Law:
Survey: Firm Leaders Say Overcapacity Is Hurting Profitability
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Survey: Most Law Firms Losing Business to Corporate Legal Departments
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The Big 4 Are Putting Down Roots in the Legal Sector
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Judge says Facebook has right to sue DLA Piper and other firms for representing now-fugitive Ceglia • More Bad News For DLA Piper And Milberg
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Jay Goffman: There's No Easy Solution on Student Loans • Student loan payments swamp borrowers • J. Scott Victor: Universities’ Sweet Student Loan Deal Must End • Lisa Donahue: Fix the Root Problem—Rising Education Costs
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Think Harvard law grads are more likely to stay in law practice than others? 28% ditched legal jobs
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Harvard Study: Wage Gap for Women Worsened Over 30 Years • Harvard Study: Women Lawyers Work More Than Men
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For Women in Law, Flexibility Can Help Break Barriers
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Elizabeth Wurtzel on Working at Boies Schiller
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GC: Stop Talking About Your Firm, Tell Me About Ours
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Law school with goal of making legal education affordable has $3.8M deficit
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Biglaw Could Use Some Gorgeous Yale Law Grads Who Are Also Bestselling Authors
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Lawyer accused of lying about malpractice coverage is disbarred by consent
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Why Excel Is The Best Illustration Program You Own
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Looking at Law in the New Tech Era
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2 lawyers and paralegal take Fifth; name partner says he didn’t direct DUI setup of trial opponent
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The Monster In The Three-Button Suit: Why You Should Worry More About Your Colleagues Than A Villain In The Bushes
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Who Will Take Care Of Your Clients When You Can’t?
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State bars may be affected by SCOTUS antitrust case; public interest groups want review by state AGs
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NFL fines Patriots $1M, eliminates 2 draft picks, suspends QB Tom Brady 4 games for ‘Deflategate’ • Tom Brady merchandise sales instantly double • Brady Refused to Show Investigators Cell Phone
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When A Lawyer Becomes A Criminal
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Sales exec claims she was fired for removing app that allowed boss to track her 24/7
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Man Kills Imaginary Friend, Turns Self In, Takes World's Saddest Mug Shot
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So Much for Zimmerman's Fresh Start to Life
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Grandmother from Hell
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Kids Think Lawyers Are Real A-*****
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Judges:
BK SD TX: David R. Jones appointed Chief Bankruptcy Judge
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Wife of appellate judge charged with threatening him in effort to get son-in-law arrested
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Review: The Originalist
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Tilting at Windmills: Justices Preside Over Mock Trial of Don Quixote
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor: 'If You've Read Our Decisions, You Know We Can be Nasty'
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Wall Street:
U.S. Index Futures Signal S&P 500 Will Rebound From Two-Day Drop
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Wall Street pares early losses as US Treasuries rebound
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Layoffs:
National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Mining:
Apollo Said to Lead Group Seeking Control of Bankrupt Miner
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Magnetation's uncertain future trickles down to creditors
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Politics:
Chris Christie Offers Plan to Aid the Middle Class
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Warren: Who is writing the TPP? • Sen. Warren On The 'Tilted Process' Of Asia Trade Bill • Feud with Warren breaks open amid ‘fast track’ vote
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Banking:
Jury sides against Wells Fargo, awards St. Louis County woman $77 million
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Education:
Lawyers for Students of Defunct Corinthian to Meet with Trustee
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Bill Proposes Ban on Tuition Clawbacks in Bankruptcy
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SEC alleges fraud by ITT Educational Services
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Sweet Briar College Bids Goodbye, But Denies Whistleblower's Fraud Allegations
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Q&A: Struggling private colleges' options to skirt bankruptcy
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Veterans stranded after using GI Bill at defunct for-profit college
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Arizona is No. 1 in College Cuts, Tuition Hikes
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Guns:
Colt extends deadline on deeply distressed bond swap as just 5% join
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Religion:
Adelman invites mediation over archdiocesan cemetery trust
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Environmental:
Freedom proposes additional money for cleanup
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Gambling:
Revel papers claim shutting off casino power puts lives at risk
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Caesars Palace could face up to $20 million in federal fines
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Rail:
5 Killed as Amtrak Train Derails in Philadelphia
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The Twilight of American Trains
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Economy:
Americans quit jobs at rapid clip in March
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The U.S. economy has left behind 20 million of us
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This is what $11.85 trillion worth of household debt looks like • US household debt levels held back by cautious consumers
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Fed's Williams argues for earlier rate hike
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7 Years Since Meltdown: Still Easing Like Crazy
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US workers miss billions in retirement matches: study
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The Horrible Truth About Your Retirement
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The popping of this bubble poses a 'huge risk'
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Robots Threaten These 8 Jobs
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The Secret Truth About Income Inequality
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
MBA: It keeps getting easier to get a mortgage
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Weekly mortgage applications fall 3.5% as rates rise
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Student debt doesn't keep new grads from mortgages
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New York Fed: Fewest foreclosures on credit reports since 1999
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RBS facing substantial US damages claim over mis-sold mortgage bonds
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Ocwen files 2014 yearly report without “going concern” qualification
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Commercial Real Estate and the Broader US Economy: What Me, Worry?
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Is REO on the Rise in Washington?
