Law:
Associate Bonus Watch: Furious Associates At A Major Law Firm
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Layoff Watch: Almost 50 Partners And Staff — But Not Associates — Let Go At A Leading Law Firm
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Firms of the future must orbit around the client
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ATL March Madness Elite Eight: Which Perk Do You Want From Your Firm?
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Today’s Tech: How A Solo Lawyer Uses Web-Based Technology During Mediations
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This Entrepreneur Nearly Lost His Company. Here’s How Litigation Finance Helped Him Fight Back
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Squire Patton Boggs Shows Stable Revenue Per Lawyer After Merger
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Slaughter and May goes crazy and makes up four partners
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Kirkland's Performance Accelerates in 2014
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Person of interest in DLA lawyer's slaying is likely a woman, police say; widow asks public for help
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How California law school job placement rates compare
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Gender Disparities in Law School Participation Remain
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Cooley: Come On In, The Water's Great!
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Ex-Kaye Scholer Associate Files $21 Million Bias Suit
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Report: DOJ is investigating mental-health screening of bar applicants by Florida’s top court
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Plea deal rejected for 3 partners in claimed DUI set-up of opposing trial counsel
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Comings and Goings
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Why the iPad business is cratering, in one chart
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For Law Firms, Web Design Can’t Be an Afterthought
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Can You Troll For Clients On Twitter?
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How to buy the right glasses for your face
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Receiver appointed for law firm $10M in debt; loans taken out by partner before suicide contested
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‘Obsessively frugal’ lawyer leaves $3.3M to Skid Row charities
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Lawyer’s proposed gay death penalty is ‘reprehensible,’ says state AG in bid to stop ballot process
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The Legal Ethics (Or Lack Thereof) Of Better Call Saul
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NSA Documents: Israel Intelligence Service a Key Threat, Hostile Player to US
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Bomb threat at courthouse halts Aaron Hernandez murder trial
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Parents Must Sign Permission Slip Before Kids Can Eat Oreos
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The Strange Story of Bowe Bergdahl
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Judges:
Michigan woman is charged in alleged death threats against federal judge, prosecutor
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Judge Gets Poetic
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Wall Street:
U.S. Stock -Index Futures Decline Before GDP, Confidence Reports • Stock futures point to fifth day of losses
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The working class is all but dead on Wall Street
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Personal Finance:
Social Security will barely cover your health costs
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How to opt out of everything from credit card offers to group texts
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7 things to do if you're stumped in a job interview
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Telecoms:
LightSquared plan to repay Dish chairman goes before U.S. judge • Bankruptcy judge says to approve LightSquared bankruptcy exit plan • LightSquared Wins Approval to Exit Three-Year Bankruptcy • Plan pays off Dish's Ergen in cash, puts company in control of Fortress, Centerbridge
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Education:
Largest for-profit university in US loses hundreds of thousands of students • Cutting Class: the University of Phoenix Has Lost Half Its Students in the Last Five Years
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Pension:
A Pension For Trouble
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Marijuana:
U.S. trustee to appeals panel: Just say no to marijuana bankruptcy
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Golf:
Malibu Golf Club Closed
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Celebs:
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Deal for American Sniper’s Widow
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Former Dallas billionaire Sam Wyly preps for first mass auction of his art collection
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Stars are just like us! They have student debt
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Corporate Reform:
Is the SEC Rewarding Attorneys for Blowing the Whistle on Clients?
