Law:
Lawyers who work the most appear least likely to regret their career choice, Indiana study finds
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Burleson's Ending Operations By End Of 2015 - About 60 Lawyers Jobless • Struggling Firm Will Close Its Doors By Year’s End, Leave All Lawyers Jobless • The Law Firm that the Slumping Energy Market Blew Up • Burleson: Size Made Firm Vulnerable
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Lawyers Commuting In Metro Areas - Getting In/Out Fast
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Law school grads are bombing the bar, and it's a sign of trouble for legal education • California’s bar pass rate is at a 29-year low; these states also saw a drop • Law Schools Are To Blame For Dizzying Drops In Bar Exam Passage Rates
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Law Firm Life Is Terrible For Your Health
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Weil Elects New Restructuring Counsel
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Bankruptcy and Real Estate Litigator Phillip Wang joins Rimon Law’s San Francisco Office as Partner
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Brownstein Hyatt closes Phoenix office
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How To Start A (Career) Revolution
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Don't Let the Grapes Sour When Lawyers Depart
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Prominent Law Prof Sanctioned For Ethics Violation
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The Law Firm Selection Guide
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Legal Tech Black Friday Edition
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Lunching with the Right Wing
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Beyond Biglaw: 3 Things Lawyers Should Be Thankful For
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UK: Job losses, falling profits and rising debt for Walkie Talkie law firm
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Lawyer Glut Continues Into 2020, Bar Passage Rates Go On Plummeting, Loan Debt 6 Figures
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9 signs you're working with a psychopath
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How to get powerful people to notice you
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Claimed ‘Harvard-educated attorney’ is neither a grad nor a lawyer, authorities say
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Lawsuit urges top state court to explain powers of AG Kathleen Kane, whose law license is suspended
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White supremacists shoot 5 Black Lives Matter activists protesting Jamar Clark’s killing in Minneapolis • Police arrest two suspects in shooting of Minnesota Black Lives Matter protesters
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The Chicago police shooting video is so different from the official story of a year ago that it looks like a cover up • Officer charged with 1st-degree murder 'abused his authority' in firing 16 shots at a teenager • Chicago Police Officer's Long History of Misconduct Complaints
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Chicago Law Partner Caught Tweeting From Federal Trial Apologizes
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As Year Ends, These Wacky Episodes Are Proof That Law is Never Dull
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Judges:
SD TX: 2015 Judicial Evaluation Results
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New courthouse nativity display puts founding fathers, Lady Liberty next to Bill of Rights in manger
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Roberts on Supreme Court's Changing Face (Beards Optional)
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Judicial Gobbledygook: The Readability of Supreme Court Writing
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Judge Busted For Litany Of Inappropriate Facebook Posts
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Judge: You Don't Care About Women's Health
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Wall Street:
Stock futures rise
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Wall Street ends higher, driven by energy amid global tension
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Hedge funds are betting billions that these 19 stocks are going down
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A sign that Wall Street is going to have a lousy Christmas
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Deutsche Bank's CEO says paying big bonuses to bankers is like giving candy to babies • The words you never thought you would hear from a big bank CEO
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Layoffs:
US Steel to Lay Off Thousands of Workers
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Expedia lays off 40 percent of Orbitz staff in Chicago
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America has lost faith in the job market
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Food/Beverage:
Judge greenlights sale of bankrupt Olga's Kitchen assets
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The 14 best New York City restaurants for eating out on Thanksgiving
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A&P sues bidder of deal gone bad
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Haggen's Plan Was Poor Even Without FTC
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Fraud:
Family Business Called a $40 Million Ponzi
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Corporate Governance:
Personnel Files and Documents Relating to "Hand-Picked" Directors Ruled Discoverable in Breach of Fiduciary Duty Action Against Private Equity Firm
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Autos:
Volkswagen may be headed for an easy fix in emission-cheating crisis
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VW’s ‘Defeat Device’: Cost and Culprit
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Takata Manipulated Testing Data
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Banking:
Bank Profits Rose to $40.4 Billion in Third Quarter, FDIC Says
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Banks Should Have Say in Tougher Stress Test, Rodgin Cohen Says
