive student loans in bankruptcy
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Cross-Border:
US Bankruptcy Court Declines to Grant Comity to Mexican Labor Board’s Decision
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Holidays:
Why St Patrick was an Insolvency Litigator :)
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Litigation:
3 Perspectives On Preparing Witnesses
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When Considering TAR, It's Never Too Late
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How Do You Handle 500 Truckloads of Emails
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Stay Clear of Form Preservation Letters
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Move Your Discovery Onto a Smarter Path
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Investigations:
Altegrity Gets Final OK on Bankruptcy Finance, Lender Pact
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Insurance:
Court Rules No D&O Insurance Coverage for Civil Theft Jury Verdict
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Gambling:
Ruling Limits Options for Atlantic City's Revel Casino
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More Complications Face Caesars in CEOC Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Politics:
Leading Lobbyist Bankrupt: Owes Over $10 Mil
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Weather:
Greedy Californians are almost out of water
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Sovereigns:
Griesa rejects Citi 'stay' plea for bond payments
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Argentina Default No Longer Foreign Affair as Refuge Endangered
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Restructuring a Sovereign Bond Pari Passu Work-Around: Can Holdout Creditors Ever Have Equal Treatment?
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Argentina: Bonds to repay debt?
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Argentina's Debt Situation Is Unsustainable
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Katherine the Great vs the activist investors
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UK:
Clifford Chance embarrassed by MP comments on bank report
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Care homes facing bankruptcy because of council squeeze
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EU:
Investors Turn to Stocks as European-Bond Returns Fall
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Europe car sales grow for 18th consecutive month
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PIIGS:
Germany and Greece: A couple in need of counseling
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Germany wants to kick Greece out of the eurozone
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Greek, German tensions rise amid swearing claims
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Irish Recovery a Model for Greece, Say Analysts
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Spanish Stock Regulator Takes Control Of Banco De Madrid Broker Interdin And Freezes Client Accounts --- Withdrawals rush prompts Andorra bank clampdown --- Andorra moves to contain money-laundering scandal
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Canada:
The Sale of Litigious Rights in an Insolvency Context – A Civil Law Approach
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Target says it considered Canadian windup in September, didn't decide for months
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If health care is free in Canada, why can't this woman afford surgery?
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Austria:
Auditor EY defends Hypo Alpe Adria role
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Germany:
German Investor Confidence Increases Less Than Forecast
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Africa:
Zimbabwe national airline seeks $260 mln capital injection
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Air Zimbabwe is bankrupt --- Air Zimbabwe Broke, Requires US$600 Million Bailout
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Brazil:
Brazilian protesters are calling for something downright scary
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Oleo e Gas suspends payment to OSX for Brazil oil-production ship
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The Petrobras soap opera
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Ukraine:
Russia not ready to restructure Ukraine's debt - FinMin
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Andorra:
Andorra, another little country with big banking troubles
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Cyprus:
As Cyprus recovers from banking crisis, deep scars remain
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