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Politics:
FactChecking Ted Cruz
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Wall Street wants to withhold campaign donations to Senate Democrats because they're upset with Elizabeth Warren
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Healthcare:
Last breath: The final days of North Adams Regional
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Doctors Medical Center to pull plug next month
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Private Equity:
Private equity firms fear debt crackdown
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Aviation:
The Germanwings co-pilot had a history of depression and recently split up with his fiancée • Lufthansa knew about killer pilot’s depression • Germanwings Co-Pilot Had Medical Condition • Co-pilot crashed plane on purpose • Germanwings could face enormous legal liabilities in the crash that killed 150 people • Crash Leaves Lufthansa Wide Open to US Litigation • Airline pilots don't regularly have their mental health assessed • Germanwings Crash: How the Co-Pilot Kept the Captain Out of the Cockpit • The captain of the Germanwings plane reportedly tried to break into the cockpit with an axe • Lufthansa CEO: 'stunned' that co-pilot deliberately crashed Germanwings plane • The disturbing history of pilots who deliberately crash their own planes • Airlines to Require 2 Crew Members in Cockpit at All Times
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Economy:
Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline to Lowest Level in Five Weeks • Jobless data signal confidence among businesses • US jobs, services sector data point to growth rebound
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U.S. economy is about to pull out of this slump
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Kansas City Fed: Regional Manufacturing Activity Declined in March
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Economic Gains Boost Lender Confidence and Increase Credit Availability in Third Quarter
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Here's what House Republicans' balanced budget plan actually does • House Budget Slashes Medicare to Boost Money for War
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The Fed’s five-year plan to get back to ‘normal’
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Fed Lowers Target For 2016 But Ready To Start Raising Rates This Year
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Why the Fed Will Have to Do More Than Just Raise Interest Rates
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Fed’s Lockhart Says Dollar Rise Becoming More of an Issue for Fed
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Here's where Americans are moving to and from
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Most Think They Pay Right Amount of Taxes
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50%: Middle Class Kids Don't Graduate College
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America's income inequality problem looks a bit exaggerated
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Fewer Americans are getting disability benefits
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Thomas Piketty Says Labor’s Share of Income is Declining, But is It?
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States with the most job openings for college grads
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19 high-paying jobs for people who don't like stress
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93 percent of nurses are women — and the 7 percent who are men still make more money
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Buffett pal Charles Munger: Consumers screwed
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States with the most job openings for college grads
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall With 30-Year Average at 3.69%
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Shaky housing market about to get even shakier
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These are the cities where workers are getting priced out of the housing market • The cities where salaries are keeping up with housing prices — and where they’re not
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Suburban sprawl is stifling the US economy
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Too bad wages aren't rising as fast as home prices
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Municipalities:
Mayor Mike Duggan (Along With Kevyn Orr) Named One Of The "World's Greatest Leaders" • Only one elected U.S. official makes this year’s ‘world’s greatest leaders’ list
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Bankrupt San Bernardino reveals details of deal with Calpers
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Puerto Rico's PREPA meets creditors; new financing offered
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The odds get worse in Atlantic City, with another warning from Wall Street • Emergency manager report prompts Moody's - again - to warn of possible default for Atlantic City • Atlantic City Could Default, Warns Rating Agencies •
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Atlantic City emergency manager doesn't recommend a bankruptcy filing
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IL: Panel weighs municipal bankruptcy; other options available, some witnesses say
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Missed pension payments sink DPS deeper in debt
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Census: Houston, Dallas only two metro areas to add more than 100,000 people
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David Wallace files for bankruptcy • Former Sugar Land mayor files for bankruptcy , sued by city of Joplin • Joplin Sues Company That Fell Short On Downtown Waco Project
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Oil/Gas:
Oil and Gas Decline Fuels Restructuring Work
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Vulnerable Oil Producers Tap Restructuring Advisors To Negotiate With Lenders
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Big Oil retreats further as Chevron dumps $3.5 bln Aussie business
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Some Energy Companies Find the Going Tough
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The six oilfield services providers poised to prosper as the energy business rebounds
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Oil Junk Bond Rally Is Missing One Key Part of Production Chain
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Buckle up! Oil 'could fall to $30' say trading pros