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Tampa Bay still high in foreclosures, but delinquencies lower
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Municipalities:
Rauner's Illinois Pension Fix Depends on Three Sizable Ifs
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No Evading Illinois Pension Woes
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Moody's drops Chicago's credit rating to 'junk'
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Calpers' Pension Hammer Forces Judge Into 'Unfair' Bond Ruling • CalPERS wins ruling in San Bernardino bankruptcy
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Illinois' Pension Crisis Continues With Court's Ruling
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Oil, Politics Pave Path Toward $9 Billion Default in Puerto Rico
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Save the Pensions: No Sudden Moves, Please
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Saving America's 'worst city for business'
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The 10 Richest Cities in America
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Coal:
Patriot Coal Is Back in Bankruptcy • Hopes to sell ‘substantially all’ assets • Patriot Coal files Ch. 11 for second time; in “active” talks on sale • Patriot Coal Files for Bankruptcy Amid Commodity Price Slump • Eighteen Months Later, A Second Bankruptcy • Fitch: Patriot 2nd Chapter 11 Function of Challenging Coal Market
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Walter Energy Narrows Loss, Bankruptcy Fear Looms
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Steel:
Impact Of Bankruptcy For AK Steel's Joint Venture May Be Limited
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Oil/Gas:
Oil extends gains after US fuel stocks drop
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Oil tops $60 on weaker dollar, supply bets • Global Oil Price War Not Over Yet
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The big oil battle has just started • US shale has 'blinked' in battle against OPEC: IEA • US Shale Production to Fall Again in June
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Capitala Finance says no energy sector loans in default in Q1
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Forget OPEC, here's why Gartman's getting long oil
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$2.1 Billion Noble Deal Could Start A Trend In Shale Sector
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Loss-Laden ZaZa Raises Cash as Volatile Oil Prices Affect Industry
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Strong dollar and cheap oil are hurting U.S. economy
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Autos:
GM payments not enough for some families
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IP:
In auction for RadioShack name, bid stands at $15M
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Telecoms:
Judges craft their own formula for Nortel's $7.3 bln in cash • Judges make decision on fate of remaining US$7.3 billion of Nortel assets • Nortel Networks Corp bankruptcy judges rule on how to divide US$7 billion among warring creditors • Nortel Bankruptcy Judges Rule on Division of $7 Billion • Judges divide $7B in bankrupt Nortel assets, but is nightmare over? • Unusual rulings on Nortel assets provide some solace for pensioners
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Ergen Says LightSquared Plan Unfairly Favors Hedge Funds
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Fraud:
Fair Finance trustee reaches $35M settlement with lender
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Healthcare:
Judge Murphy Directs Hutcheson To Turn Over Disputed Emails, Documents To Erlanger
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Baby Boomers' Coming Health Crisis
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500,000 Americans spend $50K on medicine each year
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Shipping:
Korean Bulk Carrier Daebo Wins U.S. Bankruptcy Court Protection
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Retailing:
Firm asks to buy Hilo Hattie property
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Nuclear:
Everything You Hate About Washington Confirmed by One Simple Job Change
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Lehman:
Lehman Just Won't Die as London Lawsuits Delay Final Reckoning
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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 (73 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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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Sales:
Fifth Circuit Finds Undersecured Creditor Waived Right to Credit Bid
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SDNY Bankruptcy Court Denies Successor Liability Claims Against New GM for Ignition Switch Defect
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Finance:
What the Future Holds for Make-Whole Claims in Bankruptcy: Examining the Energy Future Holdings EFIH First Lien Make-Whole Decision – Part 1
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Safe Harbors:
Payments on Securitized CMBS Loan Protected by 546(e) "Securities Contract" Safe Harbor
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Recharacterization:
Oak Rock Financial District Court Addresses the Applicable Legal Standard for True Participation Agreements
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Bankruptcy Reform:
Chapter 11 Duration, Preplanned Cases and Refiling Rates: An Empirical Analysis in the Post-BAPCPA Era
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Setoff:
Court Reiterates that Debtor’s Setoff Rights Trump those of Claimant
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Plan Confirmation:
Supreme Court Nixes Debtor’s Efforts to Automatically Appeal Denial of Confirmation
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:
Standard Register drops CEO from bonus plan
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TBTF:
The Progress on Ending Too Big to Fail
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Bringing Too-Big-to-Fail Banks to Heel
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Insurance:
Florida Will Not Appeal Decision Favoring Deloitte
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Ruling Blocks Lender's Claim Against 'Political Risk' Insurer
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Weather:
The drought drama that's been a long time coming
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Student Debt:
How bad is student loan debt? This bad
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Corporate Reform:
US Set to Rip Up UBS Libor Accord
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Sovereigns:
'Argentina took the anti-vulture flag to the world' • ‘Vultures’ target country's latest bond issue • Gov't slams holdout efforts to derail Bonar 24
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Argentina Veteran Sees Ukraine Debt-Talks Risk as Deadline Looms
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Ukraine Bond Talks Take Hit as Creditors, Government Trade Blows
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UK:
First U.K. Law Firm to Sell Shares • Hopes to raise $15M in IPO
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Bank of England cuts U.K. growth forecasts
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PIIGS:
Greece Pays IMF with Emergency Funds, Says Eurozone Deal Urgent • Skeptical Greek mayors refuse to lend to near-bankrupt state • Why markets are shrugging off the Greek drama • The real sign that Greece's financial turmoil is getting worse • Greece Plans Tax Hike On Foreign Visitors • Greek Default Doesn't Spell Grexit, Renzi Adviser Says • Greeks pulling money out of banks...and spending it on cars • Why you shouldn’t worry if Greece exits eurozone
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ie: Plan to cut bankruptcy term referred to committee
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Canada:
Growing popularity of home equity lines of credit spurs debt warnings
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Average debt reaches all-time high for Alberta seniors' ages 55-70+
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France:
If Euro Disney Went Bankrupt
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Germany:
German economy slows more than expected in Q1 as trade drags
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China:
China outlook even worse than imagined: Analyst
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Australia:
insolvency cases on the rise
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Ukraine:
Ukrainian Railways declare bankruptcy
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