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Electricity:
Energy Future, creditors reach settlement over bankruptcy plan
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Shipping:
Pioneer Marine Plunges into Red Again
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Distressed Investing:
Debt Traders Have Few Havens Left in a Tumultuous World
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Economy:
Goldman Sachs: Lots of pain, no gain in 2016
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Consumer confidence declines again in Nov
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U.S. Economic Confidence Index Unchanged at -13
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US third-quarter GDP growth revised up to 2.1% • Inventories boost US third-quarter GDP
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Ralph Nader wrote Janet Yellen a sexist letter. Her response is a fantastic
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New agonies, alliances as Fed debates post-liftoff plan
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This economy needs ultra-low interest rates just to stay afloat
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Deutsche Bank: Larry Summers' Gloom is Right
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Global debt defaults near milestone
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Income inequality makes the rich more Scrooge-like, study finds
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Morgan Stanley: One Big Shock From Downturn
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Congress Wants Billions from Fed Piggy Bank
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Slide in Home Ownership Threatens the Dream
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
US Home Prices Jump in September by Most in More Than a Year
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Housing Prices Inch Up, No Sign Of Peak
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Bankruptcy Court Order Compelling Cessation Of Foreclosure Challenge, Surrender of Property Upheld on Appeal
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MBA: Mortgage applications drop 3.2%
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CFPB: Complaints against Ocwen are falling
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Here's the salary you have to earn to buy a home in 19 major US cities
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UBS on Worldwide Housing Bubble
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Scores of creditors affected, as Harford-based developer Clark Turner files for bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico's Dec. 1 Deadline: A Guide as Possible Defaults Loom
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Puerto Rico's Odious Debt
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New Jersey Can't Pay Its Share for Rail Tunnel, Moody's Says
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Healthcare:
Judge pulls plug on ailing Hutcheson; CEO gives up fight to save hospital
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Fighting Closure, St. Joseph Medical Center Will Submit ‘Improvement Plan’ To Feds
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Blame Obamacare for soaring drug costs: AEI
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Motion denied to delay Hutcheson layoffs for a couple weeks
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Reedley hospital pays creditors from bankruptcy
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AZ. Health Insurance Co-op to close Shop Dec 31.
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Layoffs expected at Youngstown-area Mercy Health facilities
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Politics:
Trump doubles down on waterboarding: ‘Even if it doesn’t work, they deserve it’ • 'Don't do this': Bill O'Reilly lectures Donald Trump over racial retweet • Donald Trump declares massive victory on his widely disputed claim about 9/11 • Congressman Keith Ellison rips Donald Trump for inspiring attacks against minorities • The media has no idea how to deal with Donald Trump's constant lying • The American moral emergency that is Donald Trump • Trump campaign hints ‘special interests’ behind media are hiding proof US Muslims celebrated 9/11 • Donald Trump's Real Secret To Riches: Create A Brand And License It • Trump says he can predict terrorism: 'I can feel it'
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Is Ben Carson just misunderstood?
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Ted Cruz just rocketed upward in a new Iowa poll
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Marco Rubio’s operation is relying on unprecedented dark money spending • Rubio's Right: Time for Boomers to Let Go
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The Rise and Fall of Bobby Jindal
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Republicans Who Support Bernie Sanders
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Gambling:
1% of daily fantasy players take home almost all of the payouts — meet the sharks and the fish they prey on
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Straub to buy Revel power plant, end litigation
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Education:
Famous Harvard professor denounces college protests, says campuses have to be open to 'dangerous ideas'
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A political-correctness backlash at Princeton
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Retailing:
Tiffany's sales are falling • Tiffany shares in decline after earnings warning
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'Muted' Black Friday Forecast for Retailers, With TVs, Toys Giving a Lift
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J. Crew Bonds Now Trade at 25 Cents as Investor Concerns Mount
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Some Black Friday Deals Actually Cost More
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Oil/Gas:
Russian jet downing boosts oil prices • Oil at 2-week highs on Mideast tensions
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Oil prices add to gains, but oversupply concerns persist
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Chesapeake Energy Haunted By A Bad Deal, Bankruptcy Looms?