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Oil Markets Blow Yemen Crisis Out Of Proportion
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High Debt, Low Cash: Potential Oil Firms For Sale
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Crude falls as Yemen conflict escalates
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Frac sand exec to slumping oil producers: You’re not going to drill your way out of this
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Report: Drilling activity could rebound as service costs fall
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Barclays: The bottom is not in for oil prices
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Why zero growth is best for Houston energy companies
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Energy Department study: Shale won’t last, Arctic drilling needed now
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Canada: Oilpatch Recovery a Long Way Out
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Trustee in oil company's bankruptcy claims land grab conspiracy in federal lawsuit
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Retailing:
New Lender Challenge Could End RadioShack's Chance of Survival
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RadioShack's 'Dog Eat Dog' Bankruptcy
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Standard General wins RadioShack auction, but legal fight goes on
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RadioShack to Fight for Standard General Takeover
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RadioShack rescue deal dogged by fights, demands for new auction • Bankruptcy hearing could decide fate of RadioShack
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Sprint plan to operate in RadioShack stores hits snag
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RadioShack’s Future Comes Down To Saving Jobs Or Raising Cash For Lenders
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GameStop sees decrease in Q4 sales but remains optimistic • GameStop shares are getting whacked after earnings miss expectations
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Gambling:
Nevada casino regulators scold Caesars for bankruptcy
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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 (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (118 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)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Napa bankruptcies drop to lowest level in 7 years
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Discharge:
Eleventh Circuit Approves Non-consensual Third-party Releases in Chapter 11 Plan
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Avoidance Actions:
Fifth Circuit Holds Payments by Ponzi Scheme for Services Avoidable under Texas UFTA for Lack of Value to Creditors
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Venue:
“Life is Full of Tough Choices”: Sixth Circuit Considers Interplay Between Change of Venue and Choice of Law Rules.
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TBTF:
Fed, FDIC Give MetLife Six-Month Extension on 'Living Will'
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Electricity:
Energy Future Holdings bondholders rebuffed
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Non-Profits:
FEGS bankruptcy holds lessons for other nonprofits
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Consumer Finance:
The payday industry’s money-making model is coming to an end
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Household Debt Is a National Crisis
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Autos:
GM Bankruptcy Shield in Doubt as Judge Mulls Ending Bar on Ignition Suits
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UAW: Some Parts Workers on Poverty Wages
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Privacy:
RadioShack Customer Data Sale Is More Common Than You Think - Bankruptcy Insiders Say Customer Data Is Almost Always Included in Assets for Auction
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Attorneys General Vow to Defend RadioShack’s 117 Million Consumers
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Shoppers' personal info not part of RadioShack sale: ombudsman
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Finance:
Fischer: Nonbank financial sector less vulnerable
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Fraud:
Jury finds ex-San Francisco bank executive guilty of fraud
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Sovereigns:
Kicillof warns of a ‘scam’ in Citigroup debt payment deal
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European clearing houses close trading bridges on Argentine law bonds
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Default Threat Haunts Ukraine Investors
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EU:
ECB loans data suggest QE is working
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Angela Merkel is the biggest threat to Europe's recovery
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PIIGS:
Greek PM outlines Priorities of New Government
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Greece optimistic on deal with euro area next week • Greece to present reforms package to eurozone by Monday to avoid bankruptcy • Greek crisis nears a turning point
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Greece 'in a corner' as Europe blocks payment
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Greek Bank Deposits Plunge to 10-Year Low
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Is The ECB Right To Play Hardball With Greece?
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O'Donnell says bank harassed her family
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Canada:
Bootlegger, Cleo owner enters bankruptcy amid retail sector upheaval
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France:
France's zombie economy is missing out on Europe's recovery
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Germany:
Retention of Title Agreements as Creditor Protection Against Insolvent German Customers
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Austria:
ECB queries banks on Austria exposure after Hypo move: sources
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Belarus:
Russia says to restructure loans to Belarus
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Japan:
Japan's economy is back to square zero
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Andorra:
Andorra to create 'bad bank' to group BPA toxic assets
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