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The Cost to Produce a Barrel of Oil
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U.S Drillers’ Operating Loses Could Surge In 2016
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Weak Demand From Major Consumers Puts A Cap On Oil Price Growth
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The surprising case for $100 oil
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Pemex Rating Cut by Moody's on Falling Output, Low Oil Prices
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Personal Finance:
A New York subway map shows calories burned by walking between stops instead
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Student Debt:
You Could Get Your Student Debt Wiped Out
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What Would Effective Counseling for At Risk Student Loan Borrowers Look Like?
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Software:
Law enforcement software firm Thinkstream may be headed for a quick sale
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Celebs:
Don't Try This At Home: Avoid These 10 Money Missteps That Landed Reality TV Stars In Trouble
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Todd’s Chrisley and Company, Julie Chrisley Bankruptcy Case Back On
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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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Tax:
Payroll Clients Cheated Out of $28 Million
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Avoidance Actions:
Venue Transfer Granted for a Fraudulent Transfer Adversary Proceeding
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Trustees:
Diamondhead Casino Bankruptcy - and the Challenge to Trustee Appointments
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Prepacks:
Millennium Lab Holdings a/k/a RxAnte files a Prepack in Chapter 11
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Personal Bankruptcy:
Ninth Circuit permits lien-voidance for Chapter 20 debtors
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Bankruptcy Forms:
New Bankruptcy Forms Make It Easier to File Without an Attorney
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Interest:
Another Case Involving a Truck, But Not to Worry – This One Is Not About Interest Rates!
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Valuation:
Do Market Prices Improve the Accuracy of Court Valuations in Chapter 11?
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Hollywood:
Excerpt from Relativity Media LLC’s Corrected Disclosure Statement for Plan Proponents’ Plan of Reorganization Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
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Coal:
Bankrupt Walter Energy set to auction U.S. coal assets
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Indika Bond Buyback Has Rating Companies Worried About Distress
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Mining:
Iron ore crash turns up heat on miners
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Rail:
Why the heck is Amtrak still in business after losing money 44 years straight?
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Travel:
4 airline fees worth paying for a happier flight
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Best Carry-On Luggage
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Defaults:
Fitch: US Lev Loan Default Rate Rises Post Millennium Chapter 11
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Finance:
High yield bond prices fall further as some constituents notch large declines
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US Loan Fund Assets Continue to Dwindle, Though Outflows Ease
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Junk-Bond Losses Pile Up as Traders Flee Any Whiff of Bad News
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Corporate Reform:
The Risk in Rolling Back Wall Street Reform
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Sovereigns:
Argentina's Credit Outlook Raised by Moody's After Macri Victory • Debt Looms
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UK:
EasyJet and IAG shares fall after Russian crash
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EU:
Europe's refugee crisis could set off another debt crunch
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Turkish downing of jet fighter spurs Europe stock declines
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ECB Warns Asia Risks Rising as Fed Liftoff Tests Stability
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Draghi's `Whatever It Takes' Was Confidence Trick, Stiglitz Says
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PIIGS:
The $400 billion ripoff that could destroy the Greek bailout
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Drumm’s bankruptcy setback could weaken him in extradition fight • Ex-Anglo boss David Drumm told to accept extradition or be jailed
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Portugal just got a new prime minister and he's being propped up by radical left wingers and communists
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Abengoa starts insolvency proceedings after potential investor backs off • Spanish Banks Fall on Concern Abengoa Failure May Lead to Losses
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Canada:
Business jet weakness will drive Bombardier revenue down in 2016
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China:
Special Report - Insolvency & Restructuring In China
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Price Losses in China Iron Ore Market Appear Unstoppable
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Defaults Shake Indifference to Risk in Overheated China Bonds
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Ukraine:
Russia Halts Natural Gas Supplies to Ukraine as Prepayments End
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Bosnia:
Bosnia's national air carrier to finalize its bankruptcy by years end
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Chile:
Chile Car Dealer Misses Coupon, Agrees to Debt Restructuring
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Brazil:
Brazil Tycoon Arrested as Police Probe Development Bank Loans
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